Carol Alt (born December 1, 1960 in East Williston, Long Island, New York) is an American supermodel. December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... East Williston is a village located in Nassau County, New York. ... This article is about Long Island in New York State. ... A supermodel is a highly paid fashion model in an elite group with a worldwide reputation. ...

Alt's first big break in modeling in 1980, when she was featured on the cover of Harper's Bazaar magazine, but she gained real fame in 1982 when she was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has also been a consultant with the "Le Mirador" skin-care line. Alt was one of the first models to parlay fame in that area into success in other areas, such as acting, launching product lines, and book writing, paving the way for the more recent models to do so, such as Kathy Ireland. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Harpers Bazaar is a world-renowned fashion magazine. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Caroline Murphy is on the cover of the 2005 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Veronica Varekova graces the cover of the 2004 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. ... Ireland on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Kathy Ireland (born March 20, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American supermodel, actress, author, and entrepreneur. ...

In 1983 she married Ron Greschner, a professional ice hockey player with the New York Rangers. They divorced in 1996 and she remarried in 2002 to Russian-born Alexei Yashin, also an ice hockey player with the New York Islanders and a man thirteen years her junior. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The New York Rangers (NYR) are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in New York City, New York. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Varangian dynasty lasted several centuries, during which they affiliated with the Byzantine, or Orthodox church and moved the capital to Kiev in 1169 A.D. In this era the term Rhos, or Russ, first came to be applied to the Varangians and later also to the Slavs who peopled... Alexei Yashin (Алексей Яшин; also transliterated as Aleksej Jašin) is a hockey player, born in Sverdlovsk, USSR, now Yekaterinburg, Russia, in 1973. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... The New York Islanders are a National Hockey League (NHL) team based in Uniondale, New York. ...

Since 1986 she has been one of the leads in a variety of movies; mostly Italian, but one of her most recent starring roles was in the Canadian movie Snakehead Terror. Her TV guest roles include a voice role in the "Peggy's Pageant Fever" episode of King of the Hill, first broadcast November 10, 1998. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... This article is about the King of the Hill TV series. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Alt also has written a book, Eating In The Raw: A Beginner's Guide To Getting Slimmer, Feeling Healthier, And Looking Younger the Raw-food Way, promoting eating only raw foods.

She placed #5 on askmen.com's list of "Top 10 Supermodels Of All Time", losing only to Kathy Ireland, Christie Brinkley, Gisele Bundchen, and Cindy Crawford. Ireland on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Kathy Ireland (born March 20, 1963 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American supermodel, actress, author, and entrepreneur. ... Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, 1980 Christie Brinkley (born 2 February 1954) is a American supermodel. ... Gisele Bündchen Gisele Caroline Bündchen, often simply known as Gisele, was born on July 20, 1980 in Três de Maio, near Horizontina, Rio Grande do Sul, in southern Brazil. ... Cindy Crawford on the cover of Playboy, July 1988 Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American supermodel and actress. ...

Trivia

• Alt's supermodel status is questioned by Howard Stern Radio Show personality Fred Norris. Norris contends, quite vigorously, that Alt is not a supermodel. This has led to many humorous moments for the show, usually coinciding with Carol Alt's appearances.

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References

Ragan, David (1992). Who's Who in Hollywood, New York, NY: Facts on File. ISBN 0-8160-2011-6.

External links

• Carol Alt's profile in the FMD-database
• Carol Alt at the Internet Movie Database
• E! Online profile