Agyness Deyn

Agyness Deyn [ ægnɪs di ː n], born Laura Hollins, ( born February 16, 1983 in Failsworth, Manchester, England) is a British supermodel.

Career

Deyn succeeded in entering the modeling industry after she was notified of her grandmother to a model contest. A modeling agency advised her to change her name and then the model chose the name " Agyness ". First, they wanted to name it after her grandmother " Agnes ," her mother esoteric interested figured out then but that the spelling " Agyness " would better fit their karma. Your Last " Deyn " comes from " Dean", an old name of their family, which is spelled her mother also figured for them.

Modeling career

Agyness Deyn is commonly referred to as " rock and roll model " known with their straw-colored Pixi - section and her boyish style. On the May cover of U.S. Cosmopolitan she was even hailed as " the" new supermodel. She appeared inter alia, on the cover of Italian, French and British Vogue, as well as on the cover of Japanese " Dazed & Confused ". She also campaigned for Jean -Paul Gaultier's fragrance " Ma Dame " and " The Beat " by Burberry, and modeled for Blumarine, Hugo Boss and Giorgio Armani. She is the muse and favorite model of the English designer Henry Holland.

Other activities

In addition to the modeling Deyn also plays in the band Lucky Knitwear. She has also been involved both as a singer and as an actress in the video of the song " Who" of the band Five O'Clock Heroes. This collaboration inspired them to set up their own band Gene Jacket, which is already working on some songs.

In addition, she starred in the short film The Right Side of My Exultant Brain alongside Dustin Hoffman's son Jake Hoffman. Alanna Masterson, who collaborated on the script for The Right Side of My Exultant Brain, is also represented in Deyns band Gene Jacket.

2009, Agyness Deyn her acting talent in two TV spots for Vöslauer mineral water proof and thus was also a wide audience in Austria known.

In 2010 she starred as the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite in the remake of Clash of the Titans.

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In 2007 she was awarded " Model of the Year " at the British Fashion Awards.

Private life

Since June 16, 2012 Agyness Deyn is married to U.S. actor Giovanni Ribisi. The wedding took place in Los Angeles, California.