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Karen Elson
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- Nationality:
- British
- Birthday:
- January 14, 1979
- Born in:
- Lancashire, England
- Lives now:
- London, England
- Agencies:
- DNA, Independent, Viva
- Known for:
- My hair, my shaved eyebrows
- Status:
- Cover girl, established
- Muse for:
- Karl Lagerfeld (1998), Steven Meisel
- Dated:
- James Iha
- Married:
- Jack White (since 2005)
- Children:
- Scarlett Teresa (born 5/2/06), Henry Lee White (born 8/7/07)
- Friends with:
- Cat Power, Emily Sandberg, Erin O'Connor, Guinevere van Seenus, Jade Parfitt, Kirsten Owen, Kristen McMenamy, Marc Jacobs, Michael Stipe, Missy Rayder, Zooey Deschanel
- Model turned…
- Singer (The Citizens Band), actress (Lay Down Lean, 2007)
- Interests:
- Vintage-clothing shopping
Italian Vogue, 1997
- Jan 14, 1979
- Born in Manchester, England, with non-identical twin sister Kate
- 1995
- Discovered by Boss modeling scout
- Dec 1996
- Featured on first major cover, for French Vogue
- 1997
- Signs fragrance contract with Clinique's Happy
- Feb 1997
- Steven Meisel convinces her to shave her eyebrows and dye her hair red for her first Italian Vogue cover
- Feb 1997
- Walks the fall Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Alexander McQueen, Chloé and Hermès shows in Milan and Paris
- Sep 1997
- Appears on the cover of French Elle
- Oct 1997
- Waives her fee to star in Oxfam’s first campaign
- 1998
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for Versace
- 1998
- Becomes the face of Chanel; Karl Lagerfeld calls her the beauty of the millennium
- Oct 1998
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Oct 23, 1998
- Wins the VH1/Vogue Model of the Year award
- Sep 1999
- Walks the spring Anna Sui, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, and Versace shows in New York and Milan
- 2000
- Mario Sorrenti photographs Elson for Perry Ellis
- Mar 2000
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Dec 2000
- Appears on the cover of British Dazed & Confused
- 2001
- Featured in the Pirelli calendar
- 2001
- Appears in Judith Leiber campaign
- Apr 2001
- Appears on the cover of Nylon
- Jan 2002
- Featured on the cover of British Vogue
- Feb 2002
- Walks in the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show
- Sep 2002
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Craig McDean
- Jan 2003
- Walks the spring Jean Paul Gaultier couture show in Paris
- 2004
- Mario Testino photographs Elson for Burberry
- 2004
- Signs fragrance contract with Yves Saint Laurent
- 2004
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for Prada with Gemma Ward
- 2004
- Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographs Elson for Louis Vuitton with Naomi Campbell and Liya Kebede
- Sep 2004
- Featured on the cover of Vogue alongside Daria Werbowy, Gisele Bündchen, Hana Soukupova, and other top models
- Nov 2004
- Appears on the cover of Numero
- 2005
- Becomes the face of Yves Saint Laurent, photographed by Juergen Teller
- 2005
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for Giorgio Armani
- Feb 2005
- Walks the fall Bottega Veneta, Moschino, Dries van Noten, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in Milan and Paris
- 2005
- Renews contract with Prada
- 2005
- Stars in White Stripes music video “Blue Orchid” Video »
- Jun 1, 2005
- Marries Jack White of the White Stripes
- Nov 10, 2005
- Wins British Fashion Award for Best Model
- Dec 2005
- Featured on the cover of W
- 2006
- Records a song with Cat Power on Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited album
- May 2, 2006
- Gives birth to Scarlett Teresa White
- Dec 2006
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2007
- Returns as the face of Yves Saint Laurent
- 2007
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for Mulberry alongside a faux red-haired Agyness Deyn; to match Elson's fire red hair
- 2007
- Records a cover of Danzig’s “Devil’s Plaything” Video »
- 2007
- Acts as a whimsical woman in Lay Down Lean, a short film Video »
- Aug 7, 2007
- Has second child Henry Lee White
- Dec 7, 2007
- Signs with Independent Agency Story »
- 2008
- Becomes the face of Celine and BCBG Max Azria
- Feb 2008
- Returns to the runway walking the fall Anna Sui and Rodarte shows in New York; closing Anna Sui
- Feb 2008
- Takes the tumble while closing the fall Zac Posen show, with Diddy and model Caroline Trentini helping her back up
- Mar 2008
- Appears in Vogue editorial alongside Tom Hanks' son Colin, photographed by Mario Testino
- Apr 2008
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Tim Walker
- 2008
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for PHI's first ad campaign, with Coco Rocha
- Aug 2008
- Impersonates Grace Coddington in a Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- Sep 2008
- Featured on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Nick Knight
- Oct 2008
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Nick Knight
- 2008
- Michael Thompson photographs Elson for Donna Karan's cruise ad campaign
“Not many models would admit to actually enjoying having their photograph taken and whatnot. And I do.”
Fashion TV
“I never understand people saying they don’t want to get older because honestly, now, things have never been better.”
British Vogue (September 2008)







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