Victoria's Secret model Elaine Irwin, 55, was an '80s pinup who wed John Mellencamp, see her now
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Victoria's Secret model Elaine Irwin was an 1980s pinup who landed Vogue magazine covers making her a top star alongside Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. The young looker also posed for splashy campaigns for Calvin Klein, Almay and Ralph Lauren for many years.
![[The young looker also posed for splashy campaigns for Calvin Klein, Almay and Ralph Lauren for many years. On the right she was on the Versace runway in 1992]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/93830965-14259433-The_young_looker_also_posed_for_splashy_campaigns_for_Calvin_Kle-m-49_1736266102472.jpg)
And the star from Pennsylvania became an international celebrity when she married Pink Houses hitmaker John Cougar Mellencamp, now 73, in 1992 when she was only 23-years-old. Together they had two children and moved to the countryside in Indiana where they could nest. But in 2011 the power couple divorced and Elaine was not seen much after that.
![[Her Cosmopolitan magazine covers; left is 1989 and right is 1991]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/15/93830967-14259433-On_the_cover_in_a_green_dress-a-38_1736265574217.jpg)
On Sunday the timeless icon came out of hiding as she attended the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. The red carpet star looked youthful in a gold halter dress as she mingled with Molly Sims, and sisters Sara and Erin Foster. See how incredible she looks now.
![[Elaine appeared on many covers of Vogue magazine]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/16/93830973-14259433-Elaine_appeared_on_many_covers_of_Vogue_magazine-m-41_1736265912807.jpg)
Victoria's Secret model Elaine Irwin was an 1980s pinup who landed magazine covers making her a top star alongside Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. The young looker also posed for splashy campaigns for Calvin Klein, Almay and Ralph Lauren for many years. On the right she was on the Versace runway in 1992.
![[She was on the cover of Vogue with Cindy Crawford and Christy Turlington. She said of the cover: 'I remember this day so well, although at that time, had no idea I would later look back with such pride and gratitude for having been a part of it']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/15/93830997-14259433-image-a-36_1736264855360.jpg)
Her climb to the top of the modeling world came at a young age. The nearly 6ft tall head-turner was born in Pennsylvania but left for the big city at 16 for her modeling career. After her photo appeared in Seventeen magazine in 1985, she became an 'it' girl.
![[In Calvin Klein underwear when she was in her 20s]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/07/15/93830987-14259433-image-a-34_1736264847403.jpg)
