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Karen Elson
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- Nationality
- British
- Birth Date
- January 14, 1979
- Status
- Cover girl, Established
- Known for
- Hair, Shaved eyebrows
- Agencies
- Elite
- Muse for
- Karl Lagerfeld (1998) , Steven Meisel
- Dated
- James Iha
- Friends
- Chan Marshall, Kristen McMenamy, Zooey Deschanel, Marc Jacobs, Michael Stipe, Missy Rayder, Erin O'Connor, Emily Sandberg, Guinevere van Seenus, Jade Parfitt, Kirsten Owen, Audrey Marnay, Laetitia Casta
- Children
- Henry Lee White (Born 8/7/07), Scarlett Teresa (Born 5/2/06)
- Married
- Jack White (Since 05)
- Model Turned
- Actress (Lay Down Lean, 2007), Singer (The Citizens Band)
- Interests
- Vintage-clothing shopping
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Quoted
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“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
Karen Elson's Career Highlights
- 14 JAN, 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
- 23 OCT, 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»
- 1 JUN, 2005
- Marries Jack White of the White Stripes
- 10 NOV, 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
- 2 MAY, 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»
- 7 AUG, 2007
- Has second child Henry Lee White
- 7 DEC, 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
- DEC 2008
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, with Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter, photographed by Tim Walker
- 2009
- Renews contract with Celine
- MAR 2009
- Opens the fall Chanel show in Paris
- MAY 2009
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- JUN 2009
- Featured on the cover of Numéro, photographed by Michael Thompson
- 2009
- Steven Meisel photographs Elson for Roberto Cavalli
- SEP 2009
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- NOV 2009
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Craig McDean
- 2009
- Catherine Servel photographs Elson for the fall cover of Lula
- 2009
- Signs fragrance contract with Yves Saint Laurent Opium
- DEC 2009
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, inspried by Twitter.com
- JAN 2010
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- FEB 2010
- Opens and closes the fall Anna Sui show in New York; Opens for Carolina Herrera
- MAY 2010
- V magazine features Elson's new music album
- JUN 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, alongside husband Jack White, photographed by Annie Leibowitz
- 2010
- Returns as one of the faces of Louis Vuitton
- 2010
- Models for the fall St. John and Balenciaga ad campaigns
- SEP 2010
- Walks the spring Alexander Wang show in New York
- OCT 2010
- Featured on the cover of British Harper's Bazaar, photographed by Alexi Lubomirski
- DEC 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, styled in Tom Ford
- FEB 2011
- Featured on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
- 2011
- Appears in the spring issue of Love, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
- 2011
- Featured on the cover of Muse, photographed by Luigi Murenu
- FEB 2012
- Closes for the fall Givenchy show in Paris
- MAR 2011
- Featured in editorials for Italian Vogue, V and Vogue
- APR 2011
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
- JUN 2011
- Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Daniele Duella and Iango Henz
- AUG 2011
- Appears in editorials for W and Vogue
- 2011
- Appears in Roberto Cavalli and Lanvin fall ad campaigns
- SEP 2011
- Opens the spring Marchesa and Anna Sui shows in New York; Closes for Anna Sui
- SEP 2011
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- OCT 2011
- Featured on the covers of Italian Vogue and Korean Vogue
- NOV 2011
- Appears in editorials for Chinese Vogue and W
- MAR 2012
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- APR 2012
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Craig McDean
- JUL 2012
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Tom Craig
- SEP 2012
- Appears in editorials for British Vogue and Vogue
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