'All I kept hearing was 'Honey, you gotta change this!' Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has the last laugh with sexy new swimwear shoot

By Sarah Bull

Last updated at 12:08 AM on 3rd December 2011

Elle Macpherson once earned herself the nickname The Body through her incredible physique and sexy modelling shoots.

But now there's a new Body in town - in the form of British beauty Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.

The 24-year-old model looks stunning in a new shoot for Harper's Bazaar magazine's Body issue, showing off her toned figure in this season's hottest swimwear.

Move over Elle Macpherson, there's a new Body in town! Rosie Huntington-Whiteley shows off her toned figure in a sexy new shoot for Harper's Bazaar UK magazine

But while Rosie has become one of the most sought-after models in the industry today, she admits in the accompanying interview that she wasn't really welcomed when she first tried to make it in Los Angeles.

She said: 'All I kept hearing was "Honey, you gotta change this; your hair’s this; your legs are that; you’re not enough this; you’re not enough that; you’re too much this; why are you wearing that?"

'And so it was a constant stream of judgement.'

Smouldering: The 24-year-old British beauty looks incredible as she models the season's hottest swimwear

Toned: Rosie has become one of the most sought-after models in the world... and it's not hard to see why

Rosie, who is dating British action movie star Jason Statham, added that her sense of style didn't go down too well Stateside.

The full interview appears in the January edition of Harper's Bazaar UK, out December 5th

She laughed: 'I was always the girl who would turn up to fashion shows in trainers, flares, a shearling jacket and braids in my hair.

'I look back and I was really cute, but all the other girls were slick, groomed and elegant, while I’d be backstage drinking a can of beer.

'It’s a great British thing, but that kind of thing doesn’t go down well in America.'

However, Rosie said that while her unique way of dressing didn't fit in in Devon, she always knew it would help propel her to fame,

She explained: 'I was probably the one of all my school friends who enjoyed dressing up and having my own style, but it wasn’t something I dwelt on.

'I knew I was going to leave Devon, and whatever I did, it would be big.'

And Rosie's stunning looks have caught the attention of world-famous photographers including the renowned Mario Testino, who said: 'Rosie can make any outfit look sexy.

'She’s English and has a very English beauty, but she has a “Brazilian body”, and that’s what makes her so special.'

While Rosie is now equally as big in America as she is in the UK, she insists she will never see the States as her home - despite living there with Statham.

She said: 'I have a different feeling when I come back to England; as soon as I touch down in Heathrow and drive into London and down to Devon, there’s a sense of home and belonging.

'I will never feel that in America, it doesn’t matter how long I live there - and I’ve come to terms with that. I really am so proud to be British.'

The full interview with Rosie appears in the January issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, on sale Monday 5th December. For more, visit Harpersbazaar.co.uk.

Former title holder: Macpherson used to be known as The Body thanks to her incredible physique and sexy shoots

'I did it my way': Supermodel Elle Macpherson bared it all for Playboy - but on her own terms

By Rachel Marlowe

Last updated at 1:00 AM on 27th November 2011

Elle 'The Body' Macpherson, has revealed that she was happy to strip for Playboy, but 'on her own terms'.

The 47-year-old supermodel recently explained why she decided to pose nude for the cover of the men's magazine in 1994.

After appearing naked in the film Sirens opposite Hugh Grant, the press launched a hunt for nude pictures of the statuesque Australian model, even pursuing ex-boyfriends.

Dared to bare: The statuesque supermodel decided to pose nude for Playboy but chose her own photographer and did it on her terms

In an effort to take control of the situation she thought: 'OK, you want naked? I'll give you naked - but on my terms', she told the Daily Telegraph. She added that she rang photographer Herb Ritts to take the racy snaps.

Elle, now a successful businesswoman, also told the paper that the Playboy job earned her enough money to buy her mum a house.

The idea to start doing more than just modelling came to her in her twenties after she realised that working for a business in which she didn't have a profit share was not the way to go.

Her way: Elle's retro Playboy cover was conceived by photographer Herb Ritts

She was determined not to let other people profit from her beauty or talent more than she did, so when she was approached to put her name to a swimwear line she decided to launch her own lingerie line instead.

Elle Macpherson Intimates has been in business for 21 years and she recently launched Elle Macpherson - The Body, a bath and body collection.

According to Forbes, Macpherson is now worth around $60 million

Head for business: Elle Macpherson is more than just a pretty face and her business empire is now said to be worth around $60 million

Spokesmodel: Elle is the face of her lingerie line and recently celebrated her tenth year in Selfridges department store in London

Elle also spoke to the publication about being one of the first celebrities to be revealed as an alleged victim of phone hacking, but she pledged early on to allow the scandal to wash over her head.

'I believe I've made the right choice,' she said. 'And I made that choice years ago, because I did not want to perpetuate stories. I did not want to be involved, I did not enter into the discussions whatsoever.'

I made a decision not to become embroiled. Contrary to any suggestions, I categorically deny receiving any compensation whatsoever.'

She maintains she has never discussed hacking with Hugh Grant - her co-star in Sirens - or other showbusiness pals. 'I really didn't need to be jumping on a bandwagon or crusade,' she says, adding: I don't think I was aware of the magnitude at the time.'

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