Cindy Crawford Clarifies That She Is Not Retiring Yet From Her Modelling Career

Cindy Crawford is sending mixed messages to the public lately now that she is turning 50 this month. Earlier, in an interview with United Airlines magazine Hemispheres, she has been hinting that she will retire from the modelling industry after a successful two-decade career.

"Every year, I tell my kids I'm retiring. It's a running joke in our family. And yet every year, opportunities pop up that really excite me. While it's true that I'm eager to shift my focus a bit to concentrate on my businesses, friends and family - I'm not making any final statements (not all headlines tell the whole story!). I have loved being part of the fashion industry for the past 30 years - and if that time has taught me anything, it's this: never say never. Thanks for all the support, I'm so excited for what 2016 holds! xo Cindy," the supermodel shared on Instagram as reported by AOL.

Despite her announcement on her social media page, it cannot be denied that the model-entrepreneur has released emotional words in the Rhapsody magazine interview last week.

In the publication's February issue via E! Online, the model announced that she is ready to move on from being a supermodel.

 "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. I've done it. I've worked with all these incredible photographers. What else do I need to do? I can't keep reinventing myself. I shouldn't have to keep proving myself. I don't want to."

Crawford started modelling in the 80s and has made a name on how models 'branding' in the industry can make a difference. And since her career thirty years ago, the Illinois-born model has started the 'supermodel' brand in the course of history in that Rollingstone called her as 'the purest embodiment of human perfection in our evolutionary continuum,' The Daily Beast said.

Aside from her recent project for French fashion house Balmain's spring/summer 2016 fashion campaign, the mother-of-two is also busy cooking up her book Becoming Cindy Crawford