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PH's Anna Bayle in Harper's Bazaar's list of top supermodels in the '80s

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/04/07/anna-bayle.jpg"/><figcaption>Screenshot from Harper&#x27;s Bazaar website</figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Harper&#x27;s Bazaar has released a list of Top 20 supermodels in the &#x27;80s, and it includes the Philippines&#x27; Anna Bayle.</p><p>In an <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/models/g35853084/80s-supermodels/">article </a>released last March 25, the American magazine acknowledged Bayle&#x27;s title as &quot;Asia&#x27;s first supermodel&quot; and recalled her catwalk stints for Valentino, Christian Lacroix, and Oscar de la Renta.</p><p>It added that Bayle also &quot;graced countless magazine covers, including international editions of Harper&#x27;s Bazaar.&quot;</p><p>&quot;The fashion industry may be long behind her, but her legacy, her being the first Asian to reach the heights of her profession, continues to inspire today,&quot; the magazine said.</p><p>Harper&#x27;s Bazaar also shared a link to a 2007 Tatler Philippines article, which detailed Bayle&#x27;s beginnings as a premed scholar at University of the Philippines and a Miss World contestant. </p><p>After modeling, the Filipina model shifted gears by starting her own lipstick line and dabbling in journalism. </p><p>Aside from Bayle, other supermodels in the Harper&#x27;s Bazaar list include the likes of Inès de La Fressange, Elle Macpherson, Cristina Córdula, Brooke Shields, Christie Brinkley, Gia Carangi, and Janice Dickinson.</p><p><strong>Related video</strong>: </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1656309" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Harper's Bazaar has released a list of Top 20 supermodels in the '80s, and it includes the Philippines' Anna Bayle. </p>

Harper's Bazaar has released a list of Top 20 supermodels in the '80s, and it includes the Philippines' Anna Bayle.