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Stephanie Seymour

Stephanie Seymour's photoGETTY

Nationality:
American
Birthday:
July 23, 1968
Born in:
San Diego, CA
Lives now:
CT, USA
Agencies:
Ford, IMG
Known for:
My body, my love life
Status:
Retired (mostly), supermodel
Dated:
John Casablancas (1983), Warren Beatty (1991), Axl Rose (1991-1993)
Married:
Peter Brant (since 1994), Tommy Andrews (1989-1990)
Friends with:
Christy Turlington, Marcus Schenkenberg, Nadja Auermann, Tatjana Patitz
Model turned…
Actress (Pollock, 2001), fashion editor, 2008

Photos

Off the Runway

Parties, covers, ads, etc.View slideshow »

Career

British Vogue, 1988

Jul 23, 1968
Born in San Diego, California
1983
Enters Elite ‘Model Look’ contest
1983
Dates Elite Models chairman John Casablancas
1987
Appears in the fall J.C. Penny catalog
Feb 1988
Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
Mar 1988
Photographed by Richard Avedon for her first American Vogue cover
Dec 1988
Appears on her iconic cover for British Vogue wearing an off the shoulder white gown photographed by Herb Ritts
1989
Face of Almay Cosmetics
Feb 1989
Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue
1989
Marries musician Tommy Andrews
1990
Divorces Tommy Andrews
Feb 1991
Featured in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit ssue
May 1991
Appears on the cover of British Vogue
1991
Gives birth to Dylan Thomas Andrews
1991
Dates Axl Rose
1991
Face of Christian Dior
1991
Appears in photographer Peter Lindbergh’s documentary “Models: The Film” Video »
1991
Stars in Guns n’ Roses music video “Don’t Cry” Video »
Sep 1991
Walks the fall Versace show in Milan with Cindy, Linda, Claudia, and Helena Video »
1991
Appears in Playboy
1992
Signs with Victoria’s Secret to then unknown brand, helping to create the world’s largest lingerie empire
1992
Face of Valentino
1992
Photographed by Herb Ritts for Vogue
1992
Stars in Guns n’ Roses music video “November Rain” Video »
Apr 1993
Appears on the cover of Vogue cover alongside Helena, Claudia, Naomi, and Christy
1993
Breaks up with Axl Rose after rumors of physical abuse on both accounts
1993
Signs multi-year contract with L’Oreal
1994
Marries media mogul Peter Brant
1994
Appears in Playboy
Feb 1995
Photographed by Steven Meisel for the cover of Vogue
1995
Stars in campaigns for Chanel, Cesare Paciotti, Ralph Lauren, Versace, and Yves Saint Laurent
1995
Appears in Diet Coke commercial
1995
Lends her voice for the videogame “Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller”
1997
Gives birth to Lilly Margaret Brant
Oct 1998
Releases the book “Beauty Secrets for Dummies”
Nov 1998
Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
1999
Ends contract with Victoria’s Secret
1999
Face of Louis Vuitton
Nov 1999
Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
Nov 1999
Appears on the cover of Vogue for the third time
Oct 2000
Appears on the cover of W
2001
Face of Marc Jacobs ad campaign
May 18, 2001
Stars in the Oscar-nominated film Pollock alongside Ed Harris as American painter Helen Frankenthaler
Feb 2002
Appears in an Andy Warhol-style Harper’s Bazaar editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
Sep 2006
Featured in a W editorial touting the return of the supermodel photographed by Juergen Teller
2007
Appears in Salvatore Ferragamo ad campaign alongside Claudia Schiffer
2007
Face of Sisley ad campaign photographed by Terry Richardson
Apr 2007
Appears on the cover of German Vogue photographed by Alexi Lubomirski
Sep 11, 2008
Hosts a special dinner for the house of Salvatore Ferragamo
Oct 2007
Returns to the runway opening the spring Louis Vuitton show in Paris dressed as a sexy nurse in a transparent plastic coat
2008
Photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for Louis Vuitton spring ad campaign alongside Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, and other top models
2008
Sølve Sundsbø photographs Seymour for the spring cover of Pop
May 2008
Appears on the cover of French Elle, photographed by Matt Jones
2008
Becomes a contributing fashion editor to Interview magazine Video »

Quoted

“I love living with animals. And my children love animals. I love walking around and being with the horses. But the deer? They’re naughty.”

V Magazine (2007)

“My biggest beauty tip is to buy everything. And mix it all up. I use everything. I am a product whore!”

V Magazine (2007)

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