Quick answer
Who is Cindy Crawford?
Cindy Crawford (born 20 February 1966 in DeKalb, United States) is an American model and actress. Tracked for Current global fashion and beauty campaign visibility. Cindy Crawford is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Cindy Crawford?
Cindy Crawford was born on 20 February 1966 in DeKalb, United States, which makes Cindy 60 as of 5 October 2026. Cindy Crawford’s recorded height is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 20 February 1966 (age 60)
- Birthplace
- DeKalb, United States
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Nationality
- United States
- Disciplines
- Campaigns, Cultural
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @cindycrawford
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q199801), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Cindy Crawford known for?
Current global fashion and beauty campaign visibility
The published assessment
Is Cindy Crawford on the Global 50?
Cindy Crawford is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Baseline · editorial pillars provisional · audit pending
49.3
- Runway · 40%
- 35
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35 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 55
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55 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 50
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50 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 88
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88 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Walked Off-White Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2022 in Paris; occasional runway and campaign appearances continue into 2024.
- Quit full-time modelling in 2000 and now appears only for select engagements rather than a working booking schedule.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Cindy Crawford walked?
No show-by-show walks for Cindy Crawford are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Cynthia Ann Crawford was born on 20 February 1966 in DeKalb, Illinois, to Daniel Kenneth Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf; her brother, Jeffrey, died of leukemia at age three, an event she has cited as shaping her later charitable work. After a prank modelling-agency call in high school led to a local shoot, she entered Elite Model Management’s "Look of the Year" contest at 17 in 1983, graduated as valedictorian of DeKalb High School in 1984, and briefly attended Northwestern University on a chemical-engineering scholarship before leaving after one quarter to model full-time, signing with Elite in New York in 1986.
Defining the supermodel era, 1988–1991
Crawford’s first Playboy pictorial, shot by Herb Ritts, ran in July 1988. In January 1990 she appeared on Peter Lindbergh’s landmark British Vogue cover alongside Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz and Naomi Campbell — a defining image of the "supermodel" era — and appeared in George Michael’s "Freedom! ’90" video that year. In 1991 she wore a red Versace dress to the 63rd Academy Awards, a widely cited fashion moment, and married actor Richard Gere.
Television, fitness and film, 1989–1998
Crawford hosted and executive-produced MTV’s House of Style from 1989 to 1995, and released the fitness videos "Shape Your Body" and "The Next Challenge" in 1992 and 1993, alongside a Pepsi commercial during Super Bowl XXVI. She took a lead film role in Fair Game in 1995, and appeared in the documentaries Unzipped and Catwalk that year. Her second Playboy pictorial, again shot by Herb Ritts, ran in October 1998, the same month she married Rande Gerber; she also appeared in the film 54 that year.
Business ventures and recent record
Crawford stepped back from full-time runway and editorial modelling around 2000, launching the Cindy Crawford Home Collection furniture line and the Meaningful Beauty skincare line with Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh in 2005. She published the autobiography "Becoming" in 2015 and appeared in Taylor Swift’s "Bad Blood" video that year, followed by a joint Vogue Paris cover with daughter Kaia Gerber in April 2016 and a runway appearance closing Versace’s Spring/Summer 2018 show alongside fellow 1990s supermodels. She served as executive producer and interview subject for Apple TV+’s docuseries "The Super Models" in 2023.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born Cynthia Ann Crawford, 20 February 1966, in DeKalb, Illinois; graduated high school as valedictorian in 1984
- Entered Elite Model Management’s "Look of the Year" contest at 17 in 1983
- Appeared on Peter Lindbergh’s landmark January 1990 British Vogue cover alongside Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana Patitz and Naomi Campbell
- Wore the red Versace dress to the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991, a widely cited fashion moment
- Hosted and executive-produced MTV’s House of Style from 1989 to 1995
- Launched the Meaningful Beauty skincare line with Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh in 2005
