I remember it like it was yesterday: I was 8 years old, it was Saturday morning, and I was watching one of my favorite TV programs, Fashion File. And there she appeared, Amber Valletta, with her BFF Shalom Harlow goofing around backstage at a fashion show. Those two were inseparable, but I always had eyes for Amber. She was not your typical sexy blonde. Rather, she was slightly sporty but still Read more

You didn't have to be conscious in the '60s to know Twiggy. The famed model, full name Twiggy Lawson, made her mark in the modeling scene during the free-love era, capturing everyone with her waif-like figure, pixie haircut, and big baby blues. All it took was one eyelash bat and I was smitten. Her mod appeal took America by storm, influencing others to draw in fake lower eyelashes, tote lunch Read more

At one point, I hated Stephanie Seymour. Those of you who know me, and Stephanie, know why. It was the early '90s. She was dating Axl Rose. He was mine! Or, so my 12-year-old self thought. The lead singer of my all-time favorite band was possibly engaged to the hottest Victoria's Secret model of the time. I had serious competition. Meanwhile, I would flip through my mom's VS catalogs and hope I Read more

Phew. Good thing Claudia Schiffer decided to be a Super instead of her childhood aspiration of becoming a lawyer. If not, we would be seeing her in stuffy suits instead of sexy swimwear, couture gowns, and other designer delights. Claudia is one of my all-time favorite models — you can see why. Her long, silky locks, gorgeous blue eyes, full mouth; and of course, that slammin' bod . . . I just Read more

Models have a pretty face and killer bod — it's part of the job. But when they also have enviable personal style, it's a bonus. Daria is one of those lovelies I want to see both off- and on-duty because she looks just as cool on the streets as she does on the catwalk. She's effortless, both in beauty and in taste; that's what makes her one of my new-school model muses. Though she's considered Read more

Carmen Kass is a model underdog. Don't get me wrong — she's received accolades and been snapped countless times — but she's under the radar. Although, she did win Model of the Year at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards in 2000 (they should totally bring that awards show back, btw). Kass is one of my longstanding new(er) faves. The gangly Estonian blew on to the scene around the same time as Gisele, Read more

There is no other like Kate Moss. Period. The supermodel looks stunning waifish, sexy, blond, brunette, pixie-haired, long-haired, naked, clothed, laughing, serious . . . She first caught our attention in 1988 when she was discovered at the age of 14, and she continues to blow us away 21 years later. If being relevant for two decades doesn't make you spectacular, then I don't know what does! Read more

When I was Fab-in-training — aka the '80s — Iman was the model of the moment. Even before then, in the '70s, Yves Saint Laurent claimed, "My dream woman is Iman." Born Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid, the Somalian model helped pave the way for African-American models and I remember her so distinctly. She was elegant and elongated, yet approachable and sweet-faced. It's too bad the makeup of the '80s Read more