Elle Macpherson 'controlling and prickly', claims mag

The 45-year-old catwalk queen appears on the cover of BRW magazine, which contains a story about how she created her 120 million dollars business empire.

A business magazine had a tough time interviewing supermodel Elle Macpherson because of her diva-like tantrums. The 45-year-old catwalk queen appears on the cover of

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magazine, which contains a story about how she created her 120 million dollars business empire.

However, her diva tantrums troubled the mag bosses. The magazine said Macpherson could be beautifully charming but also "controlling and prickly'', yelling at her staff and only approving certain photos for use.

"During her sit down with

BRW

, Macpherson insisted on scrolling through the images captured by

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's photographer saying `yes, no, no, yes as she checked the screen on the camera,'' News.com.au quoted the magazine as saying.

"When a question made her uncomfortable, she had no qualms about shouting at her minders to keep quiet so she could concentrate,” the mag added. She also refused to disclose how much she was worth, and told the magazine she credits her "vision and balls'' for her success.