Kim Alexis
Kim Alexis is part of an elite team of models who rose to the "supermodel" status in the 1980s. Kim's career started when she was discovered at 17 in a Buffalo agency. She moved to New York City and found a remarkably positive response from the fashion and beauty industries. Although she did runway and fashion, she became known for her beauty. Kim could be seen repeatedly on magazine covers and had over 500 worldwide, including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, and Cosmopolitan, and set the cover record for Glamour. In 1983, she replaced Lauren Hutton as the face of Revlon's Ultima II line and became one of the most recognizable faces in America.
She rounded out her supermodel status by being in the coveted Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for 6 years, which made perfect sense since Kim grew up as a competitive swimmer and is still the picture of a healthy woman.