The Best Supermodel Cameos In Music Videos, From The 1970s To Now

George Michael’s “Freedom! ’90” music video was a career-defining moment for the supers. The track was released in 1990, and featured Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, Cindy Crawford, and British Vogue’s September 2022 cover star Linda Evangelista, all of whom had been shot by Peter Lindbergh for the January 1990 issue of Vogue months earlier. 

In the years since, a music video cameo has practically become a rite of passage for a top model. Who could forget Helena Christensen’s From Here to Eternity-inspired roll on the beach with Chris Isaak in his Wicked Game video? Beyoncé cast Jourdan Dunn, Chanel Iman and Joan Smalls in the clip for her 2013 banger “Yoncé”, and Adut Akech, Aweng Chuol and Naomi Campbell in the video for her 2019 track, “Brown Skin Girl”. Meanwhile, Kate Moss starred – and sang – in Primal Scream’s video for “Some Velvet Morning” [2002], and Karen Elson appears in the clip for the 2005 track “Blue Orchid”, by The White Stripes (she married singer Jack White that same year). Now Bella Hadid has donned a rhinestone bikini to star in Offset’s video for “Code”. 

Scroll on to see the best supermodel cameos in music videos over the years. 

Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford and Tatjana Patitz: “Freedom! ’90” by George Michael (1990)

Kate Moss: “Some Velvet Morning” by Primal Scream (2002)

Naomi Campbell, Adut Akech and Aweng Chuol: “Brown Skin Girl” by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN and WizKid (2019)

Helena Christensen: “Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak (1989)

Karen Elson: “Blue Orchid” by The White Stripes (2005)

Paloma Elsesser: “Bad Bad News” by Leon Bridges (2018)

Adesuwa Aighewi: “Heartbeat” by Childish Gambino (2011)

Winnie Harlow: “Freedom” by Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar (2016)

Adwoa Aboah: “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano” by Sampha (2017)

Bella Hadid: “Code” by Offset ft. Moneybagg Yo (2022)

Gigi Hadid: “How Deep Is Your Love” by Calvin Harris and Disciples (2015)

Kaia Gerber: “Burnout” by John Eatherly (2019)

Joan Smalls, Jourdan Dunn and Chanel Iman: “Yoncé” by Beyoncé (2013)

Claudia Schiffer: “Say It Isn’t So” by Bon Jovi (2000)

Stephanie Seymour: “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses (1991)

Hailey Bieber: “Stuck With U” by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande (2020)

Jerry Hall: “Let’s Stick Together” by Bryan Ferry (1976)