Supermodels and their cars

Australian supermodel-turned-businesswoman Elle Macpherson, best known for her record five Sports Illustrated swimsuit-issue covers, shows off her penchant for timeless British style by tooling around London in her vintage Aston Martin DB5 convertible, the same drop-top classic owned by Prince Charles. She also has a Jaguar XJ and, showing her taste for Italian style, a cherry-red Fiat 500 convertible.

• Macpherson is not the only celeb to drive a classic ...
• ... or the only one who goes topless

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One of the highest-paid supermodels in the world, with an estimated annual income of $35 million, Adriana Lima can easily afford the Porsche Panamera she bought as a gift for her Croatian NBA basketball-player hubby, Marko Jaric. But even with money to spare, she wisely leaves the Panamera at home when rolling in the mean streets of Manhattan, where she was caught by the paparazzi in this urban getaway-mobile, a late-model Range Rover.

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True to her Texas roots, Amber Heard loves American muscle cars. Her current ride: this vintage 1968 Ford Mustang. Originally cherry red, the car is now sporting a subtle gray hue, probably to avoid another heist, since the vehicle has been stolen many times. The up-and-coming actress, featured in "The Rum Diary" beside Johnny Depp, can be seen next in "Machete Kills" and "Paranoia," both to be released in 2013.

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Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli, who was voted No. 1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list of 2012, drives a Fiat 500, a decidedly understated ride for a head-turner who has courted controversy throughout her career. This draft-dodging damsel avoided Israel's mandatory military service by marrying a family friend and later divorcing him, claiming that celebrities have "other needs." Later, her bikini-clad body caused an uproar after a likeness of it was painted on the side of a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737.

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Maybe it's a good thing that Claudia Schiffer and her 3-month-old son were riding in a Range Rover and not her Prius when they crashed with another vehicle in May 2003 in London. The global fashion icon has been compared to Brigitte Bardot because she awes men and women alike with her beauty. The famous Savile Row tailor Carlo Brandelli customized a Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano using Schiffer as his muse.

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Another sizzling-hot Brazilian fashion model with a thing for luxury SUVs, soon-to-be-mom-again Gisele Bündchen relies on her BMW X5 to cart her growing family around, including her young son and a stepson from her marriage to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. She and her baby bump were seen in Boston in August loading kids and luggage into Brady's Range Rover, leaving hubby behind at the Patriots' training camp.

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Even though her marriage to singer Seal has recently gone kaput, German model and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum's love affair with the Volkswagen brand will likely endure. As "brand ambassadors" for Volkswagen Group, the ex-couple reportedly had a garage full of vehicles from the company's extensive lineup, including an Audi Q7 and a VW Tiguan, hard- and soft-top versions of the new Beetle and a vintage Beetle convertible. But Klum's favorite? This white Bentley Continental GT convertible.

• Klum isn't the only celeb who goes topless.
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This self-proclaimed "original" supermodel from the 1970s and 1980s is better known these days as the cringe-worthy, insult-throwing judge of "America's Next Top Model." The paparazzi recently captured her curbside in Los Angeles alongside her black BMW 3-Series after she locked herself out of the car.

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Kate Moss, who rose to supermodel popularity in the early 1990s with her waifish, heroin-chic look, enjoys a spin in her diminutive MG Midget Mk III. She also owns a pink Range Rover, a Porsche Panamera, a VW Beetle, a pink scooter and Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.

• Moss loves to go topless, too.
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This Brazilian beauty is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the lingerie company's Pink line, which means she should probably upgrade her black Range Rover for a limited-edition, Victoria Beckham-designed Land Rover Evoque that comes with rose-gold-plated metal interior appointments and mohair floormats.

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This Australian model, socialite and television personality whose new Aussie reality show, "Being Lara Bingle," is sputtering in ratings, seems to create lots of made-for-TV drama behind the wheel. The 25-year-old retrieved her Aston Martin from a local teen who had taken it for a joy ride on New Year's Eve 2009, and then her license was revoked after she hit a motorcyclist and didn't appear at a court date in 2012.

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This English model-cum-actress moved to Hollywood for her role as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." Originally known as a Victoria's Secret Angel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was recently seen filling up the back of this black Audi S5 convertible with picnic goodies to take to the beach with her boyfriend, British actor Jason Statham. Audi has scored a big unintentional endorsement from this hot Hollywood couple; Statham drives an Audi A8.

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Miranda Kerr is another Victoria's Secret Angel with a penchant for Audis; her A8 is considered the family car. That's because Kerr is married to actor Orlando Bloom, with whom she has an 18-month-old son named Flynn.

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For more information on the vehicles in this slideshow, click the links below:

-Land Rover Range Rover
-Fiat 500
-Toyota Prius
-BMW X5
-Bentley Continental GT
-BMW 3-Series
-Aston Martin V8 Vantage
-Audi S5
-A8

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Doug Newcomb has been writing about automotive-related topics since 1988. His work has appeared in Consumers Digest, Road & Track, Rolling Stone, Men's Journal and many other publications. His book, Car Audio for Dummies, is available from Wiley Publishing.

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