GQ Books Sikh 'Supermodel'

Plus, daughter Kaia wants to be a model because...

(NEWSER) - Cindy Crawford is known for her mole, and she doesn't want it erased. In an interview with the Fashion Week magazine The Daily picked up by the Telegraph , Crawford recalls one of the worst cover campaigns in her past. "The one that makes me cringe the most is British Vogue. The first time they put me on the cover, they airbrushed off my mole," says the supermodel. "Whenever they mess with the mole, I cringe!" More»

Show features Liu Wen, the first-ever Asian Angel

(NEWSER) - The Victoria's Secret fashion show airs tonight, and the New York Daily News is here to tell you that—believe it or not—getting into those $3 million bras and humongous angel wings isn't as easy as it looks. "People don't realize that there are about 20 layers of makeup on my butt alone," says one model, adding that one of her "looks," a 30-pound lightning bolt with sharp edges, required adding a 15-pound sandbag on her hips. The 38 models spend three to five hours getting hair and makeup done—at the hands of five stylists each. More»

(NEWSER) - Scientists are developing a bulletproof turban that would allow Britain’s Sikh police officers to handle firearms and become riot cops, the Telegraph reports. The religion requires men keep their turbans on at all times, barring them from wearing helmets required in certain high-risk scenarios. “There needs to be a recognition from the Home Office that would allow Sikh officers to carry out these roles,” an advocate said. More»

(NEWSER) - The economy is in freefall, which makes it a good time to be blond, the Times of London reports. Flip through the latest Vogue, and you’ll see page after page of blond-haired, blue-eyed beauties—a shift from the “quirky” faces sought after in recent years to grab the consumer's attention. Modeling agencies say advertisers are clamoring for conventionally beautiful blonds, which they view as safe and reassuring. More»

She's 'in that place' now

(NEWSER) - Though she claims not to fit the “supermodel” label, there is one Gisele Bundchen wouldn’t mind trying on, she tells Harper’s Bazaar: mother. The 6-foot, size-4 Brazilian bombshell recently wed NFL star Tom Brady and is contemplating her next move. “I want to have a big family,” Bundchen, 28, confesses. More»