It resembles a little elf from a fairy tale, with the same big eyes and a fragile figure. She is Abbey Lee Kershaw - bright, charming and successful. The 25-year-old model, not so long ago started her career, has become very popular and popular today. And her appearance inspires many designers and fashion designers.
Biography and career
Born Abby Kershaw in Melbourne, Australia in 1987. Her father is a bank employee, and his mother is a forensic psychologist. There was no big income in the family. The girl never thought about the modeling business and did not even buy glossy magazines. On this she had no money. Abby could not even imagine what a posing for the cameras could be paid by the money.
At the age of eight, parents gave little Abby Lee to a ballet school. It is her young model due to a fragile figure, proper posture and the ability to stay under the watchful eye of the lens. All her photos are very artistic and not played.
In 2004, at the Australian model competition, she won and after that moved to Sydney with a firm belief that she wants to become a model. In 2005, on one of the beaches, Abby noticed the scout of the agency Chic Management. A contract was signed immediately. But the career was moving very slowly, so the model of Abby Lee Kershaw moved to New York in 2007. There she signed a contract with another agency - Next Model Management - and her business quickly went up the hill. The well-known portal Models called it "the next superstar".
In 2008, she participated in 29 shows. It is a popular and popular model. The fashion house Gucci made Abby the face of their Flora aroma. And Karl Lagerfeld calls her his muse. The elf model becomes the face of his brand.
Also did not resist the beautiful girl and the fashionable brand Victoria's Secret. In 2008, Abby walked on the podium in their underwear.
But do not think that the modeling career is so easy and cloudless. At one of the shows of the Alexander McQueen collection, she almost fainted on the podium. She was so tightly corseted that Abby could not breathe freely. And, coming to the wings, she was already slowly moving her legs. It only became easier when the corset relaxed.
Another unpleasant incident occurred in 2009 at the Rodarte collection show. Abby Lee had to walk on very high heels, and at some point she could not resist and fell. In the fall, the model severely damaged the knee and spent the rest of the season not on the podium, but in bed.
She participated in many shows and advertising campaigns, was shot on the cover of the magazine - the list of her works is quite impressive.
In 2010, Abby Lee Kershaw starred for the Pirelli calendar, which was filmed by Terry Richardson. In 2011, V Magazine named her the most successful Australian model after El MacPherson.
The personal life of Abby Lee
At the moment the girl lives in New York. He is fond of drawing. Her favorite characters are elves and mermaids. Recently at home a pet has appeared - a lizard. Kershaw has a piercing in the nose, in the navel, in the nipple and seven punctures in the ear. Still on her body there are several tattoos.
The model meets with Matthew Hutchinson, a musician from the band Our Mountain. By the way, in 2011, Abby Lee became its participant.
The most popular models of the world do not remain without the close attention of the well-known portal Models.com. It is he who makes the ratings of successful representatives of the modeling business. Depending on the outputs to the podium, appearances on the magazine covers and advertising companies are made top-100. To date, Abby Lee Kershaw is ranked 5th in this ranking of relevance and popularity. And most likely, this girl does not plan to stop.
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