| Tribute to Elsa Benitez |
 Modeling
an orange tank top bikini and a wearing a look of aspiration, Elsa Benitez
hit the U.S. fashion scene in 1996 with a sporty fashion shoot in Vogue
Magazine . Five years later, Elsa takes the cover of Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit 2001 Issue, once again modeling an orange bikini.
While Sports Illustrated will propel Elsa's name to celebrity status
in the United States, the supermodel from Sonora,
Mexico has been a mainstay of international fashion modeling since the
early 1990s. Metrofashion.com was one of the first online fashion magazines
to feature Elsa Benitez (in 1996), and we are thrilled that Sports Illustrated
has recognized this spectacular fashion talent.
1990s
Elsa Benitez came into the fashion modeling world in the 1990s, during a
period when celebrity supermodels from the 1980s like Cindy
Crawford, Linda
Evangelista, and Claudia
Schiffer, dominated pop media. While the 80s were the decade of flamboyant
fashion closely aligned with rock music, minimalism began to take hold in
the mid-1990s. Elsa Benitez, along with a new group of top models including
Shalom
Harlow and Stella
Tennant, appeared on the international runways and in fashion spreads
in major fashion magazines. Elsa's tall, sleek frame was ideal for the 1990s
look. |
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Fashion Covers
During the period of 1995-1998, Elsa Benitez graced the cover of Vogue,
Marie Claire, Self Magazine, and many others. In Europe she
became well-known, especially through British Vogue, which featured
Elsa in fashion spreads throughout the period. In America, her face was
seen everywhere (e.g. contact lense advertisements, Jones New York print
advertising campaigns, etc.), but like many fashion models, she was relatively
unknown.
 Through
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and catalog brands like JCrew,
American and European topmodels such as Bridget
Hall and Latetia
Casta rose to fame. It wasn't until Year 2000 when Gisele
dominated the runways and Jennifer
Lopez rose to pop artist fame that fashion began to take notice of Latin
models.
International Fame With Elsa's graceful figure and elegant demeanor,
she became a hot commodity on the advertising spokesmodel circuit, and became
the spokesmodel for highly respected luxury brand Salvatore
Ferragamo. The Ferragamo campaign lifted Elsa's fashion profile to new
hieights as the company charted an aggressive retailing expansion campaign
in Europe and North America, with Elsa Benitez' face out front.
You may know Elsa Benitez from a more local level - she was featured in
eyeglass print advertising for Wal-Mart
during 1999-2000. With such a wide range of modeling experience, from the
catwalks to luxury brands, from sportswear to consumer products, you can
expect to see a lot of Elsa Benitez in the future. So if Elsa's name is
new to you while her face seems familiar, chances are you have seen that
face hundreds of times. Now Sports Illustrated is putting the face
to a name. |
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