- Has dealt a blow to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) movement by becoming spokeswoman for fur giant Blackglama. She once posed with fellow models Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Elle Macpherson and Christy Turlington in the famous 1994 I'd rather go naked than wear fur campaign. (August 20, 2004)
- Joined more than 200 survivors of childhood cancer on Saturday at University of Wisconsin Children's Hospital for what she called a celebration of life, even though her own brother died from leukemia in 1975. (December 1, 2003)
- Crawford helps design king Roberto Cavalli celebrate his 62nd birthday, saying I'm head to toe CA-VALL-I." (November 5, 2002)
- Before becoming a megamodel, Cindy detasselled corn, won a chemical engineering scholarship, and scored perfectly on her college calculus exams. She graduated Valedictorian of DeKalb High with a 4.0 average, then went on to attend Northwestern University for one semester.
- Cindy is frequently rumored to be bisexual and having an affair with Christy Turlington. In 1991, they were photographed while kissing behind the Roxy nightclub in New York. The rumors have intensified since Cindy appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair shaving k.d. lang, a confirmed lesbian.
- Having her as a neighbor is a nightmare -- Marina French says the supermodel has made life intolerable for her and her husband for the past two years by making excessive noise - and is demanding monetary compensation and a solution to the din.
- No overnight sensation, it was rags, or rather the clothing trade, that brought her to the rather lofty financial level of the highest paid and probably single most widely recognized supermodel, commanding somewhere in the neighborhood of six to nine million dollars last year alone.
- Cindy was the valedictorian of her high school
- Was nominated Worst Actress and Worst New Star at Razzie Award in 1996.
Quotes- "We are heterosexual and monogamous and take our commitment to each other very seriously."
- "I don't mind if someone thinks a picture of me decorates their wall nicely. It's weird when you think what people might be doing to it. But if just the way I look can make someone feel good, that's a pretty easy way for me to bring them some pleasure. I just don't want to hear about graphic details, you know."
- "I'm so lucky and so thankful."
- "When you're pregnant you don't feel like dragging around everywhere and trying things on, so I found buying off the Internet worked well. There are some good clothes on there, you just have to look."
- "It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar- Pei."
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