Yasmin Le Bon
| Yasmin Le Bon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yasmin Parvaneh 29 October 1964 Oxford, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Hair colour | Dark brown |
| Eye colour | Brown |
| Measurements | 86.5-66-93 (EU); 34-26-36½ (US) |
| Dress size | 38 (EU); 8 (US) |
| Spouse | Simon Le Bon (1985 – present) |
Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964, in Oxford, England) is an Iranian-British model.[1] Le Bon is currently represented by Elite+ in New York City and Models 1 in London.[2] Le Bon was one of the highest earning models during the 1980s.[3]
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Career [edit]
In 1981, Le Bon, who was born to an Iranian father and an English mother, was discovered by a local modelling agency while working a part-time sales job in a boutique.
In April 1987, she was hired by GUESS? for a key advertising campaign.[4] Throughout the late 1980s, she appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of Elle. She has also been on the covers of Vogue, V, I.D., Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, and Harper's Bazaar.
In spring 2001, a then 37 year old mother of three, Le Bon modelled bikinis for Marks & Spencer in spring 2001. In 2003, she signed an exclusive deal with designer Matthew Williamson and his sponsor, Ariel Essential.
As a model, Le Bon has also represented Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Bergdorf Goodman, Biotherm, Bloomingdale's, Bonwit Teller, Calvin Klein, Versace, Chanel, Christian Dior, Clairol, Escada, Filene's, Frasercard, Avon, and Gianfranco Ferré.[2]
In September 2009, Le Bon partnered with Wallis to design her first women's clothing and jewellery collection called YLB. Her second collection was made available in March 2010.
In January 2012, Le Bon wore a 110 pound gown in the Stéphane Rolland spring/summer Haute Couture show in Paris.
Personal life [edit]
In 1984, she met Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran. The couple married on 27 December 1985. Le Bon gave birth to a daughter, Amber Le Bon, in August 1989. She was back on the catwalks within weeks.[5] In September 1991, Le Bon had her second daughter, Saffron Sahara, and then, in 1994, had her third, Talullah Pine.
References [edit]
- ^ Fair play to Yasmin the supermodel
- ^ a b Yasmin Le Bon profile Fashion Model Directory. retrieved 9 February 2008
- ^ Whitelocks, Sadie (2011-05-11). "'I was addicted to exercise and lived on the odd bread roll if I was lucky': Yasmin Le Bon reveals her gruelling diet regime". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon
- ^ Yasmin Le Bon biography | YasminLeBon.net
