Rachel Hunter throughout the ages.
Rachel Hunter's new series Tour of Beauty kicks off tonight on TV One and to mark the occasion, we've taken a tour of beauty through the archives of our own homegrown model.
The show follows Hunter as she investigates that eternal quest - how to stay young and healthy for as long as possible.
Although she looks fantastic at 45, here are a few flashbacks to the halcyon days of her early fame.
This advertisement for Tip Top's Trumpet ice cream was 15-year-old Rachel Hunter's first modelling job - and her TV ad for the sweet treat launched her career.
At the age of 16, Rachel Hunter modeled in the Benson and Hedges 1986 Fashion Design Awards at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington.
In this news segment from Top Half, Karen Sims reports on 16-year-old Hunter being offered a top modelling contract.
Eyewitness News reports on 17-year-old Hunter being signed to the prestigious Ford Modelling Agency in New York City.
In this picture, Hunter appears with her soon-to-be hubby Rod Stewart, after a Halloween party dinner at Stringfellows in New York City in 1990.
Rachel Hunter proves it takes a lot of mousse to get hair that big.
You probably wouldn't see a model endorsing carbs today, but here's Hunter with a loaf of delicious Vogel's bread.
Paul Holmes interviews Hunter - now a veteran model - about her support of New Zealand's Women's Refuge.
Rod Stewart gets a kiss from his then-wife Rachel Hunter at the traditional Derby Day meeting at Epsom racecourse, southeast of London. The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh were also amongst the racegoers.
Don't think we've forgotten Hunter's early foray into reality TV - her appearance on The Real Gilligan's Island was memorable, despite the girl from Glenfield not making it to the final.
In an episode of Intrepid Journeys, Hunter travelled with Sumatran locals from the once devastated region of Bandeh.
In 2012, Hunter tried her hand at judging when she signed on for New Zealand's Got Talent alongside Jason Kerrison and Ali Williams.
Proving she still loves toast, Hunter appeared on a promotional tour for Vogel's Cafe.
Most recently, Hunter appeared on TV One's Sunday program to discuss her new show, Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty.
• To see more of Rachel Hunter from the archives, check out TVNZ.
- nzherald.co.nz
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