Supermodels Who Accidentally Found Fame

Coco Rocha's unique, Old Hollywood-esque look sets her apart in today's modeling world. In a piece for BuzzFeed, Rocha wrote that when she was first approached at an Irish dance competition in Canada, she found the entire thing hysterical and described herself as "lanky." While she thought it was a joke, she did tell the man who approached her to go talk to her mom, whose response was a resounding "no." Rocha recalled her mother saying, "No, no way are you having my daughter model."

Eventually, though, Rocha, who was just 14 at the time, and her mother agreed to give it a try. After attending a modeling convention, Rocha was called back by every single agent in attendance. Since then, the supermodel's career has taken her all over the world, but she credits working with the photographer who made Naomi Campbell and Linda Evangelista with making her career, too.