- Sophie Dahl
Female adult bio
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name= Sophie Dahl
birth=1977-09-15
location=London ,England
birthname= Sophia Holloway
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measurements= 39½"-28"-37¾"
height= 5' 11" (1.80 m)
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eye color= Blue
hair color= Blonde
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nationality= English
ethnicity=Caucasian
skin color= White
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imdb= 0196971 Sophie Dahl (born15 September 1977 inLondon ) is an Englishfashion model andauthor of partially Norwegian descent. Her mother is writerTessa Dahl (daughter of the British-Norwegian children's authorRoald Dahl and the actressPatricia Neal ), and her father is actorJulian Holloway (son of actorStanley Holloway ).Dahl was discovered by
Isabella Blow on a London street at the age of 18. The voluptuous Dahl defied the stick-thin modellingstatus quo ; she is largely known for being aplus-size model , although she has since lost weight and is now of similar proportions to other fashion models. Her best-known work was a magazine and poster advertisement for an Yves Saint Laurent perfume called "Opium", showing her lying naked on a black velvet sheet. There were many complaints about the advertisement, resulting in it being removed from billboards in the UK, and totally banned inFrance .As a child, Dahl was the inspiration for Matilda, the title character in the book by her grandfather, Roald Dahl. Later she became an author herself, writing several
short stories and in 2003 publishing thenovella "The Man with the Dancing Eyes", an "adult fairy-tale" (ISBN 0-7475-6372-1). In 2007, she published her first full-length work of fiction, a semi-autobiographical novel entitled "Playing with the Grown-ups". Dahl is a contributing editor ofMen's Vogue .In 2006, she performed in
Children's Party at the Palace for Queen Elizabeth II's 80thbirthday . She appeared on the cover of the November 2007 issue ofUK "Vogue".Sophie is reportedly dating
Jamie Cullum an English pop and jazz-pop singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and drummer.References
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* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,413209,00.html 'Offensive' Opium posters to be removed] ("The Guardian")
* [http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/ethical/story/0,,2194858,00.html I'm a bit of a dork: Kira Cochrane talks to Sophie Dahl] ("The Guardian")
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