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BEFORE THEY WERE FAMOUS

From Karlie Kloss to Emily Ratajkowski – the supermodels before they were catwalk ready – can you work who is who?”

HEIDI KLUM’S mum Erna really caused a stir when she found a box of her daughter’s old swimwear snaps at 19, just before her catwalk career took off.

The German-American supermodel posted the shots online, intriguing her fans with her teen poses in a series of high-cut swimsuits that show off her perfect pins.

Heidi, now 50, posted shots of her old swimwear snaps aged 19
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Heidi, now 50, posted shots of her old swimwear snaps aged 19Credit: Getty
The supermodel intrigued her fans with her poses in a high-cut swimsuit
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The supermodel intrigued her fans with her poses in a high-cut swimsuitCredit: instagram
Heidi showed off her pins for a model competition in 1992
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Heidi showed off her pins for a model competition in 1992Credit: instagram

Heidi, now 50, wrote on Instagram: “These photos were my application photos for my model competition in 1992.”

So we’ve followed Erna’s lead and dug out some old snaps of other supermodels before they were famous – see if you can ID these catwalk colleagues of Heidi.

Answers below.

Looking fresh faced, this snap of Taylor Swift’s former bestie was taken before she got her wings
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Looking fresh faced, this snap of Taylor Swift’s former bestie was taken before she got her wingsCredit: Eroteme
An English rose, model and actress, she may have gone from brunette to blonde but she’s kept her trademark pout
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An English rose, model and actress, she may have gone from brunette to blonde but she’s kept her trademark pout
One of the “Big Five” supermodels, she has graced the covers of 600 magazines worldwide
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One of the “Big Five” supermodels, she has graced the covers of 600 magazines worldwideCredit: Getty
Discovered in a Dusseldorf disco, she holds the model record for most magazine covers, at more than 1,000
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Discovered in a Dusseldorf disco, she holds the model record for most magazine covers, at more than 1,000Credit: Getty
Even in her early days of modelling this London-born model – discovered in Hammersmith Primark – knew how to get the job done
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Even in her early days of modelling this London-born model – discovered in Hammersmith Primark – knew how to get the job done
Even as a girl this London-born model, who famously posed topless with pal Kim Kardashian, knew how to captivate the camera
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Even as a girl this London-born model, who famously posed topless with pal Kim Kardashian, knew how to captivate the cameraCredit: INSTAGRAM/EMILY RATAJKOWSKI
Famously she confessed in her 90s heyday that she won’t “get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day”
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Famously she confessed in her 90s heyday that she won’t “get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day”Credit: Fairchild Publishing
Beauty from Brazil was scouted in McDonald’s as a teen and was the world’s best- paid model from 2004 to 2016
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Beauty from Brazil was scouted in McDonald’s as a teen and was the world’s best- paid model from 2004 to 2016Credit: Collect
This Brazilian beauty took modelling classes aged 12 before becoming a Victoria’s Secret Angel at 23
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This Brazilian beauty took modelling classes aged 12 before becoming a Victoria’s Secret Angel at 23Credit: INSTAGRAM/ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO
At 13 she was discovered during the 2006 World Cup in her German home city then signed with Calvin Klein
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At 13 she was discovered during the 2006 World Cup in her German home city then signed with Calvin KleinCredit: CAPITAL PICTURES

ANSWERS

  1. Karlie Kloss; 2. F Rosie Huntington-Whiteley; 3. Cindy Crawford. 4. Claudia Schiffer; 5. Jourdan Dunn; 6. Emily Ratajkowski; 7. Linda Evangelista; 8. Gisele Bundchen; 9 Alessandra Ambrosio; 10. Toni Garnn.
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