Model Janice Dickinson has incorrectly stated that she coined the term "supermodel" in 1979, as a compound of Superman and model. During an interview with "Entertainment Tonight", Dickinson stated that her agent, Monique Pilar of Elite Model Management, asked her, "Janice, who do you think you are, Superman?" She replied, "No ... I'm a supermodel, honey, and you will refer to me as a supermodel and you will start a supermodel division." Dickinson also claims to have been the first supermodel.