LOS ANGELES – Before there were reality television stars and social media influencers, there were supermodels.
In a Zoom chat with The Straits Times, Bills says there are parallels between the ubiquity of the supermodels of that era and the influencers of today. “And I’m from a similar age group and was in college when some of these iconic covers came out. So , it was sort of like they were dolls come to life,” says Bills, who produced the series On Pointe , a documentary about a top American ballet school.Supermodel Christy Turlington in The Super Models. PHOTO: APPLE TV+
But Campbell, now 53, “has taken it upon herself to really push for more diversity in the industry”, she adds.Asked if the process of ageing is harder for these models given how they made their living, Bills says: “Yes, it’s hard for anybody, but I think when you’ve made your whole career on it, it’s a different animal.”