Supermodels - 超级模特儿

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Do you recognise any of these names - Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Cambell, Kate Moss? In the UK they are household names. Why? Because they are supermodels.

Over the last two decades models have gone from the catwalk to the front pages of glossy magazines. Some of the most well-known models live a jet-set lifestyle – they fly from country to country, from fashion show to photo shoot. And in the process they can earn millions of dollars. Brazilian beauty, Gisele earned $12.5 million dollars in 2001 – a world record!

Fashion designers demand the most beautiful and high-profile models to show off their latest creations. Frequently the‘haute couture' clothes and accessories that the models wear are so outrageous that to wear them in normal life would be inappropriate.

However, newspapers and magazines often devote whole sections of their publications to photographs of fashion shows. This means that the designers, such as Dolce Gabbana and Yves Saint Laurent achieve worldwide publicity.

So if you are more than 1.8metres tall, have perfect skin and are devastatingly beautiful, then build up your portfolio. Who knows – maybe you could be the next supermodel!

GLOSSARY 　词汇表（收听发音，请单击英语单词）
household names- 名牌	supermodels – 超级模特儿
the catwalk—T 字台	glossy magazines- 休闲杂志
jet-set lifestyle- 高级白领生活方式	fashion show – 时装表演
world record- 世界纪录	fashion designers – 时装设计师
high-profile – 高知名度	‘haute couture'- 高级时装
outrageous – 不可思议	worldwide publicity – 全球宣传
devastatingly beautiful- 极度美丽	portfolio- 作品集

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