Lily Donaldson

Infobox Model
name = Lily Donaldson
birthname =
birthdate = Birth date and age|1987|1|27
location = London, England
deathdate =
deathplace =
height = height|m=1.78cite web |url=http://www.imgmodels.com/details.asp?ar=&sl=&im=&subnameid=2459&subid=2459&modelid=109364&agencyid=9121&sexid=2&careerid=&curpage=1 |title=Lily Donaldson |accessdate=2007-04-30 |publisher=IMG Models]
haircolor = Blonde
eyecolor = Blue
measurements = 33-23-34 (US), 84-58-86 (EU)
weight =
dress size = 4 (US), 34 (EU)
shoesize = 9 (US), 40 (EU)
homepage =
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Lily Donaldson (born January 27, 1987) is a British model. She is the daughter of photographer Matthew Donaldson and wife Tiffany.

Career

Donaldson was educated at the Camden School for Girls and lived in Kentish Town with her parents.cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-452646/Lily-Londoner-takes-place-worlds-models.html|title=Lily the Londoner takes her place among the world's top models|work=Mail Online|year=2008-05-04|accessdate=2008-06-22]

Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has become one of Britain's most coveted models, landing campaigns for leading fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana.cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/women/celeb_profiles_model/51_lily_donaldson.html |title=Lily Donaldson |accessdate=2007-12-03 |publisher=AskMen.com]

In 2005, Donaldson was nominated for the Model of the Year award at the British Fashion Awards, [cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=29041 |title=BRITISH FASHION AWARDS NOMINEES |accessdate=2007-12-03 |date=2005-09-16 |publisher=www.vogue.co.uk] but was beaten by Karen Elson. [cite web |url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/vogue_daily/story/story.asp?stid=30448 |title=THE BRITISH FASHION AWARDS, 2005 |accessdate=2007-12-03 |date=2005-11-11 |publisher=www.vogue.co.uk]

In the May 2007 issue of American "Vogue", she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Jessica Stam as the new crop of supermodels and she was described as the "smartest and most sophisticated of the bunch". Later, in the September 2007 issue of British "Vogue", she was named a "Head Girl", a model to watch out for in the upcoming season. She is featured on the front cover of the May 2008 issue of [http://www.woundmagazine.com Wound Magazine] against a backdrop of artwork by the Japanese artist Yutaka Inagawa. [Wound Magazine (front cover), May 2008, Issue 3, ISSN 1755-800X.]

Donaldson is one of the favorite models of designer Alber Elbaz of Lanvin. Booking agents describe her as down to earth and a pleasure to work with.

Personal life

Donaldson dated Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of "Vogue" Paris Editor-In-Chief Carine Roitfeld.cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ldonaldson/lilydonaldson/ |title=Lily Donaldson |accessdate=2008-04-11 |publisher=nymag.com] She is close friends with models Gemma Ward and Irina Lazareanu, [cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ldonaldson/lilydonaldson/ |title=Lily Donaldson - Model Profile |accessdate=2007-12-03 |publisher=nymag.com] the latter with whom she shot a Mulberry campaign. [cite web |url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ilazareanu/irinalazareanu/ |title=Irina Lazareanu - Model Profile |accessdate=2007-12-03 |publisher=nymag.com]

It was reported in May 2008 that she spent US$2.2 million on purchasing a two-bedroom apartment on Tompkins Square Park around East Eighth Street in New York.cite web|url=http://www.modelsblog.info/2008/05/29/lily-donaldson-buys-into-new-york/|title=Lily Donaldson Buys Into New York|work=models blog|date=2008-05-29|accessdate=2008-06-03] [cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2008/beauty-avenue-b-vogue-cover-girl-drops-2-2-m-two-bedroom-co-op|title=Beauty on Avenue B! Vogue Cover Girl Drops $2.2 M. for Two-Bedroom Co-op| The New York Observer]

Agencies

* IMG Models - New York, Milan
* Select Model Management - London
* Marilyn Agency - Paris

References

External links

*fashionmodel|id=Lily_Donaldson|name=Lily Donaldson
*style.com model|1832
* [http://www.harpersbazaar.com.au/Fame/2006-8-1_Fame_Models_Lily+Donaldson+.htm Gallery and bio for Lily Donaldson on harpersbazaar.com.au]

Persondata
NAME=Donaldson, Lily
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=English model
DATE OF BIRTH=January 27, 1987
PLACE OF BIRTH=London, UK
DATE OF DEATH=
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