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Kendra Spears

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Nationality: American
Birth Date: August 5, 1988
Lives Now: New York, NY
Status: Rising star
Known for: Legs, Mole
Agencies: Next
Friends: Myf Shepherd, Hyoni Kang, Kate Somers, Ariel Meredith, Austria Alcantara, Dorothea Barth Jorgensen, Julia Hafstrom, Katie Fogarty, Karlie Kloss, Jacquelyn Jablonski
Interests: Watching Seinfeld, Crocheting, Riding my bike, Photography

Quoted

“It‘s all about believing in yourself”
—Pony Ryder
“I think people appreciate someone who can laugh and have a good time while working hard.”
—Pony Ryder
“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

OCT 2009: Appears in Japanese Numéro editorial, photographed by Sebastian Kim

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