- Lisa Snowdon
Infobox Model
name=Lisa Snowdon
caption= Model
location=Welwyn Garden City ,England
agency = [http://www.moneymanagementuk.com Money Management]
management =Money
birthdate= birth date and age|1972|1|23
haircolor=Brunette
eyecolor=Blue
measurements=34D-24-35
height= height|ft=5|in=10
weight= convert|63|kg|lb st|abbr=on|lk=on
dress size = 6-8 (US); 36-38 (EU)
homepage = http://www.lisasnowdon.comLisa Snowdon (born
January 23 ,1972 ) is an English model, who most recently has turned her career to include being anactress andtelevision personality .Biography
Born in
Welwyn Garden City , England to Lydia and Nigel Snowdon, and has two younger sisters, Joanna and Lesley Anne. She moved to London to attend the Italia Conti School of Performing Arts, where her friends includedNaomi Campbell . After her parents spilt up when she was 17, she stayed in London and worked briefly as a waitress.Career
Spotted by a
Premier Model Management agent at age 19 while dancing in aLondon nightclub, she was auditioned and signed up and started working with renowned photographers. Snowdon is best known for her beauty commercials and high-fashion cover and spread modelling, including cover shots for "Vogue", "Marie Claire " and "Cosmopolitan" andElle ; she was also the face and fashion modeling icon forGucci . She went on to be the "elevator girl" forLynx deodorant in 2003, [citeweb|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGhICaSFS8|title=The Lynx effect|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2008-08-30] doing advertisements forMercedes-Benz , Dove soap; the girl in the red swimsuit forKelloggs Special K , [citeweb|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFo_5byG2OU&NR=1|title=Lisa Snowdon - Kelloggs Special K|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=2008-08-30] the face of campaigns forNeutrogena and thenAfter Eight mint straws "Taxiwise" safety campaign; and numerous high-fashion catalogues. Her modelling career led to appearances in "Maxim", "Arena", "Loaded" and "GQ ". She has featured on "FHM"'s List of FHM 100 Sexiest Women every year between 1996 and 2007 except for 1998. For the first time in years Snowdon returned to modeling when she became the face and model ofAvon lingerie.In recent years, she has moved like many models into other areas. A 1997 album, "Spell It Out", failed to sell, and a starring role in
Channel 4 's short film "Man's Best Friend" did not perform much better.Her first host role on television was fronting "Lisa Snowdon's All Access" for
VH1 , where she appeared barefoot. However, she developed her skills to successfully take over the role fromLisa Butcher as theSupermodel judge and host on "Britain's Next Top Model ," which is a contest to find Britain's next top model to rival the likes of herself and others such asKate Moss andTwiggy . [citeweb|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/article1387188.ece|title=I’m not against size zero...you can’t put heifers on the catwalk|publisher=The Sun|date=2008-07-07|accessdate=2008-08-31] This later role has led to a series of stand-in and guest presenting roles in mainstream UK terrestrial television, where in June 2007 she guest-presented theBBC 's Sunday morning show "Something for the Weekend," and in August on Channel 4's tea time show "Richard & Judy " alongside David Walliams, whilst regular presentersRichard Madeley andJudy Finnigan were away at the funeral ofManchester iconTony Wilson . This led to her in Autumn 2007 being announced as the new co-presenter of "Through the Keyhole " with SirDavid Frost .Having had various spells covering as
Johnny Vaughan 's co-presenter onCapital 95.8 's breakfast show, during which she interviewed "Baywatch " starDavid Hasslehoff , the end of August 2008 saw an announcement that she was to be the permanent replacement forDenise van Outen on the London station. [citeweb|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/28/commercialradio.radio|title=Lisa Snowdon replaces Denise Van Outen on Capital 95.8|author=Plunkett, John|publisher=The Guardian|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-31] [citeweb|url=http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3745.2|title=New breakfast presenter for Capital|publisher=Radio Today|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-31]trictly Come Dancing
Snowdon is currently taking part in the 2008 series of
Strictly Come Dancing , competing against modelJodie Kidd , [citeweb|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7585656.stm|title=Strictly celebrities are unveiled|publisher=BBC News|date=2008-08-28|accessdate=2008-08-28] [citeweb|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/contestants/lisa_snowdon.shtml|title=Lisa Snowdon|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-08-31] paired withBrendan Cole . [citeweb|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/08/31/lisa-snowden-s-horror-at-brendan-cole-pairing-115875-20718980/|title=Lisa Snowdon's horror at Brendan Cole pairing|publisher=Sunday Mirror|date=2008-08-31|accessdate=2008-08-31] For her first dance she performed aSalsa , scoring 22/40.For her second dance she perfomed aRumba , scoring 32/40.Charitable activity
In 2005, Snowdon became an ambassador for the
breast cancer care charity.Fact|date=August 2008 Snowdon participated in a celebrity edition of "The Apprentice" in order to raise money for charity, part of the BBC's biannualSport Relief event. [ [http://www.cafonline.org/default.aspx?page=15209&WT.mc_id=400 " Lisa Snowdon to appear in Sport Relief Does The Apprentice for charity"] , "Charities Aid Foundation ",2008-02-28 . Retrieved on2008-02-29 .]Personal life
Snowdon lives in
Epping Forest .It could be argued that Snowdon is as well known for her five year on/off relationship with actor
George Clooney as her modelling. The pair met when shooting an advert for Martini in2000 , [citeweb|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1043116/Ive-celibate-year--Men-dont-think-match-Clooney-say-Lisa-Snowdon.html|title='I've been celibate for a year... Men don't think they can match up to Clooney', say Lisa Snowdon|publisher=Daily Mail|date=2008-08-09|accessdate=2008-08-30] and the status of their relationship was well reported in thetabloids on both sides of the Atlantic.citeweb|url=http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:y9JBk1kqbYkJ:www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/sex-health/sex-and-relationships/2007/03/07/lisa-snowdon-i-recycle-my-boyfriends-89520-18717480/+lisa+snowden+miss+x&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&client=safari|title=LISA SNOWDON: I RECYCLE MY BOYFRIENDS!|publisher=Sunday Mirror|date=2007-03-07|accessdate=2008-08-30]In the book "Inside Little Britain",
David Walliams refers to a woman he fell in love with as "Miss X", who was later revealed in the media to be Snowdon. She has since dated actorGary Dourdan , and modelPaul Sculfor . [citeweb|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/celebs-on-sunday/2008/04/20/lisa-snowden-i-work-hard-to-look-this-good-now-i-m-36-98487-20384065/|title=Lisa Snowden: I work hard to look this good now I'm 36|publisher=Daily Mirror|date=2008-04-20|accessdate=2008-08-30]Notes and references
External links
* [http://www.lisasnowdon.com/ Lisa Snowdon Official Site]
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* [http://uk.askmen.com/women/models_60/86b_lisa_snowdon.html Lisa Snowdon at AskMen.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VGhICaSFS8 Lisa Snowdon in the Lynx deodorant advert]
* [http://www.tellyzone.com/strictlycomedancing/2008/08/013-lisa.html Lisa Snowdon's Strictly Come Dancing profile]
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