Elle Macpherson

Elle Macpherson is putting The Body to bed.

She reckons her 44 years have taken their toll and her modelling days are done and dusted.

So, Elle Macpherson's been spied out and about with George Clooney.

We let her have our spot at a dinner party thrown for George in London.

The term yummy mummy is a bit tame for these ladies... They're actually hot as a vindaloo and lithe as a puma.

Elle Macpherson may be 43 years old but she is still The Body and has just been awarded the Grazia lifetime achievement award.

Here are a few examples of why we think this supermodel, with her own brand of smalls, has been given the accolade which celebrates style, creativity and success.

The 5th Marie Clarie Magazine awards were a tour de force of girl power.

Lasses like Elle Macpherson and Naomi Campbell only added to the glitzy night.

Stars play peek-a-boo at the New York premiere of I'm Not There.

Clearly they are there.

Elle Macpherson has been The Body since 1986, when she appeared on the cover of Time Magazine. But now, Heidi Klum has named herself The Body in a new commercial for Victoria's Secret.

Elle Macpherson, commonly known as The Body, reckons she has always had body issues - she's all "breasts and legs and hair". We should be so lucky.