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Modeling
an orange tank top bikini and a wearing a look of aspiration, Elsa
Benitez hit the U.S. fashion scene in 1996 with a sporty fashion
shoot in Vogue Magazine . Five years later, Elsa takes the
cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2001 Issue, once again
modeling an orange bikini.
While Sports Illustrated will propel Elsa's name to celebrity
status in the United States, the supermodel from Sonora, Mexico
has been a mainstay of international fashion modeling since the
early 1990s. Metrofashion.com was one of the first online fashion
magazines to feature Elsa Benitez (in 1996), and we are thrilled
that Sports Illustrated has recognized this spectacular fashion
talent.
1990s
Elsa Benitez came into the fashion modeling world in the 1990s,
during a period when celebrity supermodels from the 1980s like Cindy
Crawford, Linda Evangelista, and Claudia Schiffer, dominated pop
media. While the 80s were the decade of flamboyant fashion closely
aligned with rock music, minimalism began to take hold in the mid-1990s.
Elsa Benitez, along with a new group of top models including Shalom
Harlow and Stella Tennant, appeared on the international runways
and in fashion spreads in major fashion magazines. Elsa's tall,
sleek frame was ideal for the 1990s look.
Fashion Covers During the period of 1995-1998, Elsa Benitez
graced the cover of Vogue, Marie Claire, Self Magazine,
and many others. In Europe she became well-known, especially through
British Vogue, which featured Elsa in fashion spreads throughout
the period. In America, her face was seen everywhere (e.g. contact
lense advertisements, Jones New York print advertising campaigns,
etc.), but like many fashion models, she was relatively unknown.
Through
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and catalog brands like
JCrew, American and European topmodels such as Bridget Hall and
Latetia Casta rose to fame. It wasn't until Year 2000 when Gisele
dominated the runways and Jennifer Lopez rose to pop artist fame
that fashion began to take notice of Latin models.
International Fame With Elsa's graceful figure and elegant
demeanor, she became a hot commodity on the advertising spokesmodel
circuit, and became the spokesmodel for highly respected luxury
brand Salvatore Ferragamo. The Ferragamo campaign lifted Elsa's
fashion profile to new hieights as the company charted an aggressive
retailing expansion campaign in Europe and North America, with Elsa
Benitez' face out front.
You may know Elsa Benitez from a more local level - she was featured
in eyeglass print advertising for Wal-Mart during 1999-2000. With
such a wide range of modeling experience, from the catwalks to luxury
brands, from sportswear to consumer products, you can expect to
see a lot of Elsa Benitez in the future. So if Elsa's name is new
to you while her face seems familiar, chances are you have seen
that face hundreds of times. Now Sports Illustrated is putting
the face to a name. |
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