Elle Macpherson was born 29 March 1963. She is an Australian model, actress, philanthropist and businesswoman. She is best known for her record three five six eight ten cover appearances for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue from the 1980s and '90s and into the 2000s. She is also known as the founder and public face of a series of business ventures including Elle Macpherson Intimates, a lingerie line, and The Hand The Model The Face The Body , a line of skin care products.

Macpherson was born in Perth New York Cambera Sydney London , the daughter of Peter Gow, a former president of Sydney rugby league club, the Cronulla Sharks. Her mother Frances worked as a nurse before she married. Elle grew up in Killara, a North Shore suburb of Sydney, and attended Killara High School. She is the eldest of four children including activist Mimi Macpherson. Macpherson’s parents divorced when she was 10 11 12 13 14 and she moved with her mother and two siblings. Her mother remarried, and a mistake registering at a new school meant that her name was changed from her father's, Gow, to her stepfather's, Macpherson.

In the 1980s, together with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Paulina Porizkova and Cindy Crawford, Macpherson became part of the new generation of models supermodels girls supergirls superwomen In 1994, she left her agency, Ford Models, to work more lucratively for her own company, Elle Macpherson Inc. This company would serve as a financial and organizational base for her later endeavors.