Cindy Crawford "too busy" to look in mirror

Feature by Cover Media | 12 Nov 2009

Cindy Crawford is too busy to look in a mirror.

The supermodel often doesn’t have time to think about her appearance because she has two children and several business ventures to look after. Despite her hectic schedule, 43-year-old Cindy is happy to balance her roles as mother, businesswoman and model.

“I don't spend that much time looking in the mirror. I'm so busy,” Cindy tells The Guardian newspaper. “Most mornings I'm getting kids ready for school and I spend more time helping my daughter pick out her outfit than I do my own.

“I have a skin-care line, a home line and a furniture line. They keep me pretty busy. I go to product development meetings and marketing meetings. It's half like being a model, because I have to do the commercials, and the other half is being a businesswoman. It's a nice balance.”

Even though she is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful models of all time, Cindy admits she still felt insecure working in the fashion industry when she was younger. The star claims she didn’t feel confident unless she had spent hours on her hair and make-up.

“If you end up being able to work as a model, in some ways it's a seal of approval, but it also puts a lot of pressure on you,” she explains. “I used to feel like I needed two hours of hair and makeup to look good – that was in the late 80s, early 90s, when hair was big and make-up was like full drag. Being at a runway show and changing backstage with 30 incredibly beautiful women brings out all your insecurities too.”