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* Kruger Cowne (London, Los Angeles, Nice, Hong Kong)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.krugercowne.com/elle-macpherson/|title=Elle Macpherson Agent & Speaker|website=Kruger Cowne Ltd}}</ref> }}
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'''Elle Macpherson''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|ɛ|l|_|m|ə|k|ˈ|f|ɝː|s|ən}}; born 29 March 1964) is an Australian model, actress, and businesswoman nicknamed "The Body". She is perhaps best known for her record five cover appearances for the ] beginning in the 1980s. She is also known as the founder and primary model for a series of business ventures including ''Elle Macpherson Intimates'', a lingerie line, and "The Body", a line of skin care products. According to '']'', Macpherson possesses assets around $60&nbsp;million. In 2010, she became the host and executive producer of '']''.


'''Eleanor Nancy Macpherson''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|k|ˈ|f|ɜr|s|ən}} {{respell|mək|FUR|sən}}; {{née|'''Gow'''}}; born {{birth date|1964|3|29|df=y}}) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host, and actress.
== Biography ==
=== Early life ===
Macpherson was born '''Eleanor Nancy Gow''', in the ] neighbourhood of Sydney, Australia, the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, a former president of a ] team, the ].<ref>timeout magazine "Colourful Sydney Identity #50", 19 November 2008, edition</ref> Her mother Frances worked as a nurse before she married. Macpherson grew up in Killara, a ] suburb of Sydney, and she attended ]. Macpherson is the eldest of four children including the businesswoman and environmentalist Mimi Macpherson.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mimi-declared-bankrupt/2008/12/18/1229189757920.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Mimi Macpherson declared bankrupt| date=18 December 2008}}</ref> Macpherson’s parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and she moved with her mother and two siblings. Her mother later remarried, and a clerical mistake in registering at her new school meant that her name was changed from her father's, Gow, to her stepfather's, Macpherson.<ref name="Davidson2008">{{Cite news
| last = Davidson
| first = Andrew
| title = Elle Macpherson looks good with Intimates
| newspaper=]
| date = 23 March 2008 | url = http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article3601582.ece | location=London|postscript=.}}</ref><ref name="above">''Above'' Magazine, Fall 2008. "Body Talk with Elle Macpherson," p. 16–31</ref>


She is known for her record five cover appearances for the '']'' beginning in the 1980s, leading to her nickname "The Body", coined by '']'' in 1989. She is the founder, primary model, and creative director for a series of business ventures, including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and The Body, a line of skin care products. She was the host and executive producer of '']'' from 2010 to 2013. She is an executive producer of ]'s '']'' and was the host for the ].
=== Rise to fame ===
At age 17, Macpherson enrolled to study law at ]. Before beginning her university studies, Elle visited the United States to spend one year doing modelling work in order to earn money to pay for her law books.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100702-elle-macphersons-wanted-to-be-a-la.aspx|title=Elle's Law|last=Sowray|first=Bibby|date=2 July 2010|work=vogue.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2011}}</ref> Macpherson travelled to New York City, where she initially signed up with the Click Model Management.


As an actress, Macpherson appeared in supporting roles in '']'' (1994), '']'' (1996) and as ] in '']'' (1997) as well as lead roles in '']'' (1997) and '']'' (2001). She had a recurring role on '']'' and hosted an episode of '']''.
Macpherson's modelling career began in 1982 with a television commercial for ] which established her as a "]" figure in Australia.<ref>http://www.lifelounge.com/Elle-Macpherson-Tab-Commercial.aspx</ref> By 1986, ] had already put her on the cover (with a feature entitled "The Big Elle"). By that time, she had also appeared on the covers of ], ], '']'', '']'', ], and '']''.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} She co-hosted along with ] the ] pageant.


==Early life==
Already possessing some widespread name recognition, Macpherson cemented her high profile through frequent appearances in ''Elle'', where she appeared in every issue for six straight years. During that time, and at the age of 21, she married ], the ] of ''Elle''.<ref name="es">ES Magazine, ''Evening Standard'', 23 April 2004, p. 30–33: "Before starting college, Elle went on a skiing trip to ], Colorado. On the way home, she was persuaded by her Australian modelling booker to stop off in New York City to see if she could get some work. She stayed for 20 years, marrying the photographer Gilles Bensimon at 21. She was his muse, but the age difference (He as 20 years older) proved to be too great, and they divorced six years later (1989).”</ref>
Macpherson was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in ], on 29 March 1964, the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, a former president of the ], a ] team, and Frances Gow, a nurse.<ref>timeout magazine "Colourful Sydney Identity #50", 19 November 2008 edition</ref> She is of ] descent.{{fact|date=December 2020}} Macpherson's parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and she moved with her mother and two siblings. Her mother later remarried, and a clerical mistake in registering at her new school meant that her surname was changed from Gow to Macpherson, her stepfather's surname.<ref name="Davidson2008">{{Cite news|last=Davidson|first=Andrew|title=Elle Macpherson looks good with Intimates|newspaper=]|date=23 March 2008|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article3601582.ece|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110612003800/http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article3601582.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 June 2011|location=London, UK}}</ref><ref name="above">''Above'' Magazine (Fall 2008). "Body Talk with Elle Macpherson", pp. 16–31</ref>


Macpherson grew up in East Lindfield, a suburb in ], and attended ], completing her ] in 1981. She briefly studied law for one year at the ]. Her sister is businesswoman and environmentalist ], born Miriam Frances Gow.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/mimi-declared-bankrupt/2008/12/18/1229189757920.html|work=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Mimi Macpherson declared bankrupt|date=18 December 2008}}</ref>
Eventually she gained even more exposure through ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine's annual ]. She appeared on the cover a record five times: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, and 2006. Her popularity had reached such a level that Australian government offered her a position on its tourist commission as an unofficial ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/emacpherson/ellemacpherson/ |title=Elle Macpherson – Fashion Model – Profile on New York Magazine |publisher=Nymag.com |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>


==Career==
In November 2011, Elle Macpherson contacted the photographer Herb Ritts, who agreed to shoot her naked and the photos will be the cover of ] and across numerous pages inside.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.kompas.com/read/2011/11/24/08300431/Elle.Macpherson.You.Want.Naked.Ill.Give.You.Naked |title=Elle Macpherson: "You Want Naked? I'll Give You Naked" |date=November 24, 2011}}</ref>
===Rise to fame as model===
Macpherson enrolled to study law at the ]. Before beginning her university studies, she visited the United States to spend one year doing modelling work to earn money to pay for her law books.<ref>{{cite web|title=Elle's Law|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100702-elle-macphersons-wanted-to-be-a-la.aspx|last=Sowray|first=Bibby|date=2 July 2010|work=]|access-date=18 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707234814/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/100702-elle-macphersons-wanted-to-be-a-la.aspx|archive-date=7 July 2010}}</ref> She travelled to New York City, where she initially signed up with Click Model Management. Her modelling career began in 1982 with a television commercial for ] which established her as a "]" figure in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lifelounge.com/Elle-Macpherson-Tab-Commercial.aspx |title=Elle Macpherson Tab Commercial |publisher=Lifelounge |date=11 June 2007 |access-date=28 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016135713/http://www.lifelounge.com/elle-macpherson-tab-commercial.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2009 }}</ref>
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During the 1980s, Macpherson's profile quickly rose, and she appeared on the cover and in the pages of major magazines including '']'', '']'', '']'', ], '']'', '']'', '']'', ''], ]'', '']'', ], '']'', '']'', '']'' and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Elle Macpherson profile|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Elle_Macpherson/|work=FashionModelDirectory.com|access-date=4 February 2012}}</ref> She cemented her high-profile image through frequent appearances in ''Elle''; she was featured on numerous covers and appeared in every issue for six straight years. During that time, at the age of 21, she married ], the creative director of ''Elle''.<ref name="es">''Evening Standard'', 23 April 2004, pp. 30–33: "Before starting college, Elle went on a skiing trip to ]. On the way home, she was persuaded by her Australian modelling booker to stop off in New York City to see if she could get some work. She stayed for 20&nbsp;years, marrying the photographer Gilles Bensimon at 21. She was his muse, but the age difference ... proved to be too great, and they divorced six years later (1989)."</ref> In 1985, Macpherson became the longtime face of luxury French skin care company ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biotherm.com.my/about-biotherm |title=About Biotherm – 1985 |publisher=] |access-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617190228/http://biotherm.com.my/about-biotherm |archive-date=17 June 2015 }}.</ref>
=== Business career ===
In the 1980s, together with ], ], ], ], ], ] and ], Macpherson became part of the new generation of ]s. In 1994, she left her agency, ], to work more lucratively for her own company, Elle Macpherson Inc. This company would serve as a financial and organizational base for her later endeavours.<ref name="daily mail">'']'', Sunday ''You Magazine'', 15 September 2002, pp. 28–33: "The ''Elle'' calendar became a worldwide hit, and a new version has been produced twice since, while her 1995 video, ''Your Personal Best Workout: The Body'', was also a bestseller."</ref>


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MacPherson soon went on to produce her own highly popular series of calendars, each of which was accompanied by a "making of" television program in 1992, 1993, and 1994. She used this success as a springboard to create the "Your Personal Best – The Body" series of workout videos.<ref name="daily mail" />
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Eventually she garnered more exposure through ''Sports Illustrated'' magazine's annual ]. She appeared on the cover a record five times: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, and 2006.


She has walked the runways for ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yahoo.com/beauty/the-body-at-50-how-elle-macphersons-redefining-99678787568.html|title="The Body" at 50: How Elle MacPherson's Redefining Aging|first=Bobbi|last=Brown|work=Yahoo Beauty|date=13 October 2014 |access-date=18 May 2015}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/ftimages/2008/03/28/1206207357717.html|title=Elle Macpherson: still the greatest|work=The Age|access-date=18 May 2015}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.russhmagazine.com/profiles/models/elle-macpherson-1/|title=Elle MacPherson|first=Jess|last=Blanch|work=RUSSH|access-date=18 May 2015}}.</ref>
Macpherson later diversified her portfolio of businesses, and in 1990 launched her lingerie collection 'Elle Macpherson Intimates' in partnership with ]. Intimates met with remarkable international success, becoming the single best-selling lingerie line in both Great Britain<ref>''The Sunday Times Business'', 23 March 2008, p. 17: "Macpherson, supermodel-turned-lingerie queen, has made that her leitmotif. Elle Macpherson Intimates range is the biggest selling brand of fashion lingerie in Britain."</ref> and Australia<ref>'']'', July 2002, vol. 297, num. 7, p.&nbsp;98–107
: "We’re going through Elle’s underwear. This is what she does. She designs knickers and bras. She's very good at it, very successful. It makes her more money than modelling, and Elle has made a lot of money modeling."</ref> Breaking the mould of many models, Macpherson took an active role in the development and management of the company, serving as ] and later Creative Director. While nursing her second child, she spearheaded the development of a signature maternity bra line.<ref name=WSJE>'']'', Style Journal, Winter 2006 Edition, p. 36–42: "And so, Macpherson made the transition from model, to designer and chief marketing officer for the growing product line. The company credits her with the ideas for many products, including its successful maternity-bra line, which Macpherson designed while nursing her second child."</ref> Intimates has retained a high brand recognition into the 2000s, appearing as a featured brand on '']''.


She has appeared in advertising campaigns for ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ModelCo and ]. She also appeared in non-fashion advertising campaigns for ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and the ].
More recently,{{when|date=November 2011}} Macpherson created her own label of beauty products: "Elle Macpherson – The Body". She has launched or served as spokesmodel for campaigns by ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.fashion.popsugar.com/2302422 |title=Supermodel Elle Macpherson The Body Relaunches at Boots. Bath and Body Care Products. Photo |publisher=Uk.fashion.popsugar.com |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> ],<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23012379-2761,00.html | work=The Sunday Times | title=Elle Macpherson is new face of WA sunscreen | first=Katherine | last=Danks | date=4 January 2008}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Adidas Group CEO Herbert Hainer |url=http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=94291 |title=UK: Hot Tuna appoints Elle Macpherson as exec director: Apparel and textile news & analysis |publisher=Just-style.com |date=10 July 2006 |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>


After appearing nude in the 1994 film '']'', Macpherson learned that the media had begun searching for nude photos of her, including contacting her ex-boyfriends. To address this, Macpherson appeared in a nude pictorial in the May 1994 issue of '']'' magazine, shot by ], to produce nude photos "on her own terms".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a352781/elle-macpherson-i-posed-naked-for-playboy-on-my-terms/|title=Elle Macpherson posed nude on own terms|first=Mayer|last=Nissim|date=24 November 2011|website=Digital Spy}}</ref> In 1999, the twin island nation of ] honoured Macpherson by using her face on a series of postage stamps, the first model to appear on legal tender.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://swimsuit.si.com/swimnews/where-are-they-now-elle-macpherson | title=Where Are They Now? Elle Macpherson | date=14 September 2022 }}</ref> Macpherson appeared among other Australian icons during the ], her elaborate float resembling a camera lens and featuring a runway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/mob/collection/database//?irn=501298&search=sydney&images=&wloc=&c=1&s=0|title=Documentation (design drawings, design concepts, and photographs), paper, Elle Macpherson float, Parade of Icons, Closing Ceremony for the Olympic Games|work=Powerhouse Museum|access-date=4 May 2015}}</ref> Along with ], she co-hosted the ] pageant. Her popularity had reached such a level that Australian government offered her a position on its tourist commission as an unofficial ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/emacpherson/ellemacpherson|title=Elle Macpherson – Fashion Model|work=New York Magazine|access-date=23 September 2010}}</ref>
The ]-TV series '']'' aired a documentary which followed Macpherson through her day-to-day business as she continued to develop her international lingerie business.


During her career, Macpherson has worked with ]s including ], ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/magazine/archive/issue/2004/October|title=Vogue Magazine Archive – October 2004|publisher=]|access-date=29 May 2015}}.</ref> ], ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/photo-gallery/28918810/image/28918841/Shot-Ellen-von-Unwerth-1994|title=Elle Macpherson Is 50 (Believe It!) — a Look at Her Sexiest Editorials|publisher=]|access-date=1 June 2015}}.</ref> and ]. Portraits of Macpherson, shot by ], were among those donated to the ] by his family following his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/rarely-seen-celebrity-portraits-by-top-irish-photographer-donated-to-london-gallery-29499084.html|title=Rarely seen celebrity portraits by top Irish photographer donated to London gallery|date=14 August 2013|access-date=12 September 2015}}.</ref> Macpherson received the Style Icon award at the 2006 ] presented by fashion magazine ''Elle''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/UK-Elle-Style-Awards/f8aa20f87642a771d3378cf7afe06cd5?current=8&hits=7&query=ireland&orderBy=Relevance&referrer=search&search=%2fsearch%3fquery%3direland%26allFilters%3dFashion%3aSubject%2cFashion%3aKeyword%2cJonathan%2520Saunders%3aPeople&page=1&b=&allFilters=Fashion:Subject,Fashion:Keyword,Jonathan%20Saunders:People|title=UK Elle Style Awards, Associated Press Archive|date=19 February 2006|access-date=2 May 2015}}.</ref> In March 2008, she signed a three-year deal with ] Cosmetics, which named her a Global Brand Ambassador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/beauty-industry-news/beauty-features/revlon-taps-macpherson-as-global-ambassador-460056?full=true|title=Revlon Taps Macpherson As Global Ambassador|work=]|date=27 March 2008|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> She has since been featured in print and advertising campaigns for the company. She returned to the runway in 2010 to close the fall ] show for Marc Jacobs in Paris.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.look.co.uk/fashion/elle-macpherson-closes-the-louis-vuitton-2010-show |title=Elle Macpherson Closes The Louis Vuitton 2010 Show! |work=] |access-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011202148/http://www.look.co.uk/fashion/elle-macpherson-closes-the-louis-vuitton-2010-show |archive-date=11 October 2012 }}</ref>
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In March 2008, Macpherson signed a three-year spokesperson deal with ] cosmetics. She has since been featured in print and advertising campaigns for that company;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/daily/2008-03/080327-elle-for-revlon.aspx |title=',Vogue', |publisher=Vogue.co.uk |date=27 March 2008 |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> it has been announced by Macpherson herself that she would expand her underwear line by creating a new Lingerie Collection baptised 'Obsidion' which would be launched in Spring 2010.<ref>^</ref>


=== Acting career === ===Business career===
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Macpherson made her movie debut playing an artist's model in the 1994 '']'', which also starred ], ], ], ], and ]. Macpherson gained nine kg (20&nbsp;lbs.) to disguise her athletic frame for the period role.<ref> biography at IMDb</ref> After ''Sirens'', Macpherson followed with a two-year series of acting roles, appearing in films such as ]’s '']'', '']'' alongside ], '']'' with ], and '']'' with ].
In the 1980s, together with ], ], ], ], ], and ], Macpherson became part of the new generation of supermodels. In 1989, she was given the nickname Elle "The Body" Macpherson by '']'' magazine after she appeared on their cover. She went on to use the name in a number of business ventures.<ref name="kugelmacpherson">{{cite news|title=Elle Macpherson: Unabashed Passion, Ageless Beauty & Creating the Next Fashion Star|first=Allison|last=Kugel|author-link=Allison Kugel|url=http://www.pr.com/article/1195|publisher=PR.com|date=20 December 2011|access-date=12 March 2012}}</ref> In 1996, Frank DeCaro of '']'' cited Macpherson, along with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, ] and ] as "The Magnificent Seven". DeCaro reflected, "Known by their first names to legions of fans, they are the legends of the modern catwalk, the girl next door pretty underneath all the paint".<ref name="DeCaromacpherson">{{cite news|title=Supermodels Hot As Ever Or On Ice?; No Stars Means No Sizzle|first=Frank|last=DeCaro|author-link=Frank DeCaro|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/21/style/supermodels-hot-as-ever-or-on-ice-no-stars-means-no-sizzle.html|newspaper=]|date=21 April 1996|access-date=27 May 2015}}</ref>


In 1994, she left her agency, ], to form her own company, Elle Macpherson Inc., which would serve as the financial organizational base for her later endeavours. She soon went on to produce her own series of calendars, each of which was accompanied by a "making of" television program in 1992, 1993, and 1994. She used this as a springboard to create the "Your Personal Best – The Body" series of workout videos.{{cn|date=November 2020}}
In 1999, Macpherson appeared in five episodes of the American TV series '']'', as Joey's roommate and girlfriend, Janine Lecroix. Macpherson went on to act in the movie '']'' with ], and she has also appeared alongside ] and ] in '']''. Her most controversial acting was in the ] cable network ], '']'', in which she plays a woman experimenting with bisexuality along with ]. In 2001, she acted in the Italian movie ].


She later diversified her portfolio of businesses, and in 1990 launched her lingerie collection 'Elle Macpherson Intimates' in partnership with ]. Intimates became the single best-selling lingerie line in both Great Britain<ref>''The Sunday Times Business'', 23 March 2008, p. 17: "Macpherson, supermodel-turned-lingerie queen, has made that her leitmotif. Elle Macpherson Intimates range is the biggest selling brand of fashion lingerie in Britain."</ref> and Australia.<ref>'']'', July 2002, vol. 297, num. 7, pp. 98–107: "We're going through Elle's underwear. This is what she does. She designs knickers and bras. She's very good at it, very successful. It makes her more money than modelling, and Elle has made a lot of money modeling."</ref>
Macpherson played the modelling agent, "Claudia Foster" in the "CW"-network drama series, '']'', appearing with ], ] and ]. The show centred on aspiring models working for a modelling agency, trying to make it big in New York City, and in the Fashion World.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-beautiful-life/cast |title=The CW Television Network – Shows |publisher=Cwtv.com |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> The show was cancelled after two episodes.


The partnership was among the first instances of a crossover between a model and a fashion label. In 1989, when she was first approached by Bendon to promote their lingerie in Australia, Macpherson saw an opportunity to reverse their strategy and suggested a licensing arrangement, with products bearing her name and designs created in partnership with Bendon's team. Though commonplace now, the idea was unorthodox at the time.<ref>{{cite news|author=Rebecca Gonsalves|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/a-head-for-business-and-a-body-for-lingerie-6275570.html|title=A head for business and a body for lingerie|work=]|location=UK|date=12 December 2011|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref>
==== ''Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model'' ====
In July 2010, Macpherson became the new host of '']'', taking over from ]. She also serves as executive producer on the show. Joining Macpherson on the revamped show are ] winning fashion designer ], fashion stylist ] and male model ].<ref>'', BBC News, 1 February 2010</ref>


Macpherson took a significant role in the development and management of the company, serving as ] and later Creative Director. In January 2010, Macpherson expanded the line, launching Obsidian as a sub-brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://main.stylelist.com/2009/08/31/elle-macpherson-intimates-launching-luxury-line-obsidian-for-s|title=Elle Macpherson Intimates Launching Luxury Line 'Obsidian' for Spring 2010 – StyleList|publisher=Main.stylelist.com|date=31 August 2009|access-date=7 June 2012|archive-date=24 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824055308/http://main.stylelist.com/2009/08/31/elle-macpherson-intimates-launching-luxury-line-obsidian-for-s/|url-status=dead}}</ref> While nursing her second child, she spearheaded the development of a signature maternity bra line.<ref name=WSJE>'']'', Style Journal, Winter 2006 Edition, pp. 36–42: "And so, Macpherson made the transition from model, to designer and chief marketing officer for the growing product line. The company credits her with the ideas for many products, including its successful maternity-bra line, which Macpherson designed while nursing her second child."</ref> Intimates has retained a high ] into the 2000s, appearing as a featured brand on '']''; last year, the brand celebrated 10&nbsp;years of being stocked at ]. {{citation needed|date=September 2014}}
===Victim of an attempted extortion===
According to a police statement reproduced online, between 11 and 22 July 1997 William Ryan Holt and Michael Mischler broke into Macpherson's Los Angeles house while she was away on business in Chicago.<ref>''</ref> They stole an estimated $100,000 worth of jewellery, $6,000 in cash, and nude photographs. The two were arrested on 4 August 1997.


Macpherson has also created her own line of beauty products: "Elle Macpherson – The Body". The line was carried at ],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.fashion.popsugar.com/2302422|title=Supermodel Elle Macpherson The Body Relaunches at Boots. Bath and Body Care Products. Photo|publisher=Uk.fashion.popsugar.com|access-date=23 September 2010|archive-date=17 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217185933/http://uk.fashion.popsugar.com/2302422|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Australian suncare brand Invisible Zinc.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,23012379-2761,00.html|work=The Sunday Times|title=Elle Macpherson is new face of WA sunscreen|first=Katherine|last=Danks|date=4 January 2008}}</ref> She spent a year on the board of directors at ], advising on product development, brand positioning and sales strategy.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-11-fi-briefs11.4-story.html|title=Elle Macpherson Hired as Hot Tuna Director|work=Los Angeles Times|date=11 July 2006|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>
Mischler, 29, pled guilty to one count of attempted ] and one count of burglary. He received a six-year and eight-month prison sentence. Holt, 26, a former ] enlisted man and a military-justice convict out on parole, pled guilty to one count of extortion, and he was sentenced to one year in prison.


In 2007, the ] TV series '']'' aired a documentary which followed Macpherson through her day-to-day business as she continued to develop her international lingerie business. In 2009 Macpherson delivered the Keynote Address at the annual meeting of the ].<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.techflash.com/seattle/2009/05/Elle_Macpherson_on_state_of_the_Internet_and_future_of_economy_45268102.html|title=Elle Macpherson on the State of the Internet and Future of the Economy|publisher=Techflash.com|date=2 April 2012|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>
=== Philanthropic work and animal rights ===
Macpherson is a European Ambassador for RED, an initiative set up by ] and ] to raise money and awareness for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/privatesector/red/?lang=en |title=(RED) – Private Sector and Nongovernment Donors – Our Resources – Who We Are – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria |publisher=Theglobalfund.org |accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> and to help eradicate AIDS for women and children in Africa. She is also an ambassador for ].<ref>''GQ Australia'', Winter 2006, p. 90–99: “I am working on projects like my ex's education program , with Bono and the American Express RED project – which is all about poverty and AIDS support – and UNICEF's breast-feeding program.”</ref> In her native Australia, she is an ambassador for the ], which helps the families of children with rare diseases and organises government research grants.<ref name="Davidson2008" /><ref name="above" /> She has also modelled for charitable causes including fundraising for ] victims,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/fashion/models-of-charity/2007/09/12/1189276800100.html|title=Models of charity|date=12 September 2007|work=Brisbane Times|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> wounded veterans,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Showbiz-News/Elle-Macpherson-Backs-Rugby-Stars-Ahead-Of-Charity-Match-Alexandra-Burke-To-Perform-At-Event/Article/201004315609044?f=rss|title=Supermodel Backs Rugby Stars For Charity|last=Scott|first=Elizabeth|date=19 April 2010|work=]|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> and child welfare group ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/22/1053196680075.html|title=Elle's body shop|date=22 May 2003|work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref>


In 2014, Macpherson co-founded WelleCo, and released its flagship product, an alkalising wellness supplement, ''The Super Elixir''. The product, sold at retailers including ] in London and the premium online retailer, ] has celebrity fans including ].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.welleco.com/pages/our-story |title=About WelleCo – Our Story |publisher=welleco.com }}</ref>
MacPherson is a patron for the National National Association for the Children Of Alcoholics (NACOA) <ref/>


====Awards====
Early in her career, Macpherson campaigned against the use of fur in modelling.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/fur-flies-on-the-catwalk-438805.html|title=Fur flies on the catwalk|last=Bignell|first=Paul|date=4 March 2007|work=The Independent |location=UK|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> She later drew the ire of animal welfare groups by starting to model in fur herself.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/elle-makes-it-mink/2005/09/26/1127586788243.html|title=Elle makes it mink|date=26 September 2005|work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/fashion/fur-flies-as-activists-gun-for-elle/2005/10/07/1128562998589.html|title=Fur flies as activists gun for Elle|date=8 October 2005|work=Sydney Morning Herald |accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10628445&pnum=3|title=Sacrificed fur fashion|last=Day|first=Elizabeth|date=25 February 2010|work=]|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> She was again criticised by animal rights activists when in an interview on Twitter in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article7139977.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1|title=Witter: Elle MacPherson|last=Edmonds|first=Mark|date=30 May 2010|work=women.timesonline.co.uk|accessdate=23 January 2011|location=London}}</ref> she made comments, which she later described as a joke, claiming to use ] as a herbal medicine.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/features/environment/elle-macpherson-apologises-over-illegal-rhino-remedy/story-e6frflp0-1225888743967|title=Elle Macpherson regrets rhino remedy 'banter'|last=Stephenson|first=Alison|date=7 July 2010|work=www.news.com.au|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> She subsequently issued a statement saying the idea of consuming products derived from endangered species was "abhorrent".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/185887-elle-macpherson-statement-star-denies-using-banned-animal-products/|title=Elle Macpherson statement: star denies using banned animal products|date=7 July 2010|work=STV|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref> The previous year, she joined a boycott of a London restaurant for serving meals containing bluefin tuna, an endangered species.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/fashion/elle-macpherson-slammed-over-illegal-rhino-remedy/story-e6frfn7i-1225888479226|title=Elle Macpherson slammed over illegal rhino remedy|last=Stephenson|first=Alison|date=6 July 2010|work=www.news.com.au|accessdate=20 January 2011}}</ref>
Macpherson has received a number of awards recognising her business acumen and the success of Elle Macpherson Intimates. In 2005, she was named Glamour Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year;<ref>{{cite web|author=Glamour |url=http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-news/2005/06/08/women-of-the-year-winners |title=All the winners from the 2005 GLAMOUR Women of the Year Awards |work=] |location=UK |access-date=7 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120530002153/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/celebrity/celebrity-news/2005/06/08/women-of-the-year-winners |archive-date=30 May 2012 }}</ref> in 2007, she received an Everywoman Ambassador Award recognising her success as a businesswoman;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.everywoman.com/ewawards/finalists|title=NatWest everywoman Awards Finalists|work=Everywoman.com|date=2 April 2012|access-date=7 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621162455/http://www.everywoman.com/ewawards/finalists|archive-date=21 June 2012}}</ref> in 2008, the ]'s Femmy Awards crowned her Lingerie Designer of the Year and in 2009, she received a World Career Award from the Women's World Awards.


=== Personal life === ===Acting career===
]
Macpherson met ] in 1984 on a photo-session for ''Elle'' magazine. They were married in May 1986, and divorced in 1989.<ref>{{cite journal|title=What's The Big Deal?|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068197/2/index.htm|first=E.M.|last=Swift|work=Sports Illustrated|date=7 February 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|work=Lakeland Ledger|url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qlOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1086,2191814&dq=bensimon|date=5 June 1986|page=2A|title=TIPOFF: When fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon...}}</ref>
Macpherson made her film debut playing an artist's model in the 1994 film '']'', which starred ], ], and ]. She followed with a two-year sequence of film roles, appearing in films such as ]'s '']'', '']'' alongside ], '']'' with ], and '']'' with ]. In 1996 Macpherson hosted an episode of '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/199230|title=Saturday Night Live hosted by Elle Macpherson|publisher=Hulu.com|access-date=20 June 2012}}</ref>


In 1999, Macpherson appeared in five episodes of the American TV series '']'' as ]'s roommate and eventual girlfriend, Janine Lecroix. Macpherson went on to act in the movie '']'' with ], and she has also appeared alongside ] and ] in '']''. Her most controversial acting role was in the ] cable network ], ''A Girl Thing'', as a woman experimenting with ]. In 2001, she appeared in the Italian movie '']''. She played agent Claudia Foster in '']'', appearing with ], ] and ]. The show centred on aspiring models working for a modelling agency, trying to make it big in New York City and in the fashion world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-beautiful-life/cast |title=''The Beautiful Life'' |publisher=The CW Television Network |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816083604/http://cwtv.com/shows/the-beautiful-life/cast |archive-date=16 August 2009 }}</ref> In April 2011, she starred with ] in an advertisement for ] Crinkles.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.talkingretail.com/products-news/crisps-snacks/elle-macpherson-and-gary-lineker-front-walkers-crinkles-campaign-06-05-2011/|title=Elle Macpherson and Gary Lineker front Walkers Crinkles' campaign|work=Talking Retail|location=UK|date=6 May 2011|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref>
Macpherson has also had relationships with ]<ref>{{cite news |work=The Times |date=7 July 2006 . |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/article683813.ece |title=Billy's 88 ways to woo a goddess |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |Daily Mail. |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1327163/Billy-Joels-Uptown-Girl-inspired-Elle-Macpherson-Christie-Brinkley.html | location=London | title=Revealed: Billy Joel's ode to Uptown Girl Christie Brinkley was inspired by rival model Elle Macpherson |date=6 November 2010}}</ref> and ].<ref>{{cite news |author=Pringle, Gill. |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19960630/ai_n14450888 |title=Kevin Costner Gets an Elle of a Girl |work=Sunday Mirror |date=3 June 1996}}</ref>


=== Hosting career ===
Macpherson has two sons with her former long-term boyfriend, French financier ], whom she never married. Her sons are Arpad Flynn Alexander Busson (born 14 February 1998), and Aurelius Cy Andrea Busson (born 4 February 2003). Macpherson and Busson began their romantic relationship in 1995, became engaged in August 2002, but called off the wedding in July 2005.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}


====''Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model''====
Macpherson resides most of the time in Britain along with her two sons. She speaks fluent French and conversational Italian and Spanish.<ref name=WSJE />
In July 2010, Macpherson became the new host of '']'', taking over from ]. She also serves as executive producer on the show. The revamped show's panellists now include ]-winning fashion designer ], designer ] and male model ].<ref>, BBC News, 1 February 2010</ref>


====''Fashion Star''====
== Filmography ==
Macpherson hosts and executive produces ]'s reality competition series '']''. The series gives 14 unknown designers, mentored by celebrities such as ], ], and ], the chance to launch their collections in three of America's largest clothing retailers, including ], ], and ]. Its first season was sold to 75 countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/miptv-fashion-star-elle-macpherson-jessica-simpson-306893|title=MIPTV 2012: 'Fashion Star' Generates Global Buzz|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=4 February 2012|access-date=7 June 2012|first=Rebecca|last=Leffler}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"

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===Extortion attempt===
According to a police statement reproduced online, between 11 and 22 July 1997 William Ryan Holt and Michael Mischler broke into Macpherson's Los Angeles home while she was away on business in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|author=Staff|url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/ellemac1.html|title=Go To Elle: Macpherson Helps Nab Dirty Duo|website=The Smoking Gun|date=28 June 1997|access-date=7 June 2012}}</ref> They stole an estimated $100,000 worth of jewellery, $6,000 in cash, and several photographs. The two were arrested on 4 August 1997. Mischler, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted extortion and one count of burglary. He received a six-year and eight-month prison sentence. Holt, 26, a former ] enlisted man and a military-justice convict out on parole, pleaded guilty to one count of extortion, and was sentenced to a year in prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ca.eonline.com/news/35591/elle-s-extortionists-plead-guilty|title=Elle's Extortionists Plead Guilty|last=Errico|first=Marcus|date=4 December 1997|work=E!|access-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Macpherson dated ] during the early 1980s. Joel has said that the songs "]" and "]" were written about his relationship with Macpherson.<ref name="Ch5Interview">{{YouTube|0KzbWdxgaMI|"Billy Joel – a funny UK interview 1998-9"}}. (UK) Channel Five. ''Rev Live''. YouTube (uploaded 6 April 2008).</ref> Macpherson is also believed to be at least part of the inspiration for Joel's track "]".<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Woman's Day|url=http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/australian-celebrities/billy-joels-uptown-girl-revealed-as-elle-macpherson-not-christie-brinkley-6213|date=29 October 2015|title=Billy Joel's 'Uptown Girl' revealed as Elle Macpherson NOT Christie Brinkley!}}</ref>

Macpherson met French fashion photographer ] in 1984 on a photo session for ''Elle'' magazine. They wed in May 1986, and divorced three years later.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=What's The Big Deal?|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068197/2/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916015435/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1068197/2/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2013|first=E.M.|last=Swift|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=7 February 1989}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=Lakeland Ledger|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0qlOAAAAIBAJ&pg=1086,2191814&dq=bensimon|date=5 June 1986|page=2A|title=TIPOFF: When fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon...}}</ref>

Macpherson began a relationship with financier ] in 1996.<ref name="people2005">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1076842,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080320022849/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1076842,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 March 2008|title= Supermodel Elle Macpherson, Partner Split|magazine=People|date=24 June 2005|access-date=17 July 2013|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.}}</ref> They have two sons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1998/02/17/elle-macpherson-gives-birth-to-son-in-manhattan/|title= Elle Macpherson Gives Birth To Son in Manhattan|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=17 February 1998|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/02/06/1044318708916.html|title= Elle's new baby Aurelius|publisher=Associated Press via ]d|date=7 February 2003|access-date=17 July 2013}}</ref> The family lived together in London until their separation in July 2005.<ref name="people2005"/>

Macpherson subsequently began dating ]-based hotel heir and billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, son of ], in early 2009.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who/article/-/18363434/elle-macpherson-marries-jeffrey-soffer/ |title=Elle Macpherson Marries Jeffrey Soffer |work=Who |date=5 August 2013 |access-date=7 August 2013 |last1=Hallett |first1=Kate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808082606/http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/who/article/-/18363434/elle-macpherson-marries-jeffrey-soffer/ |archive-date= 8 August 2013 }}</ref> They broke up in March 2012,<ref name="usweekly2013">{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/elle-macpherson-engaged-to-billionaire-jeffrey-soffer-2013103|title= Elle Macpherson Engaged to Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer!|work=Us Weekly|date=10 March 2013|access-date=3 August 2013|last=Johnson|first=Zach}}</ref> but reconciled following his injury in a helicopter accident in November 2012.<ref name="usweekly2013"/> They became engaged in March 2013,<ref name="usweekly2013"/> and married in July 2013 at the Laucala Resort in ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/elle-macpherson-married-to-billionaire-jeffrey-soffer-201338|title= Elle Macpherson Married to Billionaire Jeffrey Soffer!|work=Us Weekly|date=3 August 2013|access-date=3 August 2013|last=Galla|first=Brittany}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/elle-macpherson-marries-jeffrey-soffer/|title=Elle Macpherson Marries Jeffrey Soffer|work=People|date=5 August 2013|access-date=7 August 2013|last1=Blumm|first1=K.C.|first2=Linda|last2=Marx}}</ref>

In 2017, Macpherson and Soffer announced that they were getting a divorce.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/elle-macpherson-splits-billionaire-husband-jeffrey-soffer/|title=Elle Macpherson Splits From Billionaire Husband Jeffrey Soffer After Nearly 4 Years of Marriage|work=People|author=Katherine Richter|date=13 June 2017|access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> That same year, Macpherson underwent treatment for ], specifically ] positive ] positive ]. Her doctors recommended a ], ], ], and ] surgery, but she decided to have a ] instead of mastectomy, followed by ] instead of chemotherapy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saad |first1=Nardine |title=Elle Macpherson explains why a holistic approach to breast cancer treatment worked for her |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-09-03/elle-macpherson-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-holistic-care |access-date=27 December 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926074331/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2024-09-03/elle-macpherson-breast-cancer-chemotherapy-holistic-care |archive-date=26 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkypk530lyo|title=Elle McPherson reveals she had breast cancer|work=BBC News|first=Emma|last=Saunders|date=3 September 2024|access-date=3 September 2024}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2019, Macpherson dated the British anti-vaccine activist and discredited academic ].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Caulfield |first=Timothy |date=31 July 2018 |title=Elle Macpherson, "anti-vaxx" nonsense, and the opportunity to engage |url=https://www.bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k3255 |journal=] |language=en |volume=362 |pages=k3255 |doi=10.1136/bmj.k3255 |issn=0959-8138 |pmid=30065021|s2cid=51891763 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pavia |first=Will |date=18 July 2018 |title=Model Elle Macpherson is dating shamed anti-MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield |language=en |work=] |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-body-and-the-phoney-elle-macpherson-dating-andrew-wakefield-h0d6fvdlz |access-date=3 March 2022 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boseley |first=Sarah |date=18 July 2018 |title=How disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield was embraced by Trump's America |url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/18/how-disgraced-anti-vaxxer-andrew-wakefield-was-embraced-by-trumps-america |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Duff |first=Seamus |date=9 December 2021 |title=Elle Macpherson confirms split from ex-doctor anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/elle-macpherson-confirms-split-ex-25656038 |access-date=3 March 2022 |website=] |language=en}}</ref>

Besides English, Macpherson speaks French, Italian and Spanish.<ref name=WSJE/>{{Failed verification|date=November 2024}}

===Philanthropy===
Macpherson is a European Ambassador for ], an initiative set up by ] and ] to raise money and awareness for the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/privatesector/red/?lang=en |title=Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria website |publisher=The Global Fund |access-date=23 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902172327/http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/privatesector/red/?lang=en |archive-date= 2 September 2010 }}</ref> and to help eradicate AIDS for women and children in Africa. She is also an ambassador for ].<ref>''GQ Australia'', Winter 2006, pp. 90–99: "I am working on projects like my ex's education program , with Bono and the American Express RED project—which is all about poverty and AIDS support—and UNICEF's breast-feeding program."</ref>

In Australia, she is an ambassador for the Smile Foundation, which helps the families of children with rare diseases and organises government research grants.<ref name="Davidson2008"/><ref name="above"/> She has also modelled for charitable causes including fundraising for ] victims,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/fashion/models-of-charity/2007/09/12/1189276800100.html|title=Models of charity|date=12 September 2007|work=Brisbane Times|access-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> and child welfare group ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/22/1053196680075.html|title=Elle's body shop|date=22 May 2003|work=Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=20 January 2011}}</ref>

In 2012, Macpherson led ]'s campaign for ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sky.com/mysky/latestnews/article/my-sky-updates/2012-03/sky-celebrates-international-womens-day/index.html|title=Sky celebrates International Women's Day|publisher=Sky|access-date=21 June 2012}}</ref>

Macpherson is a patron for the ].<ref>{{cite web |title=About the National Association for Children of Alcoholics |url=http://www.nacoa.org.uk/about.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910023937/http://www.nacoa.org.uk/about.htm |archive-date=10 September 2012 |access-date=7 June 2012 |publisher=Nacoa.org.uk}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Year
! Film ! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- |-
| 1990 | 1990
| '']'' | '']''
| Model
|
|- |-
| 1994 | 1994
| '']'' | '']''
| Sheela
|
|- |-
| rowspan="3" | 1996 | rowspan="3" | 1996
| '']''
|-
| '']'' | '']''
| Jane Lindquist
|
|-
| '']''
| Blanche Ingram
|
|- |-
| '']'' | '']''
| Candice
|
|- |-
| rowspan="2" | 1997 | rowspan="2" | 1997
| '']'' | '']''
| ]
|
|- |-
| ''] | '']''
| Mickey Morse
|
|- |-
| 1998 | 1998
| '']'' | '']''
| Samantha Mastandrea
|-
|
| 1999
| '']''
|- |-
| rowspan="2" | 2001 | rowspan="2" | 2001
| '']'' | '']''
| Lauren Travis
| TV film
|- |-
| '']'' | '']''
| Camilla
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|- |-
| 1996
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| '']''
| Herself
| "Elle Macpherson/Sting" (season 21: episode 14)<br/>"John Goodman/Everclear" (season 21: episode 15)
|- |-
| 1999–2000
| '']'' (TV Series)
| '']''
| Janine LaCroix
| "The One Where Phoebe Runs" (season 6: episode 7)<br/>"The One with Ross' Teeth" (season 6: episode 8)<br/>"The One Where Ross Got High" (season 6: episode 9)<br/>"The One with the Routine" (season 6: episode 10)<br/>"]" (season 6: episode 11)
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| Host; reality TV series
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| ''Fashion Star'' (TV Series)
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| Herself
| Host; reality TV series
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| 2016
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| Guest Mentor
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== Further reading ==
* Celebrity1000.com—profile for Elle MacPherson<sup>]]</sup>
* ''SouthCoast Today'', 24 July 1997, "Elle Macpherson says she was the victim of burglary..."
* ''SouthCoast Today'', 6 December 1997, "Two men pleaded guilty..."
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Australian model and actress (born 1964)

Elle Macpherson
Macpherson in Sydney in 2011
BornEleanor Nancy Gow
(1964-03-29) 29 March 1964 (age 60)
Killara, New South Wales, Australia
Spouse(s) Gilles Bensimon ​ ​(m. 1986; div. 1989)
Jeffrey Soffer ​ ​(m. 2013; sep. 2017)
Partner(s)Arpad Busson (1996–2005)
Andrew Wakefield (2017–2019)
Children2
RelativesMimi Macpherson (sister)
Modelling information
Height182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Hair colourLight brown
Eye colourBrown
Agency
  • d'management group (Milan)
  • Kruger Cowne (London, Los Angeles, Nice, Hong Kong)

Eleanor Nancy Macpherson (/məkˈfɜːrsən/ mək-FUR-sən; née Gow; born (1964-03-29)29 March 1964) is an Australian model, businesswoman, television host, and actress.

She is known for her record five cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue beginning in the 1980s, leading to her nickname "The Body", coined by Time in 1989. She is the founder, primary model, and creative director for a series of business ventures, including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and The Body, a line of skin care products. She was the host and executive producer of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model from 2010 to 2013. She is an executive producer of NBC's Fashion Star and was the host for the first season.

As an actress, Macpherson appeared in supporting roles in Sirens (1994), The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) and as Julie Madison in Batman and Robin (1997) as well as lead roles in The Edge (1997) and South Kensington (2001). She had a recurring role on Friends and hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

Early life

Macpherson was born Eleanor Nancy Gow in Killara, New South Wales, on 29 March 1964, the daughter of entrepreneur and sound engineer Peter Gow, a former president of the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, a Sydney rugby league team, and Frances Gow, a nurse. She is of Scottish descent. Macpherson's parents divorced when she was 10 years old, and she moved with her mother and two siblings. Her mother later remarried, and a clerical mistake in registering at her new school meant that her surname was changed from Gow to Macpherson, her stepfather's surname.

Macpherson grew up in East Lindfield, a suburb in Sydney's North Shore, and attended Killara High School, completing her Higher School Certificate in 1981. She briefly studied law for one year at the University of Sydney. Her sister is businesswoman and environmentalist Mimi Macpherson, born Miriam Frances Gow.

Career

Rise to fame as model

Macpherson enrolled to study law at the University of Sydney. Before beginning her university studies, she visited the United States to spend one year doing modelling work to earn money to pay for her law books. She travelled to New York City, where she initially signed up with Click Model Management. Her modelling career began in 1982 with a television commercial for Tab which established her as a "girl next door" figure in Australia.

Macpherson in 1987

During the 1980s, Macpherson's profile quickly rose, and she appeared on the cover and in the pages of major magazines including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Tatler, GQ, Allure, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Time, L'Officiel, Flare, Maxim and New York. She cemented her high-profile image through frequent appearances in Elle; she was featured on numerous covers and appeared in every issue for six straight years. During that time, at the age of 21, she married Gilles Bensimon, the creative director of Elle. In 1985, Macpherson became the longtime face of luxury French skin care company Biotherm.

Eventually she garnered more exposure through Sports Illustrated magazine's annual Swimsuit Issue. She appeared on the cover a record five times: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1994, and 2006.

She has walked the runways for Louis Vuitton, Ralph Lauren, Azzedine Alaïa, Donna Karan, Christian Dior, Thierry Mugler, Nicole Miller, Michael Kors, Perry Ellis, Kenzo, Todd Oldham, Calvin Klein, John Galliano, and Valentino.

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Christian Dior, Escada, Enrico Coveri, Azzedine Alaïa, Guy Laroche, Ralph Lauren, Victorio & Lucchino, Omega, Pinko, H&M, Victoria's Secret, ModelCo and Revlon. She also appeared in non-fashion advertising campaigns for Diet Coke, Chrysler, Miller Lite, Impulse, Budweiser, Tab, KFC, Garuda Airlines, and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

After appearing nude in the 1994 film Sirens, Macpherson learned that the media had begun searching for nude photos of her, including contacting her ex-boyfriends. To address this, Macpherson appeared in a nude pictorial in the May 1994 issue of Playboy magazine, shot by Herb Ritts, to produce nude photos "on her own terms". In 1999, the twin island nation of Antigua and Barbuda honoured Macpherson by using her face on a series of postage stamps, the first model to appear on legal tender. Macpherson appeared among other Australian icons during the 2000 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, her elaborate float resembling a camera lens and featuring a runway. Along with Naomi Campbell, she co-hosted the Miss Universe 2001 pageant. Her popularity had reached such a level that Australian government offered her a position on its tourist commission as an unofficial ambassador.

During her career, Macpherson has worked with fashion photographers including Francesco Scavullo, Mario Testino, Mert and Marcus, Ellen von Unwerth and Steven Meisel. Portraits of Macpherson, shot by Bob Carlos Clarke, were among those donated to the National Portrait Gallery, London by his family following his death. Macpherson received the Style Icon award at the 2006 Elle Style Awards presented by fashion magazine Elle. In March 2008, she signed a three-year deal with Revlon Cosmetics, which named her a Global Brand Ambassador. She has since been featured in print and advertising campaigns for the company. She returned to the runway in 2010 to close the fall Louis Vuitton show for Marc Jacobs in Paris.

Business career

Macpherson in September 2008 at Fashion Fest

In the 1980s, together with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell, Pavlína Pořízková, and Cindy Crawford, Macpherson became part of the new generation of supermodels. In 1989, she was given the nickname Elle "The Body" Macpherson by Time magazine after she appeared on their cover. She went on to use the name in a number of business ventures. In 1996, Frank DeCaro of The New York Times cited Macpherson, along with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Claudia Schiffer as "The Magnificent Seven". DeCaro reflected, "Known by their first names to legions of fans, they are the legends of the modern catwalk, the girl next door pretty underneath all the paint".

In 1994, she left her agency, Ford Models, to form her own company, Elle Macpherson Inc., which would serve as the financial organizational base for her later endeavours. She soon went on to produce her own series of calendars, each of which was accompanied by a "making of" television program in 1992, 1993, and 1994. She used this as a springboard to create the "Your Personal Best – The Body" series of workout videos.

She later diversified her portfolio of businesses, and in 1990 launched her lingerie collection 'Elle Macpherson Intimates' in partnership with Bendon Limited Apparel. Intimates became the single best-selling lingerie line in both Great Britain and Australia.

The partnership was among the first instances of a crossover between a model and a fashion label. In 1989, when she was first approached by Bendon to promote their lingerie in Australia, Macpherson saw an opportunity to reverse their strategy and suggested a licensing arrangement, with products bearing her name and designs created in partnership with Bendon's team. Though commonplace now, the idea was unorthodox at the time.

Macpherson took a significant role in the development and management of the company, serving as chief marketing officer and later Creative Director. In January 2010, Macpherson expanded the line, launching Obsidian as a sub-brand. While nursing her second child, she spearheaded the development of a signature maternity bra line. Intimates has retained a high brand recognition into the 2000s, appearing as a featured brand on America's Next Top Model; last year, the brand celebrated 10 years of being stocked at Selfridges.

Macpherson has also created her own line of beauty products: "Elle Macpherson – The Body". The line was carried at Boots, and Australian suncare brand Invisible Zinc. She spent a year on the board of directors at Hot Tuna Clothing, advising on product development, brand positioning and sales strategy.

In 2007, the BBC TV series The Money Programme aired a documentary which followed Macpherson through her day-to-day business as she continued to develop her international lingerie business. In 2009 Macpherson delivered the Keynote Address at the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association.

In 2014, Macpherson co-founded WelleCo, and released its flagship product, an alkalising wellness supplement, The Super Elixir. The product, sold at retailers including Selfridges in London and the premium online retailer, Net-A-Porter has celebrity fans including Kate Moss.

Awards

Macpherson has received a number of awards recognising her business acumen and the success of Elle Macpherson Intimates. In 2005, she was named Glamour Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year; in 2007, she received an Everywoman Ambassador Award recognising her success as a businesswoman; in 2008, the Underfashion Club's Femmy Awards crowned her Lingerie Designer of the Year and in 2009, she received a World Career Award from the Women's World Awards.

Acting career

Macpherson (centre) modelling for Virgin Australia in October 2011

Macpherson made her film debut playing an artist's model in the 1994 film Sirens, which starred Hugh Grant, Sam Neill, and Tara FitzGerald. She followed with a two-year sequence of film roles, appearing in films such as Woody Allen's Alice, Batman & Robin alongside George Clooney, The Edge with Anthony Hopkins, and The Mirror Has Two Faces with Barbra Streisand. In 1996 Macpherson hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live.

In 1999, Macpherson appeared in five episodes of the American TV series Friends as Joey Tribbiani's roommate and eventual girlfriend, Janine Lecroix. Macpherson went on to act in the movie Jane Eyre with William Hurt, and she has also appeared alongside Ben Stiller and Sarah Jessica Parker in If Lucy Fell. Her most controversial acting role was in the Showtime cable network miniseries, A Girl Thing, as a woman experimenting with bisexuality. In 2001, she appeared in the Italian movie South Kensington. She played agent Claudia Foster in The Beautiful Life, appearing with Mischa Barton, Sara Paxton and Corbin Bleu. The show centred on aspiring models working for a modelling agency, trying to make it big in New York City and in the fashion world. In April 2011, she starred with Gary Lineker in an advertisement for Walkers Crinkles.

Hosting career

Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model

In July 2010, Macpherson became the new host of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model, taking over from Lisa Snowdon. She also serves as executive producer on the show. The revamped show's panellists now include OBE-winning fashion designer Julien Macdonald, designer Whitney Port and male model Tyson Beckford.

Fashion Star

Macpherson hosts and executive produces NBC's reality competition series Fashion Star. The series gives 14 unknown designers, mentored by celebrities such as Jessica Simpson, Nicole Richie, and John Varvatos, the chance to launch their collections in three of America's largest clothing retailers, including Macy's, H&M, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Its first season was sold to 75 countries.

Extortion attempt

According to a police statement reproduced online, between 11 and 22 July 1997 William Ryan Holt and Michael Mischler broke into Macpherson's Los Angeles home while she was away on business in Chicago. They stole an estimated $100,000 worth of jewellery, $6,000 in cash, and several photographs. The two were arrested on 4 August 1997. Mischler, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted extortion and one count of burglary. He received a six-year and eight-month prison sentence. Holt, 26, a former US Air Force enlisted man and a military-justice convict out on parole, pleaded guilty to one count of extortion, and was sentenced to a year in prison.

Personal life

Macpherson dated Billy Joel during the early 1980s. Joel has said that the songs "This Night" and "And So It Goes" were written about his relationship with Macpherson. Macpherson is also believed to be at least part of the inspiration for Joel's track "Uptown Girl".

Macpherson met French fashion photographer Gilles Bensimon in 1984 on a photo session for Elle magazine. They wed in May 1986, and divorced three years later.

Macpherson began a relationship with financier Arpad Busson in 1996. They have two sons. The family lived together in London until their separation in July 2005.

Macpherson subsequently began dating Miami, Florida-based hotel heir and billionaire Jeffrey Soffer, son of Donald Soffer, in early 2009. They broke up in March 2012, but reconciled following his injury in a helicopter accident in November 2012. They became engaged in March 2013, and married in July 2013 at the Laucala Resort in Fiji.

In 2017, Macpherson and Soffer announced that they were getting a divorce. That same year, Macpherson underwent treatment for breast cancer, specifically HER2 positive estrogen receptor positive ductal carcinoma in situ. Her doctors recommended a mastectomy, chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and breast reconstruction surgery, but she decided to have a lumpectomy instead of mastectomy, followed by holistic medicine instead of chemotherapy.

From 2017 to 2019, Macpherson dated the British anti-vaccine activist and discredited academic Andrew Wakefield.

Besides English, Macpherson speaks French, Italian and Spanish.

Philanthropy

Macpherson is a European Ambassador for Product Red, an initiative set up by Bono and Bobby Shriver to raise money and awareness for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria and to help eradicate AIDS for women and children in Africa. She is also an ambassador for UNICEF.

In Australia, she is an ambassador for the Smile Foundation, which helps the families of children with rare diseases and organises government research grants. She has also modelled for charitable causes including fundraising for 2007 British flood victims, and child welfare group Absolute Return for Kids.

In 2012, Macpherson led Sky's campaign for International Women's Day.

Macpherson is a patron for the National Association for the Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa UK).

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Alice Model
1994 Sirens Sheela
1996 If Lucy Fell Jane Lindquist
Jane Eyre Blanche Ingram
The Mirror Has Two Faces Candice
1997 Batman & Robin Julie Madison
The Edge Mickey Morse
1998 With Friends Like These... Samantha Mastandrea
2001 A Girl Thing Lauren Travis TV film
South Kensington Camilla

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Saturday Night Live Herself "Elle Macpherson/Sting" (season 21: episode 14)
"John Goodman/Everclear" (season 21: episode 15)
1999–2000 Friends Janine LaCroix "The One Where Phoebe Runs" (season 6: episode 7)
"The One with Ross' Teeth" (season 6: episode 8)
"The One Where Ross Got High" (season 6: episode 9)
"The One with the Routine" (season 6: episode 10)
"The One with the Apothecary Table" (season 6: episode 11)
2008 America's Next Top Model Herself "Top Model Makeovers" (cycle 10: episode 3)
2009 The Beautiful Life: TBL Claudia Foster Main role; series cancelled after 2 episodes
2010–2013 Britain's Next Top Model Herself Host; reality TV series
2012–2013 Fashion Star Herself Host; reality TV series
2016 Australia's Next Top Model Herself Guest Mentor

See also

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