- Nationality
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Scottish
- Birth Date
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December 17, 1970
- Lives Now
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New York, NY
- Status
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Cover girl,
Established
- Known for
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Androgynous look,
Hair,
Height,
Septum ring
- Agencies
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DNA
- Muse for
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Karl Lagerfeld (2002)
- Feuds
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Claudia Schiffer (who was bitter about being replaced by Tennant at Chanel)
- Friends
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Philip Treacy,
Christopher Bailey,
Nadja Auermann,
Jacquetta Wheeler,
Erin O'Connor,
Hannelore Knuts,
Kristen McMenamy,
Kirsten Owen,
Alice Dellal,
Amber Valletta,
Guinevere van Seenus
- Children
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Cecily (Born 00),
Iris (Born 05),
Jasmine (Born 02),
Marcel (Born 98)
- Married
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David Lasnet
(Since 5/99, French photographer)
- Model Turned
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Designer (Burberry)
- Interests
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Embroidery,
Sculpture,
Gardening
Quoted
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“The nose ring was my act of rebellion. The hole hasn't closed so every now and again I put a safety pin through my nose to freak the children out.”
—RUSSH
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“If the elegant gene was going to kick in, I think it would have done so by now, don't you?”
—RUSSH
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“Sometimes I see myself and I have no idea why they booked me.”
—Hello magazine
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“It never occurred to me I'd be modeling at 35. I thought I was shooting myself in the foot when I had my first child.”
—Vogue
Stella Tennant's Career Highlights
- 17 DEC, 1970
- Born in Scotland
- 1981
- Attends boarding school
- 1991
- Graduates from college with a degree in fine arts
- 1991
- Gets nose and navel pierced in London
- DEC 1993
- Discovered by British Vogue writer and featured in a spread of real people titled “Anglo-Saxon Attitudes,” photographed by Steven Meisel
- 1993
- Steven Meisel photographs Tennant alongside Linda Evangelista for Versace
- 1994
- Dyes light-brown hair to black
- 1995
- Meets French photographer David Lasnet on a Mario Testino photo shoot
- 1996
- Appears in Gap campaign
- 1996
- Signs exclusive contract with Chanel
- FEB 1996
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- AUG 1996
- Appears on cover of L’Officiel
- AUG 1996
- Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- OCT 1996
- Appears on cover of W
- SEP 1997
- Walks the spring Christian Dior, Chanel, and Dolce & Gabbana shows in Paris and Milan
- NOV 1997
- Appears on the cover of Vogue
- DEC 1997
- Featured on the cover of British Vogue behind the headline “Star Models”
- 1998
- Announces her retirement from modeling
- FEB 1998
- Appears on the cover of Vogue
- 25 AUG, 1998
- Gives birth to Marcel, her first child
- FEB 1999
- Featured on the cover of Vogue
- 22 MAY, 1999
- Marries David Lasnet in a small 18th-century Calvinist church with about 70 guests; wears Helmut Lang dress
- SEP 1999
- Walks the spring Helmut Lang, Jil Sander, Prada, Alexander McQueen, and Yohji Yamamoto shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
- 2000
- Shoots Burberry ad campaign while seven-months pregnant
- FEB 2000
- Walks the fall Burberry show in Milan, while five-months pregnant
- JUN 2000
- Gives birth to daughter Cecily
- APR 2001
- Appears on cover of i-D
- 19 OCT, 2001
- Wins VH1/Vogue Model of the Year award
- 2002
- Buys Georgian mansion in Berwickshire
- 2002
- Gives birth to third child, Jasmine
- JAN 2002
- Appears on the cover of British Vogue
- JAN 2005
- Pregnant with fourth child, Iris
- 2006
- Appears in campaigns for Burberry, Givenchy, and Louis Vuitton
- JUL 2006
- Closes the fall Christian Dior couture show in Paris
- NOV 2006
- Appears in an editorial for Italian Vogue
- SEP 2007
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue couture supplement, photographed by Steven Klein
- JUN 2008
- Appears on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
- 2008
- Juergen Teller photographs Tennant for Marc Jacobs, replacing Victoria Beckham
- OCT 2008
- Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld
- FEB 2009
- Makes a runway appearance, opening the fall Aquascutum and Julien Macdonald shows in London
- MAY 2009
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
- OCT 2009
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
- MAR 2010
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Tim Walker
- 2010
- Appears in the spring issue of LOVE, photographed by Angelo Pennetta
- JUL 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
- 2010
- Bruce Weber photographs Tennant for the fall Salvatore Ferragamo ad campaign
- 2010
- Becomes one of the faces of Balenciaga, alongside Karen Elson
- SEP 2010
- Opens the spring Reed Krafkoff show in New York
- SEP 2010
- Appears in two editorials for Vogue
- OCT 2010
- Opens the spring Chanel show in Paris
- NOV 2010
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
- JAN 2011
- Opens the spring Chanel couture show in Paris
- 2011
- Returns as the face of Chanel
- FEB 2011
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Craig McDean
- MAR 2011
- Appears in editorials for Italian Vogue and W
- MAY 2011
- Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi
- 2011
- Featured on the cover of i-D, photographed by Paolo Roversi
- JUL 2011
- Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg
- SEP 2011
- Closes the spring Chanel show in Paris
- SEP 2011
- Featured on the covers of Numero and Italian Vogue
- NOV 2011
- Wins the British Fashion Award for Model of the Year Video»
- JAN 2012
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
- 2012
- Featured on the pre-spring cover of i-D, photographed by Solve Sundsbo
- 2012
- Models for the Celine spring ad campaign
- 2012
- Appears in the spring issue of Love, photographed by Solve Sundsbo