Words like "legend" and "visionary" are often overused--especially in the fashion world. But both would accurately describe modeling agent John Casablancas, who died Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil of cancer, the New York Times is reporting. He was 70. If the glamorous supermodel era of the '80s and '90s could be attributed to one person, it would be Casablancas. But his career was shrouded in almost as much controversy as it was glamor.

Last week we told you about the new documentary About Face, directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and featuring models of a certain age--including

Modeling has always been a profession that elicits curiosity and courts controversy. A new documentary, called About Face, is going to give us a glimpse into the experiences of a group of supermodels from the 70s and 80s, and it sure doesn't sound like it's going to be pretty. The film, which premieres at Sundance in January, will be available to the masses on HBO in the summer, WWD is reporting. The movie is definitely not a shiny, happy portrayal of modeling. Vanity Fair photog Timothy Greeenfield-Sanders shot the film to take a look at the "models as survivors, blessed with beauty, yet condemned by society's less-than-tolerant view of aging and its relentless celebration of youth."

We’re sure that when cavemen banged out rhythms on old animal skulls, all the most gorgeous cave girls immediately came running. While musicians have never had a hard time picking up women, it's safe to say MTV made it easier for them. The era of the model/musician relationship bloomed during the MTV era--models and musicians were frequently thrown together during video shoots, which was a job that hadn't existed for models before. MTV just turned 30, and to honor the music channel which helped to give musicians faces and personalities, here’s our roundup of the 30 best (and strangest) model/musician pairings through the years.

"[T]he one guarantee that you will never make it as a model is to go on [America's Next Top Model]," Paulina Porizkova, former ANTM judge, dishes to t