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The term '''supermodel''' is applied to famous and highly-paid female fashion models. The term came into popular use in the 1980s, but the concept of the model as a star first gained currency in the [[The Sixties|1960s]], when 'Swinging [[London]]' produced Jean 'the Shrimp' Shrimpton and Lesley Hornby ('Twiggy').

The term '''supermodel''' is applied to famous and highly-paid female fashion models. The term came into popular use in the 1980s, but the concept of the model as a star first gained currency in the [[The Sixties|1960s]], when [[Swinging London]] produced Jean "the Shrimp" Shrimpton and Lesley Hornby (also known as Twiggy).

The concept of 'supermodels' is one inimical to a rational, [[conservative]] society, as it implies fame, adulation and huge wealth based solely on physical appearance, with no discernible talent required. Supermodels are put forward as [[role model]]s for young girls, yet they lead an unhealthy life, in both physical and moral terms. Model agencies encourage their young and vulnerable clients to adopt unhealthy diets ([[anorexia nervosa]] and similar conditions are rife). Very many supermodels embody the worst of [[Hollywood values]]: arrogance, self-obsession, vanity, promiscuity, drug abuse, and belief that they are above the law. Among the most notorious examples are the drug-abuser [[Kate Moss]] (known as 'Cocaine Kate'), and the violent convicted criminal [[Naomi Campbell]].

The concept of supermodels is one inimical to a rational, [[conservative]] society, as it implies fame, adulation and huge wealth based solely on physical appearance, with no discernible talent required. Supermodels are put forward as [[role model]]s for young girls, yet they lead an unhealthy life, in both physical and moral terms. Model agencies encourage their young and vulnerable clients to adopt unhealthy diets, which causes rampant [[anorexia nervosa]] and similar conditions. Very many supermodels embody the worst of [[Hollywood values]]: arrogance, self-obsession, vanity, promiscuity, drug abuse, and belief that they are above the law. Among the most notorious examples are the drug-abuser [[Kate Moss]] (known as "Cocaine Kate"), and the violent convicted criminal [[Naomi Campbell]].

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