When we see models like Kate Upton on the cover of Vogue (again and again), or hear that Miranda Kerr rakes in multiple millions of dollars a year, it’s easy to forget that—once upon a time—they were just normal girls (who happened to be blessed with some killer genes.)
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To refresh our memory, we got a glimpse of the first-ever polaroids of Upton, Kerr, and many more, courtesy of Modelinia, our go-to site for everything model related.
There are several heavy hitters in this entertaining set of photos, including a young and spry Cara Delevingne (did you know she’s only 5’8.5″?)
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Click through the gallery to see a few of our favorite contemporary models before they were famous, and then head over to Modelinia to see many, many more!
