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Elle MacPherson

By JENELLE CLEARY

After her stunning appearance at the Closing Ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympics we just had to include a profile of 'The Body', Elle Macpherson.

Born in Sydney (real name Eleanor Gow) on March 29, 1964, Elle has become the second-highest money-earner for her modelling efforts.

She has successfully maintained a high profile since she was discovered in the early 80s, at the age of 18 while holidaying in Aspen, Colorado.

At 180cms tall, Elle is hardly going to be missed in a crowd! She studied pre-law in Sydney, though modelling soon became her chosen profession.

In the 1980s, she had appeared in every issue of Elle magazine for six years. In 1985, she married Gilles Bensimon, a magazine editor, though they divorced in 1989.

She has since branched into acting with her most high profile role occurring in 1999 with a six-episode guest stint in the sitcom, Friends.

She has her own fitness video, The Body Workout, her own series of calendars and a successful lingerie line. She also is part owner of the Fashion Cafe in New York City, with Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell.

Elle has been dating Swiss financier, Arpad "Arkie" Busson since 1996 and in 1998 she gave birth to a son, Arpad Flynn Busson. She has become one of the world's most successful and respected supermodels and can most definitely be called the face of Australian beauty.

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