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Carol Alt

Carol Alt
Carol Alt at 2012 MIFF.jpg
Born Carol Ann Alt
(1960-12-01) December 1, 1960 (age 56)
Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
Other names The Face
Occupation Actress/Model
Years active 1978–present
Website www.carolalt.com
Modeling information
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue

Carol Ann Alt (born December 1, 1960) is an American model and actress.

Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of Muriel, an airline employee and model, and Anthony Alt, a fire chief. She was noticed waiting tables in East Williston, Long Island, and decided at age 18 to give modeling a try as a summer job to save money for college. Alt is of German, Belgian, and Irish descent.

Alt's first big break in modeling was in 1979, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine, but garnered publicity in 1982 when she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. During the 1980s she appeared on over 500 magazine covers, becoming one of the most famous models of her era, attaining Super Model status. Alt graced the covers of Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Mademoiselle, Elle and Cosmopolitan. She was referred to as The Face by Life Magazine. During the height of her popularity, she was the face of ad campaigns for Diet Pepsi, General Motors, Cover Girl Cosmetics, Noxzema, Hanes, Givenchy and numerous others. She was the first model to produce her own posters and calendars.


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