Estee Lauder has claimed one of the world’s top models as its next big brand ambassador, signing Stephanie Seymour.

Seymour has been one of the top models in the world for the last two decades. Born in San Diego, she received her first break in modeling after appearing on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine. Since then, she has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers such as Interview, Vogue (American, British, French, Italian, German, and Spanish), Elle, GQ, V Magazine, Numиro, Harper’s Bazaar & Cosmopolitan. Stephanie’s image has been captured by the fashion industry’s leading photographers, including Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Steven Meisel, Tom Munro, Terry Richardson, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, MarioTestino, Juergen Teller, Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin and the late, legendary Richard Avedon.

Stephanie is the longtime muse of the influential designer, Azzedine Alaïa, and has also represented the world’s top design houses in countless advertising campaigns, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Versace, Marc Jacobs, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, Salvatore Ferragamo and Jason Wu.

“Stephanie is the ultimate modern beauty icon,” said Jane Hertzmark Hudis, global brand president, Estée Lauder. “Beautiful and accomplished in fashion, entertainment and in life, I am thrilled to welcome her to Estée Lauder.”

“I am honored to be part of the Estée Lauder family,” said Stephanie Seymour. “As a young girl my mother had a dream for me and that was to be an Estée Lauder model. So this is truly a dream fulfilled.”