Emma B (Blocksage)

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name = Emma B (Blocksage)
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|04|28
birth_place = Hastings, East Sussex, England
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hair color = Blonde
skin color = White
ethnicity = Caucasian
occupation = Glamour model
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Emma Blocksage, also known as Emma B (born 28 April 1979, Hastings, East Sussex, England), is an English celebrity model and TV presenter.

Modeling career

Emma Blocksage was 'discovered' at the age of 14 by Hastings model agent Martin Robinson in Bexhill's De La Warr Pavilion in April 1994 when she entered a modelling contest which was co-sponsored by his agency, Martin Enterprises - Studio 17.

Before the event had started, Martin saw her walking through the foyer and said "one day she will be a supermodel".

Initially modelling under the name of Lois she was encouraged by Martin to approach Elite - Premier model agency.She won their Look of the Year in July 1995 and became a supermodel at the age of 15.

This garnered her a lucrative modelling contract with Elite—one of the world's best known agencies. She subsequently embarked on a very high profile path in the industry, becoming one of Elite's top supermodel names, in the category of Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Elle Macpherson, Linda Evangelista and Kate Moss.

As a fashion model, Emma was in high demand and travelled the world, appearing in catwalk shows and ad campaigns for designers such as Chanel, Prada, Valentino, Guess?, Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier, Westwood, Hamnett and Bella Freud.

She has also appeared on the covers of "Vogue", "Elle", "Harper's Bazaar", "Marie Claire" and numerous others.

A lucrative lingerie contract with Debenhams featured Emma as their "lingerie face" for two years. This led to intense media interest and she soon became a favourite celebrity face and glamour model in the British tabloids and gossip pages.

As a result of her celebrity status, Emma became a "name" model, appearing regularly in such publications as "FHM", "Stuff", "Maxim", "Front", "GQ", "News of the World", "The Daily Star", "The Sun", "Closer", "Nuts", "Zoo" and "Donna".

In 2003, Emma’s saucy calendar hit the top 5 best selling calendars for the year and sold out in all major outlets. She is currently a celebrity model for the Ann Summers chain of sex shops.

Television career

After taking a break from the limelight to spend time with her mother and sister in Hastings, Emma returned to the media in 2004. As her popularity had risen with modelling, other media projects became available, including a recording contract with East West Records.

Emma has presented for ITV2 ("The Mix", "Flying Start"), Sky One ("Babes Behaving Badly"), the Disney Channel and MTV. She made her acting debut in Channel 4's "It's a Girl Thing", and her own fly-on-the-wall reality TV show "Young, Hot and Talented".

After being lined up to star with then-lover, East 17 singer Brian Harvey in ITV1's summer 2004 version of "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!", [ [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2004523630,00.html The Jungle Booked | The Sun |HomePage|News ] ] she took part in ITV1 reality TV flop Celebrity Wrestling.

She then took part Five's celebrity reality show "The Farm". Emma was the runner up in Sky One's "Cirque de Celebrité" in 2006.

She has appeared on ITV Play's phone-in quiz show "The Mint".

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