Cindy Crawford: 'I've lost touch with modelling'

Cindy Crawford has revealed that she no longer feels as if she has any connection to the mainstream modelling industry.

The star, who has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers including Vogue and Elle, told Parade the she wouldn't be able to cope with the demands placed on today's young crop of models.

"I do feel like an outsider now, but I just saw the CoverGirl commercial with Taylor Swift and I thought, 'Wow, it is so hard for models to get a job these days'," she admitted. "You have to sing and act, too. There doesn't seem to be as much work specifically just for models. And I also think when I was modelling, size 6 was a normal size and now it's like 2 or 0."

The 45-year-old star also revealed she's now much more comfortable with her body than she was at the height of her stardom.

"I think what really shows on your face - besides good hair colour - is if you're happy in your life," Crawford mused. "If you're doing work that you enjoy and that is rewarding, then as my mum always said, 'You'd rather have smile lines than frown lines'."

She added: "I don't look the same as I did 20 years ago, nor should I. Sometimes I get that little pang, like, 'Oh, bummer, I wish I did'. But at the same time, I see my children and I see them growing up and I look at my husband and the marriage that we've worked on and have together, and if all that is good and working, it's a lot easier to be kind to your little fine lines or where gravity's gotten the better of you."

Crawford recently revealed that she and her husband Rande Gerber will occasionally meet in their guesthouse for some intimate time away from their two children Presley and Kaia.

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