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Elle MacPherson
Occupation : Actress, model
Birth Date : March 29, 1964
Birth Place : Killara, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Birth Name : Eleanor Nancy Gow (nickname: The Body)
Nationality : Australian
Height : 6'
Sex : F
Education : studied pre-law in Sydney
Relationship : David Evans (Australian restaurateur; firstly romanced in 2000; rekindled on Christmas 2005), Arpad Busson (Swiss financier; separated; 1996-June 2005), Sean Penn (actor, director; born on August 17, 1960; dated in 1996) , Gilles Bensimon (Elle's creative director; married in 1985; divorced in 1989) .
Father : Peter Gow (rugby team owner; divorced in 1974)
Mother : Barrister Macpherson
Sister : Mimi (younger)
Son : Aurelius Cy Andrea Busson (born on February 4, 2003; father: Arpad Busson), Arpad Flynn Busson (born on February 14, 1998; father: Arpad Busson)
Gorgeous Elle MacPherson successfully negotiated her supermodel status into a film career. A millionaire's daughter and a native of Sydney, Australia, MacPherson (born Elanor Gow) was raised by her mother after her parents divorced. Standing six feet tall, the willowy but curvaceous blonde first gained fame after she was selected to appear in one of Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit editions.
One of the periodical's most popular models, she appeared on its cover four times and, in 1986, she graced the cover of Time magazine. That year, she became the unofficial ambassador for the Australian tourist commission. Her status as a supermodel secured, MacPherson branched out into films, appearing opposite Tara Fitzgerald, Hugh Grant, and Sam Neill in Sirens, an erotic portrait of a preacher's wife who comes to accept her sensuous nature during a visit to the home of notorious Aussie artist Norman Lindsey. The role required MacPherson to gain 30 pounds to soften her model's angularity, giving her a soft, but still pleasing appearance. She lost the pounds and then appeared opposite William Hurt in Jane Eyre, following that up with a role in Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces (both 1996).
In addition to her film and modelling careers, MacPherson has also proven herself a shrewd businesswoman. She owns a lucrative lingerie company in Australia. She is a single mother and has homes in the U.S., London, and Australia.
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