The late Francesco Scavullo's name is synonymous with the seductive, head to toe all out glamour that was represented by the quintessential Cosmo girl. Over a thirty year period beginning in 1965, Scavullo captured the essence of the Cosmo girl as a sensuous, confident and sexually liberated woman. During this period, Scavullo together with his long time companion and stylist Sean M. Byrnes, was responsible for the selection of the model, the cleavage revealing outfits, make up and hairstyles that would eventually appear on the cover. Every model wanted to be a Cosmo girl and the Cosmopolitan cover was accompanied by a model profile and interview which provided an insight into the personality and life of the cover model. Scavullo's stable of beauties included Lauren Hutton, Naomi Sims, Brooke Shields, Gia Carangi, Janice Dickinson and Christie Brinkley. I have many Cosmopolitan covers in my collection and the following selection is a chronicle of some of the most influential models of our time.
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| Gia Carangi Cosmopolitan April 1979 |
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| Christie Brinkley Cosmopolitan June 1977 |
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| Brooke Shields Cosmopolitan February 1981 |
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| Kim Alexis Cosmopolitan June 1980 |
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| Janice Dickinson Cosmopolitan June 1981 |
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| Carol Alt Cosmopolitan September 1980 |
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| Patti Hansen Cosmopolitan February 1979 |
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| Beverly Johnson Cosmopolitan February 1976 |
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| Kelly Emberg Cosmopolitan December 1980 |
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| Naomi Sims Cosmopolitan August 1973 |
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| Paulina Porizkova Cosmopolitan March 1987 |
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| Cindy Crawford Cosmopolitan March 1988 |
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| Claudia Schiffer Cosmopolitan September 1992 |
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| Naomi Campbell Cosmopolitan February 1990 |
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| Christy Turlington Cosmopolitan April 1990 |
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| Elle Macpherson Cosmopolitan August 1985 |
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| Stephanie Seymour Cosmopolitan July 1989 |
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| Renee Simonsen Cosmopolitan April 1988 |
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| Rachel Hunter Cosmopolitan May 1988 |
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| Tatjana Patitz Cosmpolitan August 1989 |
