She began a modeling career around the same time and then went on to be a television co-host and actress.

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It also launched the modeling career of Elizabeth Hurley, who, at the time, was known primarily for being Hugh Grant's girlfriend.

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As her modeling career grew, Cassandra decided to make it her mission to help others with makeup, confidence, acne and other skin conditions.

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With business partners she met in China, she has been able to register a trading company in Hong Kong alongside developing a modeling career.

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At 17, Anjelica Huston started her modeling career and became a muse to designers such as Halston and Zandra Rhodes, photographed by the likes of Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin and Bob Richardson.

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And Bethann Hardison, who is more known for managing and shaping supermodels' careers, shared intimate stories about growing up in Brooklyn and how her mother thought she was a prostitute when she embarked on a modeling career.

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By its very nature, modeling is a short-lived career.

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