
Michelle Behennah was born on January 7, 1977 in Singapore. She is a famous fashion model.
Biography and Career :
Her parents divorced and she along her mother and step father went to Sheffield, England. She wanted to go to the Medical School, but her mother saw her as a potential model. The first beauty contest she won was sponsored by a shampoo company at the age of fourteen. In 1993 she ended on the third place in the Ford 'Supermodel of the World' contest.
From London she went to Paris and her fame as a supermodel came. She was seen in magazines like ELLE US, Glamour Italy, Vogue Italy and Spain, Mademoiselle and Cosmopolitan. Some of the designers she modeled for are Cynthia Rowley, Valentino, BCBG, Donna Karan, Emanuel Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore Ferra
gamo, Chanel and Thierry Mugler. In 1999, 2000 and 2001 she appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
During the years she has done many commercials and advertisements, some of them for Burberry, Esprit, Givenchy, Vanderbilt Jeans, Hewlett Packard, J. Crew, Kenzo, L'Oreal "Elnett" hairspray, Mango, Nina Ricci, Saks Fifth Avenue, Swatch watches, Tommy Hilfiger and Victoria's Secret.
Her career in television started on MTV in shows like Model Search and Fashionably Loud and on VH1 in Access Hollywood.
Trivia :
- Height: 177 cm
- Measurements: 86/61/90
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Green
- Shoe Size: 39
- She has three siblings.
Quotes :
- "I avoid doing anything outrageous that the press could pick up on... there are no scandals in my life."
Agencies :
- IMG Models - New York
- 'Ford', Paris
- 'Fashion Model Management', Milan
- 'Models 1', London.
Advertisements :
- Blumarine, Burberrys, Dana Buchman , Ellen Tracy Company, Esprit, Folli Follie, Genny, Georges Rech, Givenchy, Gloria Vanderbilt Jeans, Hewlett Packard, Hilton, Ibici, Iceberg Jeans, J.Crew, Kenzo, Krizia, L'Oreal 'Elnett' hairspray, Mango, Nina Ricci, River Island, Saks Fifth Avenue, Spiegel, Swatch watches, Tommy Hilfiger, Vestimenta, Wannabe, Zapa.
Magazine Covers :
- France: 'Elle' - January 8 & December 2 1996; 'Elle' - November 3 1997; 'Elle' - April 20 1998; 'Elle' - February 8, 1999; 'Cosmopolitan' - February 2002
- Greece: 'Elle' - February 1996
- Italy: 'Glamour' - August 1996; 'Elle' - January & December 1997
- Japan: 'Elle' - April 1998
- Korea: 'Elle' - October 2000
- Portugal: 'Elle' - April & November 1996
- Spain: 'Vogue' - August 1995; 'Vogue' - March 1996
- UK: 'Marie Claire Health & Beauty' - July/August 1999
- US: 'Mademoiselle' - October 1996; 'Elle' - February 1998; 'Mademoiselle' - June 1998; 'Maxim' - November 2000.
Fashion Shows :
- Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1997 {Cynthia Rowley, Valentino}
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998
- Haute couture - Spring/Summer 1998 {Chanel, Thierry Mugler}.
Filmography :
- Live from the Runway: Sean John (2001) (TV)
- Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '99 (1999) (TV).
Michelle Behennah Image : webwombat.com.au