How Your Favorite Supermodels Got Their Start

Coco Rocha

Coco's start came rather creepily. "I was discovered at an Irish dance competition when I was 14," she recalled, "I was sitting with my friends and this older man came up to me and said, 'Have you ever thought of modeling?'" What seemed unsettling was actually a meeting with a model scout. She has since done shoots with brands such as Versace, Chanel, Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana.

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