Helena Christensen

>> Stunt casting has really become part of the fashion show DNA in the past couple of seasons, but Anna Sui's runway casts have always boasted at least a few special girls — sometimes even a few supermodels. Though now, she says, "It’s a different time. We are now going through a period of a lot of Eastern European. It’s more about their look than their personalities. It was the most terrifying thing to do fittings with supermodels, because they would come in and look at your Polaroid board and count how many outfits they had, what order they came out in, and who were they next to. They would say things like, 'She is taller than me, and I am not coming out after her,' 'How come she has three outfits, and I only have two,' and 'I want that outfit.' They’d literally pull the Polaroid off the board and say they want to wear this. There was a reason they were supermodels, though. When they put on an outfit, everyone was floored."

That includes Karl Lagerfeld — who took notice of Sui's dresses before she even had her first runway show. As Sui tells it, "Linda [Evangelista] and Naomi [Campbell] went to the couture shows the Summer before my first show, and they were wearing my cotton lace baby-doll dresses. All of a sudden, I started getting phone calls from Paris, and other models like Helena Christensen were asking for the dress. I heard that Karl [Lagerfeld] was complaining. Everyone came into the couture fitting wearing my dresses, and he was like 'Who is this Anna?'"

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Today, Claudia Schiffer—the youngest of the crop of so-called “original supermodels” who made their mark on fashion in the late 1980s and early 1990s—turns the big 4-0. To celebrate, InStyle.com took a look back at the great eight—Schiffer, Elle Macpherson, Helena Christensen, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Stephanie Seymour and Christy Turlington—and offers updates as to where they are now. Click through the gallery to see the supermodels then and now.

— Lauren Waterman

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Reebok doesn't shy away from sexy and controversial ads. But they have moved away from the eye-catching headline "Make Your Boobs Jealous!" campaign featuring talking breasts, to a double-take-inducing shot of supermodel Helena Christensen completely bare, except for her shoes. The irony of her shod nakedness doesn't escape the model, who recently spoke with Bella. Of the new ad, Helena said, ". . . we did actually a lot of other shots with clothes on, but I don’t think anyone has actually seen those shots yet. (laughs) It’s sort of this one that gets the attention, and I can totally see the humor in that — naked, wearing sneakers."

When not sculpting her backside wearing Easy Tones, Helena lends her support to bra maker Bali to raise money for the Breast Cancer Research Fund. I am thinking her toned derriere might have good reason to be jealous of her breasts?

To learn how the 41-year-old supermodel/mom/photographer eats and exercises, just read more

Helena Christensen is an O.S. — original supermodel. Since rising to fame in the '90s, the former Miss Denmark has been on countless magazine covers and fashion runways. (And then there's her iconic turn in Chris Isaak's Wicked Game video. Rrrowl.)

But there's more to Helena than a beautiful face: the longtime photographer recently worked with Oxfam to raise awareness about climate change, and she's currently promoting Bali lingerie's initiative to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She recently opened up about modeling in the nude, her photography, and the best beauty tips she's picked up from modeling. For the full Q&A, keep reading.

Madonna dons an eyepatch and brass knuckles for the May issue of Interview magazine, photographed by Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas.

Nick Knight is rumored to have shot Lady Gaga for the September style issue of Vanity Fair.

Penelope Cruz is replacing Kate Winslet as the face of Lancôme fragrance Trésor, and Diane Kruger will be the new face of Calvin Klein scent, Beauty.

“The reason I quit fashion was that I had had enough of spending my time always being on my knees, making other people look amazing and fabulous."—Thierry Mugler to the New York Times' Eric Wilson.

Helena Christensen bares all for Reebok campaign.

Source: Interview/Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas

Tommy Hilfiger is launching his fourth handbag collaboration to benefit Breast Health International. In 2007 Hilfiger worked with Carla Bruni on a limited-edition tote, which sold out within hours of its release. His latest muse, Milla Jovovich, was photographed by the project's 2009 ambassador, Helena Christensen, for the 2010 advertising campaign featuring a red tasseled tote. The bags will be available in Tommy Hilfiger's New York flagship beginning this April, and 50 percent of the proceeds will benefit Breast Health International initiatives.