AGYNESS DEYN – THE BEST DRESSED WOMAN IN THE WORLD

The British model Agyness Deyn can’t boast with the highest incomes in the branch but she is undoubtedly among the best dressed and stylish ladies in the world. She was born on16th February 1983 in Manchester, Great Britain. Her real name is Laura Hollins. She changes it, after she consults a friend of her mother, who is numerologist. The woman advised her that the most untraditional way of writing of the name Agyness would bring her glory and professional success.

Agyness starts to work at the age of 13 in a fast food restaurant in Ramsbottom. Agyness sense of style became strongly visible when she is still child. The British model has always been with short hair, but at the age of 17 she decided to be skinhead. In 1999 Agyness Deyn won „Face of 1999” contest organized by the free press in Rosendal. After that she moved in London, where during the day she had been working in a fast food restaurant and in the evening she waited in a night club. Parallel with this she studied drama and music in the college of „Hull”. In London Agyness became a part of „Models 1” fashion agency from where her fashion career started.

In May 2007 Agyness Deyn appeared at the cover of the American „Vogue”, together with Dautzen Cruz, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, Hilary Rhoda and Lily Donaldson as the new super models of America. In the leading article of the same issue Anna Wintour herself wrote for Agyness that „she makes her hair in an original and uncompromising way”. Another magazines, for whose covers Agyness had photographed, are British, French, Italian and the Chinease issues of „Vogue”, „Observer Woman supplement”, „The Sunday Times Style”, „Time Style & Life”, „Pop”, „Grazia” and a number of others international issues.

The British model works proffesionally for „Gianfranco Ferre”, „Giorgio Armani ”, „Paul Smith”, „Vivian Westwood”, “Anna Sui”, „Blue Girl” of „Blue Marine”, „Mulberry” and „Cacharel”. She is the present face of the new fragrance of „Burberry” – “The Beat”, of „Gold by Giles Deacon”, taking the place of Drew Barrymore, of „Ma dame” of „Jean-Paul Gaultier”, of „Shiseido” (replacing Angelina Jolie) and of the brand of Henry Holland – „House of Holland”.

Agyness Deyn won „Model of the year” award for 2007 at the ceremony of British Fashion Awards.

Except fashion, Agyness occupies also music. The band, where she was singing was called „Lucky Knitwear”. The model often is called „The next super model of the fashion industry” and „Embassador of the youth British culture”.

Photos:

1. – 16. The Bristish super model Agyness Deyn.
17. Agyness Deyn and Jean-Paul Gaultier at the advertising of the fragrance „Ma dame”.
18. – 21. Agyness Deyn at the covers of „Vogue”.

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