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Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn, 11th September 2007
Birth name Laura Hollins
Date of birth February 16, 1983 (1983-02-16) (age 25)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 177.80 m (583 ft 4 in)
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Blue
Measurements (US) 31-24-35 ; (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. is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A model is a person who poses or displays for purposes of art, fashion, or other products and advertising. ... For the RuPaul song, see Supermodel (You Better Work). ... Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... Armani redirects here. ...

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Biography

Agyness Deyn is from Littleborough in Greater Manchester. 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.[4] 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.”[5] During this time she says she was also at college in Hull, studying drama and music. Aged 18, she was spotted by a photographer and snatched up by Models 1 model agency. , Littleborough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, in Greater Manchester, England. ... Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England which has a population of 2. ... Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School (BRGS) is a selective co-educational foundation school in Waterfoot, Rossendale, England. ... Waterfoot is the name of several villages in the United Kingdom: Waterfoot, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Waterfoot, East Renfrewshire, Scotland Waterfoot, Rossendale, England Category: ... Rossendale is a local government district with borough status. ... Ramsbottom is a small town on the border of Lancashire and Greater Manchester, England. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see Drama (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ...


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. Steven Meisel (born 1954) is an American photographer, who obtained popular acclaim with his photographs of friend Madonna in the latters 1992 book Sex designed by Fabien Baron and for his work in US and Italian Vogue. ...


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. Doutzen Kroes (born January 23, 1985) is a Dutch supermodel. ... Caroline Aparecida Trentini (born July 6, 1987) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Raquel Zimmermann (born May 6, 1983 in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil[1][2]) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... Sasha Pivovarova (Russian: , born January 21, 1985) is a Russian supermodel. ... Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986), also known simply as Stam, is a Canadian supermodel. ... Coco Rocha (born September 10, 1988 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Canadian Irish dancer turned supermodel. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chanel Iman Robinson[1] (born November 30, 1989) is a Korean/African-American model[2]. Robinson was born in Atlanta, United States to half African-American half Korean mother China Robinson and African American father. ... Lily Donaldson (born January 27, 1987) is an English supermodel. ...

Agyness Deyn on the catwalk in Anna Sui, February 2008 (photo: Ed Kavishe, FashionWirePress)

She was also on the cover of the June 2007 issue of UK Vogue, 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. For other meanings, see vogue. ... For other uses, see The Sunday Times (disambiguation). ... POP MAGAZINE Pop Magazine launched in 2000 is the Triannaul Super Glossy which was founded by the magazines Editor Katie Grand. ... Grazia (Italian for “Grace”) is an Italian and a British weekly womens glossy magazine. ... This article is about the concept of time. ...


Deyn has been called the new Kate Moss.[2][5] Not to be confused with Kate Mosse. ...


Deyn has appeared in advertisements for Blugirl by Blumarine, Burberry, Cacharel, John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferrè, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, Paul Smith, and Vivienne Westwood. Blumarine is a fashion company that was created in 1977 in the town of Carpi in Italy by Anna Molinari and her husband Gianpolo Tarabini. ... Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... Cacharel is a French brand of ready-to-wear clothing, perfume and accesories. ... Gianfranco Ferrè (15 August 1944 - 17 June 2007) was a fashion designer. ... Armani redirects here. ... Mulberry is a British fashion company creating luxury products. ... Sir Paul Smith, RDI, (born in Beeston, Nottingham on July 5, 1946) is an English fashion designer. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...


Deyn won the "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards 2007.[6] The British Fashion Awards is a ceremony held annually in the United Kingdom to present awards to those who have made the most outstanding contributions to British fashion during the year. ...


She is currently the face of the new fragrance The Beat by Burberry, Gold by Giles Deacon at New Look replacing Drew Barrymore and Reebok. Odor receptors on the antennae of a Luna moth An odor is the object of perception of the sense of olfaction. ... Burberry is a British luxury fashion house, manufacturing clothing and other apparel. ... For other uses, see New Look (disambiguation). ... Drew Blyth Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress and film producer, the youngest member of the Barrymore family of American actors. ... Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas AG. The name comes from Afrikaans/Dutch spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. ...


In Spring 2008, Deyn made history when she appeared on six different published covers of the May 2008 edition of the Iconic British Fashion magazine i-D. Look up spring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see May (disambiguation). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Savior Not Made By Hands (1410s, by Andrei Rublev) An icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, image) is an artistic visual representation or symbol of anything considered holy and divine, such as God, saints or deities. ... Such styles may change quickly, and fashion in the more colloquial sense refers to the latest version of these styles. ... i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. ...


Personal life

Deyn has been dating Josh Hubbard of rock band The Paddingtons since 2004 to date.[3] The Paddingtons: Panic Attack photo shot. ...


Agencies

Models 1 - London, De Boekers, Viva Models - Paris, Marilyn Agency, Why Not Model Agency, DNA Model Management - New York Lora's Modeling Agency


References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Callahan, Maureen (March 31, 2008). Great Deyn. The New York Post.
  4. ^ Agyness is Britain’s top model - News - Rossendale Free Press
  5. ^ a b Good, Jenna (2007-09-13). Agyness is the new Kate Moss. The Sun. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
  6. ^ Jones, Dolly (2007-11-27). BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, 2007. www.vogue.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 90th day of the year (91st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about a British tabloid. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 332nd day of the year (333rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Agyness Deyn
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NAME Deyn, Agyness
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hollins, Laura
SHORT DESCRIPTION English model
DATE OF BIRTH 1983-02-16
PLACE OF BIRTH Greater Manchester, England
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