Cindy Crawford says she’s too curvy to be today’s supermodel

Much-admired former US supermodel Cindy Crawford says she would not make it in today’s modelling world.

But contrary to what might be expected as the reason, Crawford says she’s too curvy and robust-looking.

“I would not have become a supermodel in 2009. I look too healthy,” Crawford told the German celebrity magazine Bunte.

Crawford became the toast of the modelling world in the 1980s and 90s after a brief stint studying chemical engineering.

She said that a “body like mine with big breasts, normal thighs and toned upper arms” was no longer sought in today’s modelling and fashion industry.

Crawford is often credited with looking fabulous in her forties. At 43, she said she was happy with her physique but concerned about aging and wrinkles and bulges.

“That’s why I like being in my 40s so much,” she said. “Being at peace with yourself, knowing about your strengths beyond being pretty.”