Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model,
actress and businesswoman. Her years of success at modeling made her
an international celebrity that have led to roles in television and
film as well as other business ventures. During the 1980s and 1990s,
Crawford was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous
presence on magazine covers, runways, and in fashion campaigns.Cynthia
Ann Crawford was born in DeKalb, Illinois, on February 20, 1966, the
daughter of Dan Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née
Walker). She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle, as well as a
brother, Jeffery, who died of childhood leukemia at age 3. She has
stated that her family has been in the United States for generations
and that her ancestry is mostly German, English, and French. By
appearing in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013, she
discovered that her ancestors included English nobility and
continental royal families of the Middle Ages and that she was
descended from Charlemagne.In her sophomore year at high school, she
received a call from a local clothing store regarding modeling work,
only to discover that it was a practical joke set up by two of her
classmates. However, the following year another store hired a number
of high school girls, including Crawford, to work for them (including
a fashion shoot). In her junior year, local photographer Roger Legel,
whose duties included photographing a different college girl to be
that week's coed in the DeKalb Nite Weekly, asked to take her picture
for the publication; the result was Crawford's first cover. The photo
and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take
up modeling. She entered the Elite Model Management's Look of the Year
contest at 17 and was the runner-up. Elite Model Management in Chicago
then started representing her.
actress and businesswoman. Her years of success at modeling made her
an international celebrity that have led to roles in television and
film as well as other business ventures. During the 1980s and 1990s,
Crawford was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous
presence on magazine covers, runways, and in fashion campaigns.Cynthia
Ann Crawford was born in DeKalb, Illinois, on February 20, 1966, the
daughter of Dan Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née
Walker). She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle, as well as a
brother, Jeffery, who died of childhood leukemia at age 3. She has
stated that her family has been in the United States for generations
and that her ancestry is mostly German, English, and French. By
appearing in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013, she
discovered that her ancestors included English nobility and
continental royal families of the Middle Ages and that she was
descended from Charlemagne.In her sophomore year at high school, she
received a call from a local clothing store regarding modeling work,
only to discover that it was a practical joke set up by two of her
classmates. However, the following year another store hired a number
of high school girls, including Crawford, to work for them (including
a fashion shoot). In her junior year, local photographer Roger Legel,
whose duties included photographing a different college girl to be
that week's coed in the DeKalb Nite Weekly, asked to take her picture
for the publication; the result was Crawford's first cover. The photo
and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take
up modeling. She entered the Elite Model Management's Look of the Year
contest at 17 and was the runner-up. Elite Model Management in Chicago
then started representing her.
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