I don't miss the supermodel era (does anyone, really?!), and I don't have a problem with today's ever changing stream of newbies. Girls that get a few good runway seasons, maybe a campaign or two, and then disappear. Hasn't it "always" been like that, new girls come and go, and only a handful actually get anywhere? There are still a few, who, against all odds, manage to establish themselves at the top. It's all fine by me.

The supermodels still ruling the campaign bookings appears to have more to do with the trend of using celebrities for advertising. There will never be a new generation of supermodels again, for about a million reasons, so the choice is between casting an actress/artist, or one of the few household name models of yesterday.

I most definitely don't think the current top models, the girls booking campaigns season after season, are any better, or more striking/interesting/whatever, than the newest standouts like Ali and Karlie. Quite the opposite in many cases. It's not the girls that are different or lacking, these are just different times. I'm not sure we'll even see real top models (à la Natalia or Daria) ever again...