Date:  Sat, 2 Aug 1997 15:18:16 -0400
From:  Fred Shapiro <fred.shapiro[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALE.EDU>
Subject: Earlier Citations for _Supermodel_

Here are some earlier citations for _supermodel_ than what Barry Popik
posted. Nexis yields occurrences back to 1975:

1975 _Newsweek_ 30 June (Nexis) Supermodel Margaux Hemingway, 20, was
married last week.

Another database pushed the term back to 1974:

1974 _Essence_ Oct. 54 (heading) Super models beauty basics.



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