model, inc. Cindy Crawford brings Paris's most exclusive beauty secret Stateside.

Byline: Maggie Bullock

Has it really been 21 years since Cindy Crawford first appeared on the supermodel scene-her athletic, mile-long legs, trademark beauty spot, and Illinois-bred good behavior earning instant household-name status? These days, despite the fact that she's more likely to be seen shuttling her two young children around Los Angeles than sweeping down runways or red carpets, Crawford is still firmly planted at the top of her field. What keeps her there is the same quality that made her a star in the first place: an innate ability to appear utterly flawless, yet totally accessible. The model who once famously remarked, "I wish I looked like Cindy Crawford when I woke up every morning" has always made it known that the illusion of perfection is just that-an illusion. It's one that takes hard work (as anyone who sweated through her mid-nineties workout tapes knows) and the best expert advice in the world to maintain. No wonder women are always asking her to share her beauty secrets.

Now, with the introduction of Meaningful Beauty, a line of skin care she created in collaboration with renowned French cosmetic surgeon Jean-Louis Sebagh, M.D., Crawford is ready to share. A ten-year Sebagh devotee, she credits him for her continually radiant, wrinkle-free complexion. With offices in Paris and London, and a waiting list of five months, the doctor is revered in Europe for his artistry with injectibles and known for a preventive, less-is-more approach he terms "age maintenance."

On the phone from her Malibu beach house, Crawford recalls being tipped off to Sebagh's wizardry by a makeup artist. "I was a little insulted," she says ruefully. "It was like . . . What is she talking about? But if there's science that will make my skin look better, sign me up." Little did she know that, at 28 (still "perfect," according to Sebagh), she was already an ideal candidate. "I start my patients out young-very young," explains the doctor. "Why wait? For what?"

Sebagh introduced her to mesotherapy, a 50-year-old French procedure (also used on the body for cellulite reduction) in which a specially designed gun (Crawford compares it to a sewing machine) repeatedly injects a cocktail of vitamins, plumping hyaluronic acid, and minerals into the skin. He likens it to "feeding" the complexion. Crawford saw a difference immediately. "I ...