In 1994 at the peak of supermodel mania, Christy Turlington earned a mind-boggling £4 million, boosted by Calvin Klein fragrances and endless Steven Meisel photos and covers. By 2000 her salary had shot up to £15 million. In 2008, as the ongoing face of Chanel eyewear, Maybelline cosmetics, Escada and Roberto Coin jewellery to name a few regular clients, she's still raking it in. A glance at the Californian-born beauty - those green eyes, that remarkable nose (is it real or man-made, do we care?), the mocha skin (her mother was from El Salvador), partly explains her ongoing success in a business obsessed with youth. Next year, the still breathtaking mother of two, who is married to hunky actor, Ed Burns, turns 40. Could this landmark birthday finally signal the end of her modelling days? She recently ditched model agency, Ford, to join Beverley Hills-based, United Talent Agency and is rumoured to be starting a literary career. Her agent tells us she also wants to dedicate more time to charitable work. " The name supermodel? I hate it." Turlington once said. Pays the bills mind.

Left: Christy at the opening of Warner Bros. Studio Store in New York City in 1993. Right: Christy at the Costume Institute Gala Ball in 2008