21 Stunning Vintage Photos of the World's First Supermodels

Can we talk about the first supermodels real quick? I mean, the supermodels of the '80s. I know what you're thinking: But "supermodel" = the '90s, right?? Well, no. Before Tyra, Cindy, Kate, and their fellow one-name wonders literally took over the fashion world, there were the '80s girls: Janice, Ines, Jerry, and more. (A few of these pioneers like Linda, Naomi, and Christy went on to become the torchbearers of that new generation.) This early class of models paved the way for the cultural phenomenon that became the jet setting, magazine covering, runway walking, multi-hyphenate supermodel. So let's pay homage, shall we?