Rachel Williams

This is my favorite cover. I have no make up, no hair (styling/product) and no retouching. You can even see my chicken pock scar on the side of my nose. Most of the time when I went to work, I felt pretty but after 1-2 hours in hair and make up, felt cheap and nasty (and not in a good way). @gilles_bensimon took this of me just before lunch at The Hotel Twin Dolphins in Cabo. There were always so many whales. #seaofcortez ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

Do not f*ck with me. Courtesy of @gilles_bensimon

We shot this on a Friday afternoon at @stevenmeiselofficial studio on lower Park Avenue. I had a flight to catch to Paris that evening so, quickly showered there and went straight to JFK to catch The Concorde. I found schmears of gold paint in all my nooks and crannies 👀 for days afterward-especially my ears. ps-I do actually have nipples.

@stevenmeiselofficial taught me how to model. This shot took no more than 10 minutes on set. We all knew the magic✨had already happened @narsissist @oribe ⭕️

I’m more jacked than curvy. @stevenmeiselofficial had me popping that right hip out for 2 hours. My back still hurts 30+ years later. 😩American Vogue 1988 @voguemagazine

This British Vogue cover was the one and only time I worked with David Bailey. My hair was relatively flat when i went on set but over the course of the next 8 hours that it took to get the shot, it GREW 😳. My mood fell as the poor hairdresser teased my hair up. The day was tense as DB and I didn’t exactly hit it off. Also, how did my back boob get at a 3/4 angle while the shoulders are perpendicular?! And how do I look so pleasant as I was so grumpy? 😠 #prosupermodel

When @stevenmeiselofficial shot this, David Cameron was the hottest designer in NYC. But back then, you had to shoot 5 months in advance of publication and by the time it came out, he was out of business. Everyone said if he’d only produced thousands of this dress, he might have been able to pull through. Many bus shelters were vandalized in the successful pursuit of this life sized poster that was all over my city. #1988 #thighs

Mr. Avedon told me to, “look surprised “. I understood the assignment. #richardavedon #rachelwilliams #vogue @avedonfoundation @voguemagazine