" & Nick, M. & Roth-Berghofer, Th . (Eds. ) Professional knowledge management; LNCS 3782 Springer Verlag; 2005. Models as people artist model — in art school modeling, a person who poses for purposes of art. model — person whose occupation is to display clothing (eg. a "fashion model") or other personal items of artistic or aesthetic value, and who is often physically attractive; a model who attains celebrity status or is otherwise widely known is said to be a "supermodel". Kit Model Ship Wood promotion model— promotes a product or service role model — person who acts as a behavioural or moral example to others. Models as physical objects physical model — physical representation of an object; in engineering, similitude is used in the scientific testing of physical models. "

" Also in this era, models like Paulina Porizkova paved the way for an influx Eastern European models. It was at this time that Cindy Crawford successfully leveraged her modelling fame into hosting her own television show, MTV's House of Style, creating and promoting many exercise video tapes, and posing in Playboy (she was the first supermodel/model to do all of these). Supermodels are, almost by definition, sex symbols. Supermodels of today are globally famous, and parlay their celebrity into product endorsement deals and often into acting careers. Supermodels who have made the switch include Milla Jovovich, Elle Macpherson and Rebecca Romijn. According to Forbes magazine, as of 2004, the five highest-paid supermodels in the world were, in descending order, Milla Jovovich, Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum, Caroline Murphy, and Tyra Banks [1]. In the past many supermodels were female. Model Ship Space However today more and more male models are also becoming famous. The position of the world's most famous and highest paid male supermodel is currently contested between Jamaican-American actor and model Tyson Beckford, and Swedish model and bodybuilder Marcus Schenkenberg. "