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Background:
“All the years I worked for Victoria’s Secret people joked with me and said I
had a PhD in lingerie because I would tweak everything to fit me just so.”
Stephanie Seymour
A leading supermodel of the 1990s, Stephanie Seymour is recognized for her long,
graceful legs in modeling lingerie, hosiery, swimwear, sleepwear and clothing.
One of the highest paid and most sought after models in the world, she has
appeared on the cover of Vogue and other high-fashion magazines, in the Sports
Illustrated swimsuit issue, and probably most prominently in the Victoria’s
Secret catalogs. Additionally, one of Playboy Magazine’s “100 Sexiest Stars of
the Century (1998) is well-known for her high-profile shoots for Egöiste and
Versace jeans, by Richard Avedon.
Aside from her stunning career, Seymour has also gained a degree of notoriety
with the reports of her romantic life. As a teen, she got involved with the
Elite Management President John Casablancas who finally left his wife to live
with her. The former Playboy playmate then made headlines with a short-lived
marriage, with guitarist Tommy Andrews, before having a three-year
highly-published romance with the lead singer of rock band Guns N’ Roses, W. Axl
Rose. The two became engaged before splitting up in 1993. Seymour then received
much tabloid and media attention for her relationship with the famed actor
Warren Beatty. In 1995, one of People magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People in
the World” (1994), Seymour once again created a controversy over her marriage to
producer/publisher Peter Bryant, who reportedly left his wife and his five
children to marry Seymour. From the two marriages, Seymour has three sons and
one daughter.
Elite Model Look of the Year
Childhood and Family:
Stephanie Seymour was born on July 23, 1968, in San Diego, California. The
towering, gorgeously beautiful Stephanie began modeling in her early teens in
her native of San Diego. After taking home the title of Elite Model Look of the
Year, she relocated to New York to further pursue her career.
The 5’ 10 model has been married twice. She tied the knot with first husband,
guitarist Tommy Andrews in 1989, but the bond lasted in 1990. The couple shares
a son named Dylan Thomas (born in 1991). On July 14, 1995, Stephanie married
producer/publisher Peter Brunt. Their first son, Peter Jr., was born in 1994,
and their second son, Harry, was born two years later, in 1996. Stephanie and
Peter welcomed their third child, a daughter named Lilly Margaret, on October
28, 2004. The family lives in Connecticut and frequently spends their summers in
the Hamptons.
Versace Girl
Career:
A native of San Diego, California, 14-year-old Stephanie Seymour started to
professionally model in her hometown by working for local newspaper and
department stores. A year later, she was entered in the Elite Model Management
Look of the Year contest and became the winner. Armed with the title, the soon
to be top model Seymour made her way to New York to become an Elite model.
After having done odd jobs as a model without much gratitude, Seymour decided to
boost up her profile by posing for the infamous Bunny magazine. It soon paid off
as of March 1991, while in Florida shooting a photo spread for the magazine, she
was hired to appear on the cover of top magazine Vogue UK. Following her major
break, she was a popular catwalk model, strutting down the runways from Europe
to United States. In 1993, she was featured in Playboy’s popular Valentine’s
issue, and gained additional recognition for her romance with rock star Axl
Rose.
Seymour’s rising status was further confirmed in the following year when she
made two remarkable photo shoots with renowned photographer Richard Avedon for
Egöiste and Versace jeans. The gigs subsequently launched the model to
superstardom. The same year, she was named “Most Beautiful Model” by Paris
match, as well as started her longstanding association to Victoria’s Secret. She
continued to make an impact by grossing on the covers of Sports Illustrated,
Self, Elle, Vogue, GC, Cosmopolitan, Play Boy, among others.
In 1998, aside from appearance on a number of magazines covers, including on
Allure and “W,” the former love interest of top actor Warren Beatty launched a
book entitled “Stephanie Seymour’s Beauty for Dummies.” Published by ICD
Publishing, it contains Seymour’s revelation of her own secret beauty and
world’s top beauty artists’.
One of the world’s most popular models, Seymour has also become the spokesperson
for such major companies as L’Oreal, Chanel and Versace. She has even branched
out to acting though her resume is limited. In 2000, Seymour was cast as Helen
Frankenthaler in the movie Pollock and guest starred as Sara Lindstrom in one
episode of “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” two years later.
In addition to modeling and acting, Seymour has also been featured in a live
video game named Hell with Dennis Hopper, where she portrays a hologram that
helps the game player throughout the game. She also has had the exposure of
appearing in music videos, most famously in Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” and
“Don’t Cry.”
Awards:
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