Born as Eleanor Nancy Gow in New South Wales, Australia in 1964, Elle MacPhearson is one of the world's leading supermodels. Growing up Elle had four siblings, of which she was the oldest. When she was fourteen her parents got divorced and Elle later changed her name when her mom remarried Neil MacPherson.
Modeling was not a career that Elle chased over, but rather one that chased after her as she was discovered when she was on vacation in Tasmania. She was signed with Chick Model Management. Her worldwide fame, however, would be found through ELLE magazine, appearing in every issue for six consecutive years. Though she would be most well-known for her cover spots in the annual swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated, an honor she achieved a total of four times, three of those years being back to back.
Her popularity was even acknowledged by Time Magazine when they ran a cover, "The Big Elle" in 1986. Eight years later in 1994 Elle jumped from modeling to appear in her first film, Sirens. For the role Elle reportedly gained twenty pounds and appeared in several nude scenes. Later that year Elle appeared nude in Playboy Magazine. However, she decided not to allow the pictures to be published in Australia, fearing that her fans there might be offended.
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