Carol Alt

About

Carol Ann Alt (born December 1, 1961) is an American model and actress.

Alt was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, the daughter of Muriel, an airline employee and model, and Anthony Alt, a battalion chief from the 18th Battalion (South Bronx) of the New York City Fire Department. She was noticed waiting tables in East Williston, Long Island, and decided at age 18 to try modeling as a summer job to save money for college. She is the third of four children. She has an older brother, Anthony Jr. (1955–2005), an older sister, Karen, and a younger sister, Christine. Alt’s maternal grandparents were German immigrants, while her paternal grandmother was Irish.

Alt’s first big break in modeling was in 1979, when she was featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. However, she garnered publicity in 1982 when she featured on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover. During the 1980s, she appeared on over 500 magazine covers, becoming one of the most famous models of her era, attaining supermodel status. Alt graced the covers of Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue UK, Mademoiselle, Elle and Cosmopolitan. She was referred to as The Face by Life Magazine…