Jealousy isn't pretty we know... but we can't help allowing a little of it to seep into ourselves when ever we glimpse this chick - and to make matters worse, she turned 45 yesterday.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/27/Elle-Macpherson-0109.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Who's the hottie?"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
We're asking the age fairies a big pretty please. We'd like to look like Elle Macpherson when we hit 45.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/6/Elle-Macpherson-0309.jpg","width":325,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 03.09"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
She is almost old enough to be Gisele's mum... Yet she looks practically the same age as the Brazilian hottie.
Here she is sizzling on the red carpet.<\/p>","url":"2009/3/13/Elle-Macpherson-0209.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 02.09"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Put her in casual garb and she still manages to look like she's doing a shoot for Vogue.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/21/Elle-Macpherson-1108.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 11.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Her bikini body is just illegal.<\/p>","url":"2008/12/30/Elle-Macpherson-1208-7.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Can you believe this body has popped out two babies?<\/p>","url":"2008/12/31/Elle-Macpherson-1208.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 12.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
We're still sad that in August 2008 she announced she was giving up modelling.\r\n
\r\nShe said: \"I think I am a bit too long in the tooth to go back to all that. I think of myself more as a businesswoman these days.\"
<\/p>","url":"2008/10/29/Elle-Macpherson-1008.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 10.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
By businesswoman, Elle means running her massively successful lingerie line, Elle Macpherson Intimates.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/2/Elle-Macpherson-0906.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 09.06"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Her undies have done really well since being launched back in the late 90s.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0401.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 04.01"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
And here she is giving us a little flash. Pretty.<\/p>","url":"2008/9/16/Elle-Macpherson-0208.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 02.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Elle also has a range of beauty products, which can be found in Boots in the UK - not bad, eh?<\/p>","url":"2008/6/20/Elle-Macpherson-0608.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 06.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Elle has a killer bod. It's so taut... we wish we had her genes.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/23/Elle-MacPherson-0108.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 01.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
She seems to have no trouble maintaining her hard body look.<\/p>","url":"2008/3/17/Elle-Macpherson-0705.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 07.05"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
It was pretty much made for swimwear, as she demonstrates in this 1994 shoot with Rachel Hunter.<\/p>","url":"2008/7/9/Elle-MacPherson-Kathy-Ireland-Rachel-Hunter-0105.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson Kathy Ireland Rachel Hunter 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Hence why she picked up the nickname of The Body early on in her career.<\/p>","url":"2008/3/11/Elle-Macpherson-0907-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 09.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
The<\/i> Body indeed.<\/p>","url":"2008/3/28/Elle-MacPherson-0707.jpg","width":385,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 07.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
It's changed very little over the years...<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-1100.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 11.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
And has kept Elle in demand, and in see-through togs, throughout her career.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0500.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 05.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Just in case you don't feel au fait with Elle's career so far, here are some examples of why she's done so well...\r\n
\r\nDiscovered at 17, Elle has taken to the catwalk for some of the best labels around...<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-0094-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Those long legs have been snapped up by the likes of Dior, Versace and Prada.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-0094.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Who can blame 'em? At a respectable 6ft without heels, Elle's got catwalk credentials that the majority of those Next Top Models can only dream of.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-0000-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 00.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
It's not all been about the runway for Elle, though. She's done photo shoots galore...<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-0092.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 00.92"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
... And appeared in adverts. Diet Coke break, anyone?<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-0000.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 00.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Not to mention her fitness videos (thanks for sharing your secrets, Elle)...<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0501.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 05.01"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
... And the restaurants she opened with her fellow supers (that's an old-school Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer, BTW). Sadly, the Fashion Cafe is now defunct.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Naomi-Campbell-Claudia-Schiffer-and-Elle-MacPherson-1294.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Elle MacPherson 12.94"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
But to her credit, Elle has never taken herself too seriously...<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0187.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 01.87"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
She knows when to laugh at herself (and she still manages to look gorge).<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0205.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 02.05"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Check out Elle with designer Valentino and Iman. What a gorgeous threesome.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-Macpherson-Valentino-and-Iman-1107.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson, Valentino and Iman 11.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Here she is with Liz Hurley - check out those togs. Very of the time.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Liz-Hurley-and-Elle-Macpherson-0300.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Liz Hurley and Elle Macpherson 03.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
...And here she is with Naomi Campbell and Yasmin Le Bon... simply stunning.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Naomi-Campbell-Yasmin-Le-Bon-and-Elle-Macpherson-0907.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Naomi Campbell, Yasmin Le Bon and Elle Macpherson 09.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
And let's not forget Claudia. Elle hangs with all the top supers.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Claudia-Schiffer-and-Elle-MacPherson-0795.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Claudia Schiffer and Elle MacPherson 07.95"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
How can she be this flawless all the time? It's just not fair.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-1008.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 10.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
And she knows how to move too.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-1107.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 11.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
See - she knows how to find the best angles.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0401-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 04.01"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
It's not a problem for Elle to get the cameras on her right side.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0507.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 05.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Even in casual gear at a day event, Elle can exude that supermodel sheen.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0907.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 09.07"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Elle loves to pose it up on the red carpet.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/30/Elle-Macpherson-1008-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 10.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Although sometimes she's caught off guard.<\/p>","url":"2008/6/12/Elle-Macpherson-0408.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 04.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
You'd need to be looking your best if you were going on a night out with Elle.<\/p>","url":"2008/3/27/Elle-Macpherson-0308-2.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 03.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
But who'd want to go head to head with this kind of natural luminosity?<\/p>","url":"2008/9/11/Elle-Macpherson-0505.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 05.05"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Defo not us.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-0400.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson 04.00"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
She also finds time to act. Like here in If Lucy Fell.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Elle-MacPherson-in-If-Lucy-Fell-0096.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle MacPherson in If Lucy Fell 00.96"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
One of Elle's first forays into acting was in the 1994 flick Sirens, alongside a very mardy-looking Portia de Rossi.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Portia-de-Rossi-and-Elle-Macpherson-in-Sirens-0094.jpg","width":385,"height":420,"alt":"Portia de Rossi and Elle Macpherson in Sirens 00.94"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Elle's biggest role to date, however, is playing Joey's roommate Janine in Friends.<\/p>","url":"2008/11/10/Matt-LeBlanc-and-Elle-Macpherson-0006.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Matt LeBlanc and Elle Macpherson 00.06"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
She's most at home at swanky events though, where she can show off her hot bod...<\/p>","url":"2008/9/17/Elle-Macpherson-0908-1.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 09.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
... and pose for the cameras.<\/p>","url":"2008/9/10/Elle-Macpherson-0908.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 09.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Hey, it's all fun and games being Elle.<\/p>","url":"2008/5/7/Elle-Macpherson-0508.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 05.08"},{"captionHeading":"Elle Macpherson Over Time","caption":"
Don't go changing, you hear?
And we have to say, when we hit 45 we hope we look half as good as Elle.<\/p>","url":"2008/4/4/Elle-Macpherson-0706.jpg","width":320,"height":540,"alt":"Elle Macpherson 07.06"}];