Georgina Grenville

Georgina Grenville (born 1 October 1975 in Durban, Natal, South Africa) is a South African fashion model.

Georgina Grenville
Born (1975-10-01) 1 October 1975
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Modeling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair colorBlond
Eye colorBlue / green[1]
AgencyNext Model Management (New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, Miami)
FASHION MODEL MANAGEMENT (Milan)
MIKAs (Stockholm) [2]

Career

At the age of 14 Grenville won the opening round of the South African 1990 Elite 'Look of the Year' contest. She modeled briefly in Milan, before moving to New York and signing with the Next agency. She was one of the first models of Gucci by Tom Ford (most notably starring in the campaign for his famed autumn/winter 1996/97 collection)[3] and also did campaigns for Versace, Christian Dior, Valentino and Armani Exchange. Grenville graced the covers of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Elle, L'Officiel, Cosmopolitan and Allure.[4] After closing the Gucci autumn/winter 2004 fashion show, which was Ford's final show for the brand, Vogue declared her "the ultimate high-nineties Gucci model."[5]

Personal life

Grenville is a mother of three kids and lives with her husband.

References
  1. "Georgina Grenville". Fashion Model Directory.
  2. "Georgina Grenville - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". models.com. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "Tom Ford Lights the Fuse on Gucci's Mid-Nineties Sex Bomb Look - #TBT with Tim Blanks - Style.com". YouTube. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "'90s Models: A Look Back at the Faces—Famous and Slightly Less So—That Defined a Decade". Vogue.
  5. "FALL 2004 READY-TO-WEAR Gucci". Vogue.
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