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Agyness Deyn 
Agyness Deyn backstage at an Anna Sui fashion show.Born Laura Hollins
16 February 1983
Failsworth, Greater Manchester, EnglandHeight 5'8" (1.73 m)[1] Hair colour Brown[2] Eye colour Blue Measurements (US) 32-24-34 ; (EU) 81-61-86 Dress size (US) 4 ; (EU) 34 Agyness Deyn (born Laura Hollins;[3] 16 February 1983)[4] is an English fashion model, actress and singer.[5]
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Early life
Deyn is from Failsworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester.[6][7] The daughter of a nurse, Lorraine, and second of three children she moved to Rossendale and attended All Saints RC High School, as well as Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and Sixth Form in Waterfoot, Rossendale.
Deyn's name was apparently coined to further her modelling career after she consulted her mother's friend, a numerology expert who advised her of the most 'fortuitous' way to spell the name 'Agnes'.[8] It was reported that her mother Lorraine and sister Emily have both changed their surname to Deyn, while Lorraine has changed the I in her first name to Y.[9]
Deyn's working life started serving part-time aged 13, at a fish and chip shop in Hull. Even at an early age she had an eye for style and by 17 she had already had her head shaved. "I’ve had short hair since I was 13, and when I was 17, I had a skinhead."[10] In 1999, she won the Rossendale Free Press "Face of '99" competition, aged just 16.[11] She then moved to London, working in a fast-food restaurant during the day and a bar at night but admits: "It didn’t quite work."[12] During this time she says she was also at college in Hull, studying drama and music.[citation needed]
Career
Modelling
Deyn's biography states that she was spotted while shopping with fashion designer Henry Holland in Kentish Town, London.[13] She then signed with SELECT model management.
In May 2007, she was featured on the cover of Vogue from USA, alongside Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.[14]
Deyn on the catwalk in Anna Sui, February 2008
She has also been featured on the covers of: UK Vogue, the Observer Woman supplement, The Sunday Times Style, Pop, Grazia, Time, Style & Life, Vogue Italia, and numerous other international publications.[15]
As for professional endorsements Deyn has appeared in advertisements for Anna Sui, Blugirl by Blumarine, Burberry, Cacharel, Gianfranco Ferré, Moussy, Maison Gilfy, Shiseido, Shiatzy Chen, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, Paul Smith, Reebok and Vivienne Westwood. While garnering such prestigious contracts she is currently the face of the new fragrance The Beat by Burberry, Gold by Giles Deacon at New Look replacing Drew Barrymore, Jean Paul Gaultier's fragrance Ma Dame, Shiseido (replacing Angelina Jolie), and childhood friend Henry Holland's label House of Holland. In 2009, Deyn landed the new Uniqlo campaign and appeared in a commercial with Gabriel Aubry.
In May 2008, Deyn was guest editor of i-D magazine. The issue was devoted to her and includes articles written by and about Deyn, as well interviews she conducted with fashion insiders such as Vivienne Westwood. Deyn was one of the faces to land in one of the fourteen covers of V magazine fall issue. Each cover boasts a head shot of a famous model, either from the new crop of leading models or the supermodel era; it was lensed by duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.[16]
In June 2009, the Daily Mirror reported that Deyn had quit modelling to spend more time with her boyfriend. The newspaper quoted a source as saying that modelling had started to bore Deyn and that she had hired an acting agent to pursue an acting career in British independent films.[17]
Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.[18]
Deyn is known for being something of a chameleon and constantly changing her looks. Her hair has been blonde, red, brown and black during her modelling career. Although usually she sports a boyish cut more recently she has been seen with a bob and a bowl cut. In April 2010 she caused headlines when she arrived at the Coachella Music Festival with her head shaved to a "skinhead" style similar to that of Sinead O'Connor in the early 90s.
Deyn has recently collaborated with her younger sister Emily to create a line of T-shirts and tank tops for high street chain Uniqlo.[19]
Deyn appeared in the May 2011 British Vogue editorial, photographed by Tim Walker.[20]
Music
Deyn provides vocals for the single "Who" by Five O'Clock Heroes as well as featuring in the video. The single was poorly received by NME, who gave it only a 2/10.[21] The single charted at #109 in the UK.[22] Until recently she was a member of the now defunct group Lucky Knitwear.[1] Deyn's voice can be heard at the beginning of Rihanna's We Found Love music video.
Acting
In the 2010 film Clash of the Titans, Deyn played Aphrodite, Greek goddess of beauty, love and sex.
In March 2011, Deyn appeared as an owl-bearing warrior in Woodkid's debut music video, "Iron".[23]
Agencies
- Models 1 - London
- Women Management - New York
- Why Not Model Agency - Milan
- Viva Models - Paris
- New York Models - New York
References
- ^ a b "Agyness Deyn". fashionmodeldirectory.com. http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/agyness_deyn/. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ The Internet Fashion Database Retrieved and verified on 2011-05-29
- ^ Day, Elizabeth; Challand, Christine (2007-07-03). "How Laura from the Village Chippy became Agy the Vogue cover girl". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=459437&in_page_id=1773. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
- ^ Cochlin, Daniel (2007-09-29). "Is model Agyness Deyn - the new Kate Moss - really three years older than she says?". Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=484730&in_page_id=1773&ito=1490. Retrieved 2007-11-15.
- ^ Callahan, Maureen (31 March 2008). "Great Deyn". The New York Post. http://www.nypost.com/seven/03312008/entertainment/fashion/great_deyn_104385.htm?page=0.
- ^ Oliver, George (5 December 2007). "Tomboy Agyness is Britain’s top model". Oldham Advertiser. http://menmedia.co.uk/oldhamadvertiser/news/s/1027091_tomboy_agyness_is_britains_top_model. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Keegan, Mike (11 October 2007). "Chippie girl to conquer the world". Manchester Evening News. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1019310_chippie_girl_to_conquer_the_world?related_link. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Vogue May 2007
- ^ Irvine, Chris (27 July 2008). "How Agyness Deyn's name ensures fame and fortune". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/2462942/How-Agyness-Deyns-name-ensures-fame-and-fortune.html. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Wells, Emma (2008-03-25). "Top Of The Crops". Sunday Times. London. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/beauty/article1532993.ece.
- ^ Oliver, George (29 November 2007). "Agyness is Britain’s top model". Rossendale Free Press. http://menmedia.co.uk/rossendalefreepress/news/s/1026477_agyness_is_britains_top_model. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Good, Jenna (2007-09-13). "Agyness is the new Kate Moss". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article293913.ece. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ Craven, Jo (17 April 2009). "Agyness Deyn". vogue.co.uk. http://www.vogue.co.uk/biographies/080422-agyness-deyn-biography.aspx. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Hit Girls - American Vogue, May 2007
- ^ "Agyness Deyn". models.com. http://models.com/models/Agyness-Deyn. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Lim, James (10 September 2008). "Ogle ‘V’ Magazine’s Fourteen New Cover Models". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/fashion/2008/09/v_mag_slideshow.html. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ^ "Agyness Deyn to quit modelling and New York for acting". Daily Mirror. 2009-06-16. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/3am/2009/06/16/she-s-ag-it-up-to-here-115875-21444569/. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ "Les 30 mannequins des années 2000". vogue.fr. http://www.vogue.fr/mode/en-vogue/diaporama/les-30-mannequins-des-annees-2000/1662/image/266661. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Bergin, Olivia (28 April 2010). "Agyness Deyn and sister Emily collaborate on a T-shirt range for Uniqlo". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/fashionnews/7646770/Agyness-Deyn-and-sister-Emily-collaborate-on-a-T-shirt-range-for-Uniqlo.html. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Agyness Deyn". nymag.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/adeyn/agynessdeyn/. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Cashmore, Pete (19 June 2008). "Five O’Clock Heroes Feat Agyness Deyn". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/five-o-clock-heroes/9762. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Osterhout, Jacob (13 August 2009). "Agyness Deyn pays homage to Michael Jackson in Harper's Bazaar spread". NY Daily News. http://articles.nydailynews.com/2009-08-13/entertainment/17931358_1_pet-chimp-bubbles-jacko-new-wave-group. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Xeni Jardin (Mar 31,2011). "Woodkid: "Iron," dir. Yoann Lemoine, feat. Agyness Deyn (music video)". Boing Boing. http://www.boingboing.net/2011/03/31/woodkid-iron-dir-yoa.html. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
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- English female models
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- People from Rawtenstall
- English female singers
- People educated at Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
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