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    14 Real Housewives' Modeling Photos Of Yore

    You know how these women are always talking about their "modeling days"? Here's a handy compendium of the work they're referring to.

    James Lim
    by James Lim

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    1. Cynthia Bailey (Atlanta) then:

    thebaileyagencyschooloffashion.com / Via thebaileyagencyschooloffashion.com

    August, 2002.

    Cynthia Bailey now:

    Getty Images

    March, 2013.

    2. Kenya Moore (Atlanta) then:

    cdn.straightfromthea.com

    Smooth cover girl, 2005.

    Via ebay.com

    Black Men cover, November 1999.

    Kenya Moore now:

    WireImage

    March 2013.

    3. Brandi Glanville (Beverly Hills) then:

    Via starcasm.net
    Via starcasm.net
    Via starcasm.net

    Brandi Glanville now:

    WireImage

    Oscars 2013.

    4. Camille Grammer (Beverly Hills) then:

    tv.rightcelebrity.com

    November 1993. (Camille is on the far right.)

    rashmanly.com

    From inside the above magazine.

    Camille Grammer now:

    WireImage

    January 2013.

    5. Yolanda Foster (Beverly Hills) then:

    Via yolanda.com

    '80s.

    Via yolanda.com

    '80s.

    Via yolanda.com

    '80s.

    Via yolanda.com

    '90s.

    (Yolanda was the most legit model of this bunch next to Brandi, it would seem.)

    Yolanda Foster now:

    Getty Images

    February 2013.

    6. Michaele Salahi (DC) then:

    realitytea.com

    Date unknown but looks '90s.

    Michaele Salahi now:

    WireImage

    7. Larsa Pippen (Miami) then:

    Via blogs.babble.com

    Date unknown.

    Larsa Pippen now:

    WireImage

    January 2013.

    8. Lisa Hochstein (Miami) then:

    Via starcasm.net

    Playboy.

    Via starcasm.net

    Playboy.

    Lisa Hochstein now:

    WireImage

    February 2013.

    9. Joanna Krupa (Miami) then:

    Via fashionmodeldirectory.com

    Playboy, July 2005.

    Joana Krupa now:

    FilmMagic

    February 2013.

    10. Kelly Killoren Bensimon (New York) then:

    Via kellykillorenbensimon.com

    Kelly Killoren Bensimon now:

    March 2013.

    11. LuAnn de Lesseps (New York) then:

    thefrisky.com

    Playgirl cover, May 1990.

    LuAnna de Lesseps now:

    WireImage

    March 2013.

    12. Jeana Keough (Orange County) then:

    Playboy special issue, 1982.

    Jeana Keough now:

    NBCUniversal / Getty Images

    April 2012.

    13. Peggy Tanous (Orange County) then:

    Via starcasm.net

    1997

    Peggy Tanous now:

    WireImage / Getty Images

    14. Lisa Vanderpump (Beverly Hills) then:

    Not traditional modeling per se, but Lisa had a truly amazing part in this 1982 music video.

    Lisa Vanderpump now:

    View this video on YouTube

    DWTS!

    ABC/Adam Taylor