‘I’ ll have my Picture taken for 10 more years, but not as a Model anymore’- Cindy Crawford

Once the world's highest-paid model, Cindy Crawford is retiring.

Cindy Crawford

The supermodel, who turns 50 in February, told United Airline’s Rhapsody magazine that her days on the catwalk have officially gone to the dogs.

"I feel like I'm allowing that to have been great, and I'm celebrating it. And I'm sure I'll have my picture taken for 10 more years, but not as a model anymore. And that's OK," she told the magazine in its February cover issue. “I've done it. I've worked with all these incredible photographers. What else do I need to do?"

Crawford, who has two kids with restauranteur and George Clooney confidante Rande Gerber, has since passed the torch to her daughter, Kaia, 14, who is also on her way to becoming a top model.

In September, Crawford released an autobiography, "Becoming" where she opened up about being bullied as a teen, notably for her trademark facial mole, which some classmates said looked like she had chocolate on her face.

Her career took off in the early '90s shortly after she was discovered by a model scout in Dekalb, Ill., at age 16.  The brunette beauty was married to actor Richard Gere from 1991 - 1995.

She has appeared on multiple fashion magazines covers, hosted a gig on MTV's "House of Style" and starred in the movie "Fair Game." By 1995, she was the world’s top-paid model, earning $6.5 million per year.