Cindy Crawford clarifies 'retiring' reports: 'I'm not making any final statements'
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Your support makes all the difference.Cindy Crawford has hastily stepped in to clarify reports she is retiring from modelling after turning 50.
As one of the original supermodels, the 49-year-old sent the fashion world into a frenzy after telling United Airlines's Rhapsody magazine she would probably have her photo taken over the next 10 years, but "not as a model anymore".
“And that's okay," she added. "I've done it. I've worked with all these incredible photographers. What else do I need to do? I can't keep reinventing myself. I shouldn't have to keep proving myself. I don't want to.”
Her comments prompted speculation that Crawford was announcing her retirement from modelling, something she was keen to clarify on Monday.
Instead, she said she would be shifting her focus to other projects outside of modelling, but insisted this was not the official confirmation her modelling career is drawing to a close.
“Every year, I tell my kids I'm retiring," she wrote on Instagram. "It's a running joke in our family. And yet every year, opportunities pop up that really excite me. While it's true that I'm eager to shift my focus a bit to concentrate on my businesses, friends and family — I'm not making any final statements (not all headlines tell the whole story!).
“I have loved being part of the fashion industry for the past 30 years — and if that time has taught me anything, it's this: never say never. Thanks for all the support, I'm so excited for what 2016 holds!”
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