August 11, 2006
Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson care about weird things
Heidi Klum and Elle Macpherson are in a strange supermodel battle over who gets to be called "The Body." Elle has been known as "The Body" since a Time magazine article in 1986 called her so, but this week Klum has been ad campaigning for Victoria's Secre'st new bra and says in a commercial: "They call me The Body - and now I have a bra named after me."
"We saw that and were like, Oh my god!" Elle Macpherson Intimates spokeswoman Melissa Edwards told Lowdown yesterday. "We were initially flabbergasted." Now it's a battle of the supermodel moguls — Macpherson, the 42-year-old, 6-foot Aussie mother of two, against Klum, the 33-year-old, 5-foot-9 mother of two (with one on the way). Elle's flack, Edwards, invoked the 1986 Time cover and added: "We have numerous press clippings in the office referring to her as 'The Body.' Everything from Harper's Bazaar to Vogue to the recent Sports Illustrated calls her that. In terms of public record, that name belongs to Elle."
If you look this good at 42 then you deserve to be called whatever the hell you want. The Body? Sure, whatever. Princess Mimi of the Galactic Federation? Why not? You've earned it.
More NSFW pictures of Elle hanging out topless in the Caribbean after the jump.








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Comments
1. Posted by Sarah-Jean on August 11, 2006 02:34 PM
Heidi Klum IS The Body! God, just take a look at her! Nobody beats Heidi Klum. Nobody.
2. Posted by yasmin3000y on August 11, 2006 02:35 PM
2nd bitches now im gonna go and read the article
3. Posted by Sierra on August 11, 2006 02:35 PM
Heidi Klum definitely has the better body.. but Elle is 9 years older, so they're kind of equal =p
4. Posted by Jedi Kevin on August 11, 2006 02:35 PM
Heidi Klum can call herself "Das Booty"
5. Posted by jrzmommy on August 11, 2006 02:36 PM
Elle is gorgeous. GORGEOUS! The original. The one and only. Eat your heart out Heidi.
6. Posted by jrzmommy on August 11, 2006 02:38 PM
but I wonder how Jesse Ventura feels about this???
7. Posted by frangly on August 11, 2006 02:41 PM
Elle's kind of...lacking curves, if you ask me. No waist, no butt, not much boobage.
8. Posted by AmericanMcKrout on August 11, 2006 02:41 PM
Definitely no silicone- very classy. Kinda makes me feel like goin' lesbian- for one day, at least!
9. Posted by RichPort on August 11, 2006 02:41 PM
The Body???? There can be no "the body" without "the ASS"!!!! This protein deprived vomit addicts need to eat some Spanish food, something to get the junk back in the trunk. Sorry, I don't see it. Gimme J-Ho or even Jessica Biel any day of the week over these two giant size 2's...
10. Posted by yasmin3000y on August 11, 2006 02:41 PM
its all Elle, shes the best, hottest, shes jus hott, hott, hott, oh and shes hott
11. Posted by yasmin3000y on August 11, 2006 02:42 PM
shes hott
12. Posted by SoftBlueGlow on August 11, 2006 02:42 PM
Wait...
Wait...
Wait...!
I thought I aws "the body"?
http://www.VeryLiberating.com
13. Posted by RichPort on August 11, 2006 02:42 PM
#6 HA!!!!!
14. Posted by bigponie on August 11, 2006 02:45 PM
I look at these women and I know there is a God.
15. Posted by Spunkbubble on J. Alba's chest on August 11, 2006 02:51 PM
I'm sorry but I can't get over the fact that Seal sprayed his love juice all up inside her. That would be a great porno tape though. It would we found at one of those sites named "Butt Ugly Guys Pork Supermodel Girls For YOUR pleasure!"
16. Posted by jrzmommy on August 11, 2006 02:55 PM
Must be the day of cat fights among famous chicks. Reese Witherspoon apparently has said (about Jessic Simpson) "Creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, 'I'm stupid, isn't it cute?' makes me want to throw daggers."
17. Posted by RichPort on August 11, 2006 03:02 PM
#15
That's because those German chicks don't let silly little things like racism, attractiveness, or personal hygiene get in the way of attaining the biggest straw for the ol' juicebox. Planning my trip to Germany as we speak...
18. Posted by This is a Rock 'n Roll Takeover on August 11, 2006 03:02 PM
It's just a fucking ad campaign! Klum didn't write it herself...and for the record, my boyfriend's mom is a former model who is now 43, looks 22 and better than both of those bitches.
19. Posted by jrzmommy on August 11, 2006 03:05 PM
18: so that would make you......12? Why aren't you at daycamp?
20. Posted by LL on August 11, 2006 03:06 PM
Dammit, I was gonna do the Jesse Ventura bit. Oh well, good one, jrzmommy.
I think Elle and Heidi should fight to the death. The giant Australian vs. the giant German. Pay-per-view. Think about it. It would be like Godzilla vs. Mothra, only with hot chicks. I mean, if Elle's gonna make such a big freakin deal over it, just settle it like women instead of boring us with the bitchy back-and-forth. Two bitches go in, one comes out.
As for odds, really, I don't know. Elle's 10 years older, but she looks like she's still in awfully good shape, plus she's got 3 inches on Heidi. But... Heidi's younger and she's been spending the last three years gestating and giving birth, which can make you mean. But Elle's probably approaching menopause, so that makes you even meaner. Australians love a good brawl, but Germans can be vicious and sneaky. I don't know, man, I think it's running even right now. I can't handicap properly without all the info.
21. Posted by ImSuicidal on August 11, 2006 03:23 PM
@6 - Great!!!
@15 - I wanted to do a, "but Klum is married to Justin Igger"- Thanks a fucking lot!
#18 - Send us a picture (of your boyfriends MILF) preferably nekkid!!!
22. Posted by nc72 on August 11, 2006 03:48 PM
All this time and still so oh fine!
http://www.exposay.com/elle-macpherson-serpentine-gallery-summer-party-2006/p/3320/16/
23. Posted by andrewthezeppo on August 11, 2006 03:48 PM
Elle is "The Body" she's been called that for years. And while I love Heidi and think she's very cute and sweet and sexy, her hips are too damn big to be called "the body" Heidi is "the boobs" Elle is "the body"
24. Posted by Sarah-Jean on August 11, 2006 04:00 PM
I think Heidi has a way better body.
I think it's arrogant of Elle to complain about such a petty little thing.
25. Posted by la on August 11, 2006 04:00 PM
Isn't Jesse Ventura "The Body?"
26. Posted by UNWASHEDMASSES on August 11, 2006 04:02 PM
Isn't Elle also known as "Smelly Elle" because she reportedly has bad b.o.? I don't expect she'll litigate if someone wants to take that moniker.
27. Posted by Binky on August 11, 2006 04:07 PM
I think I'm getting a cataract that spells out Splash News.
28. Posted by LadybugDoes on August 11, 2006 04:13 PM
Who cares about this....We should be talking about why I cant take deoderant on the plane anymore!
29. Posted by oshkoshb-goshdammgosh on August 11, 2006 04:13 PM
They can go on and fight it out in a big vat of baby oil.
30. Posted by Sodomy_is_for_Girls on August 11, 2006 04:17 PM
Man, it's been so long since I've read/posted, it took me until post 27 to recognize a name.
Anyone who has ever seen the pic of Elle in the '86 SI swimsuit thing with the bamboo and black top knows who reigns supreme.
What happened here?
My puter had more viruses than a tiujana free clinic...
31. Posted by yuckyfresh on August 11, 2006 04:28 PM
dude, post some naked pictures of heidi so we can do a real comparison!! are we losing scientific integrity here on the sf???
32. Posted by oshkoshb-goshdammgosh on August 11, 2006 04:28 PM
Hey, Sodomy_is_for_Girls, this site has been taken over by 14 year old British girls. All the cool kids went to a cool website that I can't access from work. They left me behind to die in the trenches with the faggy British kids. Forest Gump would never do that. They should try to be more like Forest Gump.
33. Posted by decal1028 on August 11, 2006 04:28 PM
It's Elle all the way, and that's it for my boring post. Go away Heidi.
34. Posted by Sodomy_is_for_Girls on August 11, 2006 04:34 PM
Osh, I've got your back.
Did you ever try my recipe for fruit roll-ups?
The whole oral sex thing?
Heidi Klum.
(I don't know how strict Edna made them about staying on topic...)
There's nothing wrong wtih 14-year old British girls...
Unless you get caught...
35. Posted by Glory and Gore on August 11, 2006 04:39 PM
Clearly Princess Mimi of the Galactic Federation has precedence.
36. Posted by herbiefrog on August 11, 2006 04:40 PM
#all i'm amazed that 35 of you have bothered to comment on this thread
37. Posted by BoredStiff on August 11, 2006 04:45 PM
I'm amazed that all 36 of you have bothered to comment on this thread...SCLTC!!!!
38. Posted by oshkoshb-goshdammgosh on August 11, 2006 04:46 PM
Sodomy, one day I came home from work with a bag full of pastrami and peanut butter, and my panties all full of horny, and he asked me if we were having pastrami and peanut butter for dinner. So I let him watch football as I forlornly scrubbed the horny out of my panties, although it left a stain - just like the stain on my heart.
39. Posted by pop on August 11, 2006 05:10 PM
joe simpson is the body in my mind!! or maybe it's that he covets his daughter's bodies...i'm confused..WWJD??
http://popculturepundit.blogspot.com/
40. Posted by jennah on August 11, 2006 05:14 PM
elle lost all credibility as THE BODY when she showed off her sagging little tits. TEAM HEIDI.
41. Posted by Spindoc on August 11, 2006 05:14 PM
Didn't Jesse "The Body" Ventura take that name years before when he was a wrestler? Or maybe he gave that name to Elle to get her to give him a hummer one night after an all night coke binge at Danceteria.
42. Posted by ae1986 on August 11, 2006 05:34 PM
TEAM HEIDI
43. Posted by HolisticWisdomcom on August 11, 2006 05:35 PM
After two kids anyone that looks like that can be called The Body.
http://www.holisticwisdom.com
44. Posted by Tom Cruise = Cult Puppet on August 11, 2006 05:52 PM
TEAM BEYONCE. Neither one of those white girls have anything on her.
45. Posted by Praz on August 11, 2006 05:55 PM
Is "The Body" owned as a trademark, by either of these models? No? Then what about "Shut The Hell Up You Cunts" TM.
46. Posted by BoredStiff on August 11, 2006 06:26 PM
So,,, that's it? this is what we are left with going into the weekend? (depressing)
SCLTC!!!!!!
47. Posted by whodatiz on August 11, 2006 06:52 PM
I don't know, man...
she seems more of "lack of body" to me...where's the tiny waist? where's the firm round ass? Sure Beyonce's got a little too much body, but come on. This is getting ridiculous.
48. Posted by ElatedPornStar on August 11, 2006 07:40 PM
Where's Donald Trump when you need him?
49. Posted by Ivana Mandalay on August 11, 2006 08:02 PM
What the fuck does Donald Trump have to do with this?
Thanks for ruining my girly wood.
50. Posted by This is a Rock 'n Roll Takeover on August 11, 2006 08:25 PM
#19...wow that's funny, cuz i just so happen to be a year and half older than my man, whose mom is older than mine. I'm 20, not 12. Not everyone waits til they're about to go through menopause to have kids.
51. Posted by Binky on August 11, 2006 11:41 PM
Oh.. oh . Seem to be recognized by Sodomy #30.
Bummer.
Better put the shades back on, lay low 4 a while and get my ass out of here.
52. Posted by mela on August 12, 2006 12:26 AM
Elle needs to edit her so-called 'name' to 'The Body, Sans Butt'.
53. Posted by hercjm on August 12, 2006 01:16 AM
According to Wikipedia -
The Body can refer to multiple topics:
The Body is a short story written by Stephen King.
The Body is also a bestselling book on human biology, written by Anthony Smith.
The Body is a 1949 novel by William Sansom.
The Body is also the title of the 1983 book by Richard Sapir which was made into:
The Body a 1991 a film starring Antonio Banderas.
The Body is also a nickname given to the Australian model Elle Macpherson
The Body is also a nickname given professional wrestler/actor/politician Jesse Ventura.
The Body is also the name of a two-piece stoner metal band originally from Little Rock, Arkansas.
The Body is also the name of the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
I see nothing about Heidi Klum. Case closed. All hail the mighty Wiki!!
54. Posted by Rosemary on August 12, 2006 01:56 AM
I've always heard Heidi Klum referred to as 'the Body.' This was the first time I'd ever heard anyone call Elle MacPherson that.
#23, "The Body", I'm sure, refers to a woman's body. Women have hips. Therefore, a model famous for a body without hips should probably be called "the Little Boy."
55. Posted by diamondprynzez on August 12, 2006 03:12 AM
#4
She would actually call herself "der Korper"
56. Posted by Grope For Luna on August 12, 2006 04:49 AM
Heidi has big stinky feet.
And big greasy sausage toes.
57. Posted by amhi on August 12, 2006 06:58 AM
If Heidi can look like that after two kids (and she's currently pregnant with the third) then what exactly are the implications for Britney?
58. Posted by amhi on August 12, 2006 07:00 AM
I meant Elle.
59. Posted by gailmariecat on August 12, 2006 08:30 AM
Good point Rosemary. Shouldn't the women that model women's clothes look like women? Let the Little Boys model kids clothes.
Elle is channeling Teri Hatcher in these photos.
60. Posted by Aristotrash on August 12, 2006 11:00 AM
Before all of this started, I thought Giselle Bundchen was "The Body." Maybe it's sort of a generic nickname for the Victoria Secret girls.
61. Posted by Gogo on August 12, 2006 11:20 AM
I have only ever heard of Elle being refered to as "The Body" and never Heidi Klum. Elle even has it as part of her brandname on her products and has for years. Probably the main reason why Elle and her business associates are so angry about this.
Anyway, Wikipedia confirms it. Elle is the one officially noted as The Body. Heidi needs to shut the fuck up.
62. Posted by Do Freebird on August 12, 2006 11:44 AM
Only one "The Body"
* Ventura looked great in rhinestones.
* Ventura worked with Gorilla Monsoon.
* Ventura defined the class of wearing a feathered boa.
* Ventura made Hulk Hogan look like he was actually a wrestler.
* Of the three, Ventura has had the least amount of body work.
All hail the Body himself, Jesse Ventura.
Wannabe bitches.
But I'd still nail either one in a heartbeat.
63. Posted by CraigC on August 12, 2006 01:04 PM
Haaaaaaaaaaa, #4. I should have quit reading this thread after that one.
64. Posted by Tova on August 12, 2006 01:21 PM
@54 and 59- I'm sure skinny women take offense to the fact that you think they are not "real" women. Elle looks healthy and beautiful to me!
65. Posted by Sassy on August 12, 2006 03:38 PM
They can both feck off. Yawn. Put them in a giant vat of jello and let them fight for the title.
66. Posted by Justin Igger on August 12, 2006 05:55 PM
she may be married to seal but in all seriousness she's just married to Justin Igger!
67. Posted by ffordegroupie on August 12, 2006 09:40 PM
Would people PLEASE stop talking about wikipedia? It's useful, but if people can adjust the contents and change stuff, it's hardly official or conclusive. All it takes is a bit of adjustment and bingo, Heidi is the Body too!
As they've pointed out, it's a nickname for more than one person, including a pro wrestler.
Seriously, Elle's career seems to be in the dumps now, while Heidi's is hot. Elle is probably about to create a reality show or something, and needs some quick publicity. Next she'll be suing mystery writers for repeatedly talking about "the body" without mentioning her.
Reminds me of the ultra whiny ex-sex-symbol Bardot suing a French water company, because they dared to use the French word "bebe."
68. Posted by 18000rpm on August 13, 2006 12:05 AM
Are you guys crazy?? Heidi's body is friggin weird. Don't believe me?
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d186/mqutt/Victorias%20Secret/vs2005-heidi-klum-06.jpg
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d186/mqutt/Victorias%20Secret/vs2005-heidi-klum-01.jpg
"Child-bearing" is the only way I can describe them.
http://www.qwuiki.com
69. Posted by mercedes215 on August 14, 2006 06:39 AM
This is for all the stupid bitches who have wrote that Elle has the body of a 'little boy'. Are you f*cking mental?? It is completely obvious that whoever wrote that is a 350 lb trailor trash whore that has nothing better to do that bag out beautful women. Elle is gorgeous. Thats why she's a supermodel and you are just some jealous bitch sitting at her computer hating on the beautiful people. Thin tall women are hot. Live with it or go on a diet. But stop pretending like it doesnt look good.
70. Posted by alaskanchicsickle on August 14, 2006 10:31 AM
@68 how dare you mercedes, I'm not 350, I cut down on the cheetos and beer and now I'm down to a svelte 299. I'm dead sexay!
71. Posted by kara on August 14, 2006 11:18 AM
There was already an "Irma The Body" in the 50s anyway:
http://home.hiram.edu/osa/phigams/IrmaFace.jpg
72. Posted by RichPort on August 14, 2006 11:27 AM
I prefer it when a woman has enough weight on her that you can't see the shape of whatever she swallows as it travels down her esophagus and into her belly. But that's just me.
73. Posted by R7Angelica on August 14, 2006 01:54 PM
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Jamie Lee Curtis "The Body?" I'm pretty sure she was so-named before any supermodel.
74. Posted by kandyk0119 on August 14, 2006 02:49 PM
She has definitely had those nipples lifted!
75. Posted by Rayo on August 14, 2006 04:59 PM
this cannot possibly be 'the body'
76. Posted by pagebetty on August 16, 2006 11:46 AM
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======== 42 years old? She looks wonderful!