Lana Ogilvie

Lana Ogilvie is a Canadian fashion model. She was the first model of color to be given a contract with the CoverGirl cosmetics brand, frequently being paired with Rachel Hunter. She appeared in the 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was a host on Soul Train.

Lana Ogilvie
Born (1968-03-08) March 8, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorHazel
AgencyHeffner Management[1]


Career

Lana was "discovered" at her high school fashion show as a teen in her hometown of Toronto, Canada.[2] She moved to New York to work with the prestigious Ford Models, where she lived at Eileen Ford's house along with other Ford alumni, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell.[3]

After working in Paris, Milan and London as a sought after runway model for designers such as Azzedine Alaïa, Gianfranco Ferré, Prada, Missoni, Sonia Rykiel, Karl Lagerfeld, and Issey Miyake, Lana became a regular face in magazines around the world such as Vogue (magazine), Elle (magazine), Cosmopolitan (magazine), Madame, LA Style, Grazia, Amica, Fashion (magazine), Chatelaine (magazine) and Flare (magazine).[4]

Ogilvie has been featured in numerous advertising campaigns including DKNY, Express, Ann Taylor, Gap, Banana Republic, Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman, Escada, Birks, Clairol, Nordstrom, Ralph Lauren, and Neiman Marcus.[5] Her classic beauty made her a favorite of photographers like, Albert Watson, Arthur Elgort, Hans Feurer, Gilles Bensimon and Bruce Weber.[6]

In 1992, she became the first Black model to sign a multi-year contract with CoverGirl cosmetics company, and she appeared in the 1994 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[7]

Moving into television, Lana became an on-air host and segment producer at Fashion Television, a segment contributor for CBC Television, and CityLine, as well as writing for various Canadian fashion magazines.[8] After studying to be a fine jeweler, Lana started Sabre Jewelry. [9]

References
  1. Heffner Management profile
  2. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  4. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  5. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  6. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  7. "Lana Ogilvie". Black In Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  8. "About | Lana Ogilvie". Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  9. "Lana Ogilvie, Sabre Jewelry, Sabre Jewelry story". Sabre Jewelry. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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