October 17, 2021 by Jeannie Ralston · Beauty

Linda Evangelista: Supermodel, Beauty Icon, Cautionary Tale

What does it say about our culture that one of the most beautiful women in the world doesn't feel good about her looks as she ages and ends up disfiguring herself chasing endless youth?

This is certainly not where Linda Evangelista imagined she'd be in her 50s: Hiding out from the public, ashamed of her appearance, a poster woman for what can go wrong as we try to stay young- and vital-looking.

Evangelista is one of the most gorgeous women on the planet, and has been known as such since the early 90s. She was part of a triumvirate--along with Namoi Campbell and Christy Turlington--that ruled magazine covers and runways when I was in my 20s and 30s. Her pouty lips paired with fierce eyes and an imperfect nose added up to one of the most memorable faces of our era. There's no reason she couldn't have stayed looking ravishing as she worked her way through her 50s, 60s and beyond, and in fact she continued modeling until recently. Then she had an unfortunate encounter with a cool sculpting machine.

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