'Prickly' Elle Macpherson branded a control freak

SYDNEY - The Body has rubbed an Australian business magazine the wrong way.

Supermodel Elle Macpherson is on the cover of this week's issue of BRW, which contains a story about how she created her A$120 million (NZ$150 million) business empire.

But it seems the 45-year-old's behaviour was less than model-like at times during her BRW interview.

The magazine said Macpherson could be beautifully charming but also "controlling and prickly", yelling at her staff and only approving certain photos for use.

"During her sit down with BRW, Macpherson insisted on scrolling through the images captured by BRW's photographer saying 'yes, no, no, yes' as she checked the screen on the camera," BRW said in a media release.

"When a question made her uncomfortable, she had no qualms about shouting at her minders to keep quiet so she could concentrate."

Macpherson refused to disclose how much she was worth, and told the magazine she credits her "vision and balls" for her success.

- AAP