Lucy Clarkson
Encyclopedia
Lucy Clarkson is an English
model
. She is best known as being the fourth official Lara Croft
model from the Tomb Raider
series of video games, a role she took on in May 2000, at the age of 17, and held for two and a half years until 2002 when Jill de Jong
took over.
As well as her role as the official Lara Croft, she has modelled for Vivienne Westwood
and many other international designers. She was educated at Wath-upon-Dearne Comprehensive school.
She began modelling after participating in an Elite Model Agency
competition, where she was one of 12 winners out of 16,000 applicants. Until that point she had no modelling experience. At the age of 16 she became the face of More Magazine and subsequently appeared on numerous covers. She was subsequently featured in a number of high profile advertising campaigns for prestigious brands and magazines including: La Senza
; Chanel; Diesel; Sports Illustrated
; Favela Brazilian swimwear; Marks and Spencer; Marie Claire
; Wrigleys; Kinder; Veet and De Beers. She is the current face of Pearl Drops toothpaste and related products and Kellog's Special K cereal.
Having suffered from an eating disorder Lucy is now a spokeswoman against size zero
and is a regular on BBC News 24. Another main focus is raising money for SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)
and is a celebrity patron.
In the summer of 2008 Lucy appeared in a BBC
documentary Jess my new face where she was interviewed by a young lady (Jess) who was born with a facial disfigurement and was interviewing well-known faces in the media who have had difficulties with their physical identities.
In April 2009 Lucy appeared in a BBC documentary 'My Life as an Animal: Dogs' where she was given the task of living as a dog for four days. Lucy quit the show after just two days fearing that she would be ridiculed as a consequence of appearing on the show.
She is a regular guest on BBC London radio with presenter Joanne Good for The Late Show weeknights at 10pm
Lucy is currently representing Special K and has recently been made the face of Special K's Glamour Magazine diary girl for 2011.
In 2011 Lucy jointly founded The London Academy of Modelling, (www.thelam.co.uk) with ex-model and business partner Julie Grant.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
. She is best known as being the fourth official Lara Croft
Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
model from the Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is an action-adventure video game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was originally released in 1996 for the Sega Saturn, with MS-DOS and PlayStation versions following shortly thereafter...
series of video games, a role she took on in May 2000, at the age of 17, and held for two and a half years until 2002 when Jill de Jong
Jill de Jong
Jill de Jong, also known as Jildou de Jong is a Dutch model and actress.On March 21, 2002, she was selected by Eidos Interactive as the Lara Croft character model for the Tomb Raider video game series....
took over.
As well as her role as the official Lara Croft, she has modelled for Vivienne Westwood
Vivienne Westwood
Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE, RDI is a British fashion designer and businesswoman, largely responsible for bringing modern punk and new wave fashions into the mainstream.-Early life:...
and many other international designers. She was educated at Wath-upon-Dearne Comprehensive school.
She began modelling after participating in an Elite Model Agency
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
competition, where she was one of 12 winners out of 16,000 applicants. Until that point she had no modelling experience. At the age of 16 she became the face of More Magazine and subsequently appeared on numerous covers. She was subsequently featured in a number of high profile advertising campaigns for prestigious brands and magazines including: La Senza
La Senza
La Senza Corporation is a Canadian fashion retailer based in Dorval, Quebec, Canada, which sells lingerie and intimate apparel. The La Senza brand is currently owned by Limited Brands.- History :...
; Chanel; Diesel; Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
; Favela Brazilian swimwear; Marks and Spencer; Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...
; Wrigleys; Kinder; Veet and De Beers. She is the current face of Pearl Drops toothpaste and related products and Kellog's Special K cereal.
Having suffered from an eating disorder Lucy is now a spokeswoman against size zero
Size Zero
Size 0 is a women's clothing size in the US catalog sizes system. Size 0 and 00 were invented due to the changing of clothing sizes over time , which has caused the adoption of lower numbers...
and is a regular on BBC News 24. Another main focus is raising money for SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)
SPANA (Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad)
The Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad is a voluntary British organisation with the objective and purpose of providing veterinary care to working animals in communities around the world....
and is a celebrity patron.
In the summer of 2008 Lucy appeared in a BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
documentary Jess my new face where she was interviewed by a young lady (Jess) who was born with a facial disfigurement and was interviewing well-known faces in the media who have had difficulties with their physical identities.
In April 2009 Lucy appeared in a BBC documentary 'My Life as an Animal: Dogs' where she was given the task of living as a dog for four days. Lucy quit the show after just two days fearing that she would be ridiculed as a consequence of appearing on the show.
She is a regular guest on BBC London radio with presenter Joanne Good for The Late Show weeknights at 10pm
Lucy is currently representing Special K and has recently been made the face of Special K's Glamour Magazine diary girl for 2011.
In 2011 Lucy jointly founded The London Academy of Modelling, (www.thelam.co.uk) with ex-model and business partner Julie Grant.