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Cameron Russell (born June 14, 1987^{[citation needed]}) is an American fashion model.

Early life[link]

Cameron Russell was born in Boston, and raised in Cambridge. Her mother is Robin Chase, founder of ZipCar. Russell displayed an interest in politics at an early age, and friends who had worked on the Clinton Presidential election campaign arranged a meeting on June 5, 1998 (when she was 10) with Bill Clinton after he delivered a speech at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His advice to her was to stay in school, get to know as many different types of people as she could, and to understand their dreams and aspirations.^{[citation needed]} She graduated from the Commonwealth School in 2005.

Modeling career[link]

Russell's mother had a friend who worked at Ford Models agency, and Russell decided to sign with that agency in 2004. She later moved on to DNA Model Management in 2006, and is currently represented by Women Management with whom she signed in 2008.^[1]

Since beginning her modeling career part-time at the age of 16, Russell has worked with numerous successful photographers including Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, and Nick Knight among others, in such magazines as Vogue, Paris Vogue, Vogue Italia, W, Self Service and Numéro.^[1] She has featured in advertising campaigns for companies including Calvin Klein, Armani, Oscar de la Renta, and Yves Saint Laurent.^[1]

Russell has featured in runway fashion shows for designers including Shiatzy Chen, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Versace, Vivienne Westwood, Ralph Lauren, and Diane von Fürstenberg.^[2]

Personal life[link]

She briefly attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, her mother's alma mater, before transferring to Columbia after her freshman year.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Funny and Interesting blog
• Women Management agency portfolio
• Style.com profile
• Cameron Russell at the Fashion Model Directory
• Models.com profile
• New York Magazine profile
• Interview on Pony Ryder
• Interview on the Fucked Up Crew

Doutzen Kroes
Doutzen Kroes at Cannes Film Festival in 2009
Born	Doutzen Kroes (1985-01-23) 23 January 1985 (age 27) Eastermar, Netherlands
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Measurements	(US) 34-24.5-34.75; (EU) 86-62-88[1]
Dress size	(US) 6; (EU) 36
Manager	Paparazzi Model Management, Amsterdam DNA Model Management Viva Models Women Management
Spouse	Sunnery James (2010–present)
Children	Phyllon (2011)

Doutzen Kroes (IPA: [ˌdɔu̯tsən ˈkrus]; born 23 January 1985) is a Dutch model and actress, who is currently one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. She started working for the brand in 2004 and became an Angel in 2008. She is currently on contract with L'Oreal.

Early life[link]

Kroes was born in the village of Eastermar (Dutch: Oostermeer), in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands^[2] to a Frisian family.^[3] As a young girl, Kroes aspired to be a professional speed skater.^[4]

Modeling career[link]

Kroes described herself as a "tomboy" in her youth, though she applied to a modeling agency in Holland when older. The agency sent her to New York City, and after being cast a few times by Victoria's Secret, they asked her to try out as an "angel." When she moved to New York from Holland, she had never heard of the brand before.^[5]

Kroes has been featured on the covers of Time, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Seventeen, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, W, Avantgarde, Dazed & Confused, and Numéro.^{[citation needed]} She also appears regularly in the Victoria's Secret catalog and walked the runway of the company's fashion show in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, and 2011.^{[citation needed]} Kroes's campaigns include Gucci, Tommy Hilfiger, Versace, Valentino, Blumarine and Calvin Klein for both their 'White' label and their fragrance 'Eternity'.^{[citation needed]} In 2005, Kroes was selected as "Model of The Year" on Vogue.com by readers.^[6] She was presented on the May 2007 cover of American Vogue as one of the “World’s Next Top Models” next to Chanel Iman among others.^[7] Along with several of these models, she appeared in the 2008 Pirelli Calendar.^{[citation needed]}

Doutzen Kroes in New York City

In 2006, a Frisian documentary about a week in Kroes' life as a model was released, directed by J.J.M. Jansen. It documented Kroes at Milan Fashion Week and her thinking about the modeling industry.^[8]

In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the previous twelve months, Forbes named Kroes fourteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.^[9] In April 2008, she was in fifth position, with an estimated income of $6 million.^[10] In May 2009 and May 2010 respectively, Forbes named Kroes fifth again in the list of the World's 15 Top- Earning Supermodels.^[11][12]

Kroes is in the official Frisian provincial campaign for the Frisian language, her mother tongue.^[13]

At the end of August 2008, Victoria's Secret confirmed to People magazine that Kroes was to be the newest Victoria's Secret Angel.^[14] Her first campaign as the brand's newest Angel was "Supermodel Obsession".^{[citation needed]} In September 2009, she signed^[15] to be the new face for Swiss cashmere label Repeat for two years.^[16]

There is a wax figure of Kroes in the Amsterdam branch of Madame Tussaud's wax museum.^[17]

From November 2009 to July 2010, she wrote a monthly column about her life for the Dutch edition of 'Marie Claire.'^[18]

Currently, she is signed by DNA Model Management.^[19]

In February 2010, Kroes returned to the catwalk during fashion week for Prada with fellow Angels Alessandra Ambrosio and Miranda Kerr. Prada was praised by former editor-in-chief of Glamour, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire magazines, Bonnie Fuller in her blog for using a curvy model such as Kroes for the fashion show.^[20]

Since 2011 Kroes has shot major campaigns for both L'Oreal and Tiffany & Co.

Acting career[link]

On November 24, 2011, she debuts Reinout Oerlemans', Nova Zembla (which is the first Dutch 3D Movie ever made). Kroes has been taking acting classes in New York for several years and plans to star in more movies to come, as she has stated in interviews.

Personal life[link]

Kroes started dating Dutch DJ Sunnery James in 2009.^[21] On 7 November 2010, she and James married in Amsterdam.^[22] On 21 January 2011, Kroes gave birth to a son, Phyllon Joy Gorré.^[23]

She is actively involved with the non-profit organization Dance4Life, which educates youth about HIV and AIDS prevention through song and dance.^[5]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Doutzen Kroes

• Doutzen Kroes at the Internet Movie Database
• Doutzen Kroes at the Fashion Model Directory
• Profile at YES Model Management