The 50 Most Embarrassing Model Fails

Yes, they're hot, but these models prove that no one is too pretty to fail.

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Written by Niki Blasina (@ahautemess)

It’s that time of year again: Mercedes Benz Fashion Week has officially begun, and New York City is abuzz with people from around the globe here to see the Fall/Winter 2012 collections from some of the best designers in the fashion industry. If you’re in New York, you may have also noticed the influx of models in the city — if not, they're the ones that look like stripper poles: tall, skinny and exhausted.

This exhaustion is natural, because modeling is not as easy as it looks, given the complicated garments, enormous shoes, and hundreds of judgmental eyes watching your every move under bright, blinding lights. Even though we tend to look at these perfect specimens like they’re not actually human, they are. And they fail just like the rest of us. So what better way to kick of Fashion Week than to honor those who may be the hardest working people during this week-long shitshow? These are The 50 Most Embarrassing Model Fails.

50. The Original Model Fail

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49. The Victoria's Secret Angel that Prefers to go Braless

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48. She Eats Chicken, duh.

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47. Adam Senn Dates Lindsay Lohan

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46. This Model Gives Good Face

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45. Cindy Crawford's Acting Debut in “Fair Game”

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44. Linda Evangelista, Anti-Age Cream Spokesmodel and Friend of Botox

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43. Tyson Beckford Probably Can't Turn Left

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42. Carolyn Murphy's Sex Tape Scandal

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41. Niki Taylor Fires Herself on the Last Season of Celebrity Apprentice

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40. Fillipa Hamilton vs. Ralph Lauren

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39. Michael Bergin's Revealing Book About Affair with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

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38. Milla Jovovich: Male Models are Embarrassing

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37. Carrie Bradshaw as Fashion Roadkill

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36. Sore Loser Gisele Blasts the Pats After Super Bowl Loss

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35. I see London, I see France, I can see Yasmin Le Bon's Underpants

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34. Gisele Bundchen ”Bangs” Tom Brady

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33. Christie Brinkley Plays Roxie Hart in Chicago

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32. Gisele Power Trips with Tom Brady's Baby Momma

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31. Kamilia Wawrzynia Fetched a Pail of Water

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30. Whitney Port Falls Down Stairs Modeling Hilary Swank's Oscar Gown

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29. Tiiu Kuik Belly-flops at Oscar de la Renta

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28. Ornelia Edwards Has a Wardrobe Malfunction Leaving Little to the Imagination

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27. Elizabeth Hurley is OK with Sharing

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26. Naomi Campbell's Fashion For (Comic) Relief Show

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25. Tyra Banks Tests and Tortures her ANTM Contestants

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24. When Models go to The Met Ball

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23. Miss Universe and the Moon

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22. Janice Dickinson: The (Self-Proclaimed) World's First Supermodel

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21. Crystal Renn Goes on the Photoshop Diet

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20. Milana Bogolepova Fails Drunk and Pantsless

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19. Naomi Campbell Would Rather Wear Fur, Naked

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18. Erin Wasson's Golden Globes Dress

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17. Giselle Can't Stop Saying Dumb Things About Babies

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16. There's a Reason Why Carmen Electra was not a Runway Model

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15. Heidi Klum Would've Looked Better from Far Far Away

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14. Introducing CATBAIL

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13. A Model with an Itch that needs Scratching

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12. From Feud, to Frenemies, to Friends: It's Naomi Campbell and Tyra Banks!

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11. Angela Lindvall Can't Remember Pharrell Williams' Name

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10. The Tyra Banks Show

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9. Burberry's Rookie Model Closes Show Minus Shoe and Dignity

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8. You Don't Have to Fall to Have a Runway Fail

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7. Fashion Show in Charleston is a Smash… Through the Runway

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6. Male Model Andrej Pejic Makes FHM's Sexiest Women List

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5. Jessica Stam's Face Eats Runway

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4. “Kiss my fat ass!” – Tyra Banks, 2006

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3. Model vs. Giant Pendulum. Pendulum Wins.

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2. Introducing Cocaine Kate and Pete Doperty!

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1. Naomi Campbell's Phone Etiquette

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