W Magazine has brought 17 iconic models together to celebrate its 50th anniversary. This month’s special issue features supermodels who, the magazine says, have “transcended the moment from first emerging on the scene to becoming household names, and rising stars at the beginning of incredibly promising careers.” Multiple covers have been released, featuring Naomi Campbell, Amber Valletta, Iman, Kendall Jenner, Precious Lee, Cindy Crawford, Bella Hadid, Karlie Kloss, Christy Turlington Burns, Shalom Harlow, Alex Wek, He Cong, Adut Akech, Anok Yai, Loli Bahia, Sora Choi and Binx Walton, with them all discussing the industry’s past, present, and future.
In the accompanying interview, Jenner discusses the evolution of modelling and the impact of social media: “I was 14 when I first started modelling, and 16 or 17 when I came to New York and started taking it super-seriously.
A lot has happened in 10 years, and the evolution is exciting. “We’re on social media more than we were five years ago—or even one year ago.
And social media has absolutely opened up the fashion world to so many different people and ideas. We’re always expanding into new apps and new platforms and new things.
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