Elaine Irwin Mellencamp was born on August 16, 1969 in Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania. She was a famous supermodel.
Biography and Career :
She started her career at the age of 16 and in 1985 she appeared on the cover of Seventeen Magazine.
After a few years she signed a contract with Ford Model Agency and became famous with the appearences in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Self and Elite Magazines.
She soon modeled for Victoria's Secret and Calvin Klein and entered in the attention of famous photographers as Herb Ritts, Irving Penn and Steven Meisel.
In 1992 she married the rock star John "Cougar" Mellencamp. They met when she got the job to appear on his album cover Whenever We Wanted. They fell in love and after 10 weeks got engaged. They have two children, Hud and Speck.
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n May 27, 2001 she was the first woman who drives the pace car at the Indianapolis 500.
She was a supermodel and now(2006) she is working for Almay Cosmetics.
Agencies :
- Ford Model Management New York
- Ford Model Management Los Angeles.
Advertisements :
Almay, Calvin Klein, Escada, Gerry Weber parfum, Giorgio Beverly Hills 'Ocean Dream' fragrance, JCrew, Pantene Pro-V, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Salon Selectives, Tse, Versace, Victoria's Secret, Yves Saint Laurent.
Magazine Covers :
- Canada: 'Flare' - July 1990
- France: 'Vogue' - June 7, & August 27,1990
- Italy: 'Marie Claire' - February 1999; 'Marie Claire' - September 1999; 'Grazia'
- US: 'Vogue' - March & December 1990; 'Allure' - April 1991; 'Cosmopolitan' - September 1991; 'Harper's Bazaar' - March 1992; 'Photo' - September/October 1992; 'Self' - December 1992; 'Self' - November 1994; 'YM' - January 1994; 'Shape' - January & December 1997; 'New Woman' - November 1998; 'New Woman' - March 1999; 'Golf for Women' - November 2004.
Fashion Shows :
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1996 {Bill Blass, Ellen Tracy, Ralph Lauren, Todd Oldham, Victor Alfaro}
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1997 {Nicole Miller, Ralph Lauren}.
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