Cindy Crawford says the worldwide recession is helping to revive her career. The 43-year-old supermodel - who has maintained her famous figure through a regime of exercise and healthy eating - previously said she felt 'insecure' next to younger catwalk beauties, but the credit crunch has now changed that because people like the familiar in times of uncertainty. She told Britain's The Times newspaper: 'My take on it is to do with the economy. People would rather spend money on the familiar. 'We are their generation. In times of uncertainty, women are happier being associated with someone they know, whereas a young model, whose name they can't quite remember, doesn't mean as much.' The mother-of-two - who recently became the face of the budget beauty brand SPAR and posed in a series of raunchy shots wearing only a cutaway black swimsuit - has also previously worked with cosmetics giants Revlon and Maybelline. The brunette beauty previously said before that despite the fact her body has changed, it hadn't put people off hiring her. She said: 'I am aware my body doesn't look the same way it did when I was 23. At a certain point, they're going to stop asking me to take my clothes off. You have to have a sense of humour about it at this point.'
