Profile:
Real name: Eleanor Gow.
Born: March 29 1964 in Sydney, Australia.
Star sign: Aries.
Parents: Father Peter Gow owned a rugby team. Mother Frances remarried to Neil MacPherson (a barrister).
Education: Studied law at Sydney University but dropped out after one year to model.
Love life: Elle has been with financier Arpade "Arki" Busson since 1996. Ex-husband: Gilles Bensimon who was 20 years older (Elle magazine's creative director). Ex-boyfriends: Eric Miller, Tim Jefferies (now engaged to Claudia Schiffer). Brief liaison with Sean Penn.
