Agyness Deyn
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| Agyness Deyn | |
 Agyness Deyn, 11th September 2007 |
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| Birth name | Laura Hollins |
| Date of birth | February 16, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Failsworth, England |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Measurements | (US) 32-24-35 ; (EU) 78-60-88 |
| Dress size | (US) 4 ; (EU) 34 |
| Shoe size | (US) 9 ; (EU) 40 |
Agyness Deyn (born Laura Hollins[1] on 16 February 1983[2]) is an English model. In 2008, Deyn was hailed as "the fashion industry's next great supermodel" and has been called an "ambassador of British youth culture."[3] She is currently starring in the Burberry and Giorgio Armani campaigns. However, she was recently dropped as the face of Burberry after Mario Testino dubbed her "over-publicised". He claimed she had been promoting her face everywhere and that he was tired with it. He has replaced her with Rose Huntingdon Whiteley, a D&G model.
Agyness Deyn is from Failsworth in Greater Manchester.[4][5] She is the second of three children. Her mother Lorraine is a nurse. She attended All Saints RC High School and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and Sixth Form in Waterfoot, Rossendale. Deyn's working life started serving cod, chips and mushy peas part-time at 17, which she did in Ramsbottom. In 1999, she won the Rossendale Free Press "Face of '99" competition, aged just 16.[6] She left home for London, working in a burger joint during the day and a bar at night but she admits: “I tried to make cocktails but it didn’t quite work.”[7] During this time she says she was also at college in Hull, studying drama and music. She was signed up by Models 1 when she visited the agency, slammed down a portfolio and refused to leave until she was signed.
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[edit] Career
One of her regular customers in the chip shop was best friend Henry Holland, designer and creator of the House of Holland rhyming slogan T-shirts. She is now the face of the company. Deyn has appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia twice—the November 2006 issue and the September 2007 issue. Both covers were photographed by fashion photographer Steven Meisel.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
She was also on the cover of the June 2007 issue of UK Vogueand June 2008, as well as the cover of the September 2007 Observer Woman supplement and covers of The Sunday Times Style, Pop, Grazia, Time Style & Life and numerous other international publications.
Deyn has been called the new Kate Moss.[2][7]
Deyn has appeared in advertisements for Anna Sui, Blugirl by Blumarine, Burberry, Cacharel, John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferrè, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, Paul Smith, and Vivienne Westwood.
Deyn won the "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards 2007.[8]
She is currently the face of the new fragrance The Beat by Burberry (appearing in both Print and Television advertising, Gold by Giles Deacon at New Look replacing Drew Barrymore and Ma Dame by Jean Paul Gautier fragrance.
Deyn was the guest editor of i-D magazine's May 2008 edition. The issue is devoted to the model and includes articles written by her, an interview and the model interviewing such stars as Vivienne Westwood.
In 2008, Rootstein Mannequins unveiled a Mannequin cast in Deyn's image to be used in Zara (clothing) stores worldwide.
News have recently reported that Agyness has been dropped [9] from the Burberry Campaign.
[edit] Personal life
Deyn has been dating Josh Hubbard of rock band The Paddingtons since 2004[3].
Deyn provides vocals for the single Who by Five O'Clock Heroes and features in the video clip.
She is a member of a band called Lucky Knitwear[10]. But that band already separated, and wants to form another called "Gene Jacket" along with friends Jackson Pollis and Alanna Masterson
[edit] Agencies
- Models 1 - London ;
- De Boekers - Amsterdam ;
- Viva Models - Paris ;
- Marilyn Agency - Paris ;
- Why Not Model Agency - Milan ;
- DNA Model Management - New York ;
- Lora's Modeling Agency
[edit] References
- ^ Day, Elizabeth; Challand, Christine (2007-07-03). How Laura from the Village Chippy became Agy the Vogue cover girl. Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
- ^ a b Cochlin, Daniel (2007-09-29). Is model Agyness Deyn - the new Kate Moss - really three years older than she says?. Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ a b Callahan, Maureen (March 31, 2008). Great Deyn. The New York Post.
- ^ Tomboy Agyness is Britain’s top model - News - Oldham Advertiser
- ^ Chippie girl to conquer the world - News - Manchester Evening News
- ^ Agyness is Britain’s top model - News - Rossendale Free Press
- ^ a b Good, Jenna (2007-09-13). Agyness is the new Kate Moss. The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- ^ Jones, Dolly (2007-11-27). BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, 2007. www.vogue.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
- ^ http://www.nypost.com/seven/05232008/gossip/pagesix/dont_blame_me_112190.htm
- ^ Agyness Deyn Profile in the FMD-database. Accessed 2008-06-10.
[edit] External links
- Agyness Deyn
- Agyness Deyn in the Fashion Model Directory
- Agyness Deyn at the Internet Movie Database
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Deyn, Agyness |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hollins, Laura |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1986-02-16 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Failsworth, Greater Manchester, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
