GQ Magazine
Fyasko would like to introduce you to Rosie Huntington-Whiteley…You’re welcome! This English Rose was born on April 18th, 1987 in Plymouth, Devon, England. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and her great-grandmother was descended from Polish Jewish immigrants of the 1870s.
Victoria's Secret...and Rosie's
In 2003, while studying at Tavistock College, Huntington-Whiteley was discovered by Profile Model Management while seeking internships with several London based modelling agencies. After modelling in London for a year, Huntington-Whiteley made her Fashion Week debut at the autumn/winter 2004 shows and the following year walked for labels including Moschino, DSquared and Kenzo.
This is how you catch a cab...
She has also appeared in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch, Bloomingdale’s, Clinique, DKNY, French Connection, L.A.M.B., Pepe Jeans, Shiatzy Chen, Ralph Lauren, and Top Shop among others.
Classic Beauty
In 2008 she was also placed 6th on Harper’s Bazaar’s annual “Best Dressed List”. The following year Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009′s “Model of the Year”. She also starred in a provocative short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine’s Day…Naughty!
Au Natural
She appeared on her first international Vogue cover, for Vogue Nippon, in May of 2005, and in 2006, the model made her Victoria’s Secret debut at the brand’s show in Los Angeles among established names including Gisele Bündchen, Karolina Kurkova and Adriana Lima.
We love Rosie...
In 2008, Huntington-Whiteley was cast by Christopher Bailey as the face of Burberry’s autumn/winter 2008 campaign with actor Sam Riley. Her first British Vogue cover, for November 2008, saw her pictured alongside Eden Clark and Jourdan Dunn in a feature celebrating British models. In late 2009, Huntington-Whiteley officially became a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
Dolce & Gabbana
Oh yeah, and Devon, England is a large county in South West England. The county is occasionally referred to as Devonshire, although that is an unofficial name, rarely used inside the county itself and often indicating a traditional or historical context. The county shares borders with Cornwall to the west and Dorset and Somerset to the east. Its south coast abuts the English Channel and its north coast the Bristol Channel. Devon is the fourth largest of the English counties and has a population of 1,141,600.
Dressed down...
There will be a geography test to follow. Let’s see who was paying attention…
