- Nationality
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American
- Birth Date
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August 5, 1988
- Lives Now
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New York, NY
- Status
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Rising star
- Known for
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Legs,
Mole
- Agencies
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Next
- Friends
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Myf Shepherd,
Hyoni Kang,
Kate Somers,
Ariel Meredith,
Austria Alcantara,
Dorothea Barth Jorgensen,
Julia Hafstrom,
Katie Fogarty,
Karlie Kloss,
Jacquelyn Jablonski,
AJ Abualrub
- Interests
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Watching Seinfeld,
Crocheting,
Riding my bike,
Photography
Quoted
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“I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. I thought I could stomach being around guts all day, but I've gotten to know myself a little better.”
—Wmagazine.com
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“It‘s all about believing in yourself”
—Pony Ryder
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“I think people appreciate someone who can laugh and have a good time while working hard.”
—Pony Ryder
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“Stay away from the sun.”
—Pony Ryder
Kendra Spears's Career Highlights
- 5 AUG, 1988
- Born in Seattle, Washington
- 2007
- Graduates from high school with an associate’s degree through a dual-credit program
- 2007
- Starts to attend Portland State University studying sociology
- JAN 2008
- Enters Ford’s Supermodel of the World event and gives an interview backstage to New York’s Jada Yuan Video»
- SEP 2008
- Debuts at the spring Trovata show in New York; also walks for Isaac Mizrahi, L'Wren Scott, and Ports 1961
- SEP 2008
- Opens the spring John Richmond show in Milan; also walks for Gucci, Costume National, Christian Lacroix, Hermès, Lanvin, and Valentino
- NOV 2008
- Featured on the cover of Cover, photographed by Rick Shaine
- DEC 2008
- Featured on the cover of Italian Amica, photographed by Nadir
- JAN 2009
- Appears in Italian Flair editorial, photographed by Tesh
- FEB 2009
- Closes the fall Moschino show in Milan
- MAR 2009
- Style.com features Spears as a rising star Story»
- 2009
- Leaves Ford Models and signs with Next Agency
- 2009
- Thierry le Goues photographs Spears for the spring cover of French Revue de Modes
- 6 MAY, 2009
- Ford Models sues Next Agency for "poaching" Spears Story»
- MAY 2009
- Appears in Italian Flair editorial, photographed by Chad Pitman
- JUL 2009
- Featured on the cover of Dazed & Confused, photographed by Mariano Vivanco
- JUL 2009
- Walks the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
- 2009
- Becomes one of the faces of Prada, photographed by Steven Meisel
- SEP 2009
- Teen Vogue features Spears as a rising star
- SEP 2009
- Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Camilla Akrans
- SEP 2009
- Opens the spring Badgley Mischka and Diane Von Furstenberg shows in New York; also closes for Rochas
- OCT 2009
- Appears in Japanese Numéro editorial, photographed by Sebastian Kim
- 3 NOV, 2009
- Wmagazine.com features Spears as This Week's Model Story»
- JAN 2010
- Featured on the cover of Chinese Vogue, photographed by Lachlan Bailey
- JAN 2010
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- FEB 2010
- Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Paola Kudacki
- FEB 2010
- Skips Fashion Week
- 2010
- Appears in the spring issues of LOVE and 10
- JUL 2010
- Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Greg Kadel
- AUG 2010
- Appears in editorials for French Vogue and British Vogue
- 2010
- Models for the fall Calvin Klein White Label ad campaign, photographed by Sebastian Kim
- SEP 2010
- Closes the spring Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti show in New York; also walks for Prada, Fendi, Chanel, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, and Miu Miu
- OCT 2010
- Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, photographed by Maciek Kobielski
- 2011
- Renews contract with Calvin Klein
- 2011
- Becomes one of the faces of Diane Von Furstenberg, alongside Ming Xi
- JAN 2011
- Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Jason Kibbler
- FEB 2011
- Appears in editorials for Vogue, Russian Vogue, and Spanish Vogue
- APR 2011
- Appears in Numero editorial, photographed by Sean and Seng
- DEC 2011
- Featured on the cover of Japanese Numero, photographed by Nino Munoz
- FEB 2012
- Appears in editorials for French Vogue and Russian Vogue
- 2012
- Models for the Emporio Armani spring ad campaign