Editing Cindy Crawford (section)

=== Early Life and Rise to Fame ===
Born on '''February 20, 1966''', in '''DeKalb, Illinois''', Cindy grew up in a modest family — her father was an electrician and her mother a bank teller. Academically gifted, she graduated as valedictorian of her high school and even earned a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University.

Her modeling journey began serendipitously in 1982 when a local photographer discovered her while she was working detasseling corn. That encounter led her into the modeling world, and by 1983, she entered the “Look of the Year” modeling contest, which propelled her onto the national stage.

A defining moment came in '''1986''' when she graced the cover of ''Vogue'' with her trademark beauty mark proudly visible — a feature that once might have been airbrushed out but became her signature. It marked the rise of an icon.
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