'Way back!' Cindy Crawford, 50, shares TBT snap of herself at 17 in backless swimsuit during modeling competition in Acapulco 

By Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com

Published: 18:07 EST, 19 May 2016 | Updated: 20:28 EST, 19 May 2016

Cindy Crawford proved she really did have 'it' way back when.

The supermodel posted a Throwback Thursday photo on her Instagram showing herself at 17.

'Way back! 1983 @EliteNYC model look competition in Acapulco,' she explained in the caption.

Natural beauty: Cindy Crawford shared this photo on Instagram on Thursday showing her, left, as a 17-year-old taking part in a modeling competition in Acapulco in 1983

Natural beauty: Cindy Crawford shared this photo on Instagram on Thursday showing her, left, as a 17-year-old taking part in a modeling competition in Acapulco in 1983

The natural beauty is seen with two other girls smiling for the camera.

Cindy, who was a junior in high school at the time, is wearing a low-cut and backless black swimsuit.

Her brunette hair is shoulder-length and tousled.

Cindy, who's from Illinois, went on to graduate from high school and then dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career. She was signed to Elite Models in New York in 1986

Cindy, who's from Illinois, went on to graduate from high school and then dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career. She was signed to Elite Models in New York in 1986

The Illinois native would go on to graduate high school and enroll in college, but she dropped out in order to pursue a modeling career.

Three years after the snap was taken, she was signed to Elite Models in New York and the rest is history.

The model went on to marry Hollywood star Richard Gere in 1991, and following their divorce, she wed fellow model Rande Gerber in 1998.

Fame: One of the original supermodels, Cindy married Hollywood star Richard Gere in 1991. The couple, pictured at the Oscars in 1993,  divorced in 1995

Fame: One of the original supermodels, Cindy married Hollywood star Richard Gere in 1991. The couple, pictured at the Oscars in 1993,  divorced in 1995

Keeper: In 1998, Cindy married fellow model and businessman Rande Gerber, pictured together in 2014

Keeper: In 1998, Cindy married fellow model and businessman Rande Gerber, pictured together in 2014

The couple share two children: daughter Kaia, 14, and son Presley, 16/

 Both are following in their famous parents' footsteps by modeling.

Cindy celebrated her 50th birthday in February this year.

Chips off the old block: Cindy's daughter Kaia, 14, and son Presley, 16, are following in her footsteps and working as models. They're pictured together this year in a photo the supermodel posted to her Instagram

Chips off the old block: Cindy's daughter Kaia, 14, and son Presley, 16, are following in her footsteps and working as models. They're pictured together this year in a photo the supermodel posted to her Instagram

 

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