Marilyn Agency
Encyclopedia
Marilyn Agency is a modeling agency
based in Paris
, France
. Founder and CEO Marilyn Gauthier brought the agency to New York City
in 1998. Marylin has represented Naomi Campbell
and Kate Moss
, as well as models like Caroline Trentini
, Alice Burdeu
, and Coco Rocha
.
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Founder and CEO Marilyn Gauthier brought the agency to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in 1998. Marylin has represented Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
and Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
, as well as models like Caroline Trentini
Caroline Trentini
Caroline Trentini , also known as Carol Trentini, is a Brazilian fashion model.- Early life :...
, Alice Burdeu
Alice Burdeu
Alice Burdeu is an Australian fashion model and winner of the third cycle of the reality television show Australia's Next Top Model.-Early life:Alice Burdeu was born in Melbourne, Victoria...
, and Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha is a Canadian fashion model.- Personal life :Rocha was born in Toronto, Ontario, and moved to Richmond and attended McRoberts secondary school, British Columbia at a very young age. Her family is in the airline industry. Her mother, Juanita, is a flight attendant and her father, Trevor...
.
Fashion models
The following models are currently or have been represented by Marilyn:- Alessandra AmbrosioAlessandra AmbrosioAlessandra Corine Ambrósio is a Brazilian model. Ambrosio is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's "PINK" line...
- Mini AndenMini AndenSusanna "Mini" Andén is a Swedish model, actress, occasional host, and producer.She was born in Stockholm and began modeling at the age of ten, joining Elite Model Management when she was fifteen. She has been on the cover of many fashion magazines including Vogue, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan and...
- Nadja AuermannNadja AuermannNadja Auermann is a German model and actress. Fashion designer Valentino once commented on her physical resemblance to Marlene Dietrich. A New York Times fashion columnist, Guy Trebay, wrote of her "ice maiden visage and pole vaulter's legs".-Biography:Auermann arrived in Paris in 1990, signing...
- Darla BakerDarla BakerDarla Baker of Salem, Oregon and graduate of South Salem High School, is an American model. After visiting Mode Models, she was signed with the agency and made her debut soon after in the 2005 Nolita Campaign and 2006 Express clothing campaign...
- Marisa BerensonMarisa BerensonVittoria Marisa Schiaparelli Berenson is an American actress and model.-Early life:She is the elder daughter of Robert L. Berenson, an American diplomat turned shipping executive, who was of Lithuanian Jewish descent; his family's original surname was Valvrojenski...
- Nina BroshNina BroshNina Brosh is an Israeli model and actress.She is of Ashkenazi Jewish and Russian descent on her father's side, and Chinese descent on her mother's side.Brosh is notable among high fashion models for her highly visible tattoos....
- Carla BruniCarla BruniCarla Bruni-Sarkozy is an Italian-French songwriter, singer, actress, and former model...
- Alice BurdeuAlice BurdeuAlice Burdeu is an Australian fashion model and winner of the third cycle of the reality television show Australia's Next Top Model.-Early life:Alice Burdeu was born in Melbourne, Victoria...
- Michelle BuswellMichelle BuswellMichelle Buswell is an American model.- Biography :Buswell was born in 1983 in Orange Park, Florida. After two years of studying nursing, she was discovered in 2002 while staying at a hotel where a modeling convention was taking place...
- Naomi CampbellNaomi CampbellNaomi Campbell is a British model. Scouted at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and early 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared "supermodels" by the fashion world...
- Esther CanadasEsther CañadasEsther Cañadas is a Spanish actress and model.- Biography :Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but her mother persuaded her to give modeling a try....
- Helena ChristensenHelena ChristensenHelena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. She has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organizations and other charities.-Early life:Christensen was born in...
- Hailey ClausonHailey ClausonHailey Clauson is an American fashion model and has been the face of Dsquared2, Jill Stuart, and Gucci.-Early work and Controversy 2009-present:...
- Shannan ClickShannan ClickShannan Click is an American model. She has appeared in a variety of international editions of Vogue and the 2008, 2009 & 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.-Early Life and Discovery:...
- Lily ColeLily ColeLily Luahana Cole is an English model and actress. Cole's modelling career was launched by a chance encounter with Benjamin Hart in Soho, London when she was 14....
- Emina CunmulajEmina CunmulajEmina Cunmulaj , is an Albanian-American model.-Biography:Cunmulaj was born in Michigan, United States to Albanian parents, but moved to Montenegro at the age of four in 1988...
- Sophie DahlSophie DahlSophie Dahl , born Sophie Holloway, is an English author and former model. She was born in London, the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandparents were actor Stanley Holloway and...
- Brooklyn DeckerBrooklyn DeckerBrooklyn Danielle Decker is an American fashion model and actress best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's Secret for the 2010 "Swim" collection, she has ventured into television with guest...
- Agyness DeynAgyness DeynAgyness Deyn is an English fashion model, actress and singer.-Early life:Deyn is from Failsworth in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester...
- Cintia DickerCintia DickerCintia Dicker is a Brazilian model of German descent.She was born in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul. She has appeared in advertisements for Ann Taylor, Macy's, L’Oréal, American Eagle Outfitters, and Yves Saint Laurent, and in catalogs for Victoria's Secret, Gap, bebe stores, and Lands' End...
- Emanuela de PaulaEmanuela de PaulaEmanuela de Paula is a Brazilian model. She has been the face of UK retailer Next for the past two seasons and can be seen in the 2009 Pirelli Calendar...
- Lily DonaldsonLily Donaldson-Career:Donaldson was born in London, and educated at the Camden School for Girls, living in Kentish Town with her parents.Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has landed campaigns for fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander,...
- Julia DunstallJulia DunstallJulia Dunstall is a Canadian fashion model. She has been in ad campaigns for Balenciaga, Lacoste, United Colors of Benetton, D&G and Bottega Veneta, among others...
- Tanya Dziahileva
- Reka Ebergenyi
- Bruna ErhardtBruna ErhardtBruna Erhardt is a Brazilian fashion model of German descent. She was born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil. She has appeared on the cover of the Brazilian Vogue. Fellow Brazilian models Caroline Trentini and Cintia Dicker are her good friends and roommates in New York City...
- Barbara FialhoBarbara FialhoBarbara Fialho is a Brazilian fashion model. She was born in the city of Montes Claros, Minas Gerais.At 15 years of age she left her home town and moved to the city of São Paulo to work as a model for São Paulo Fashion Week and Rio Fashion Week.Barbara made such an instant impact in Brazil that...
- Ines de la FressangeInès de la FressangeInès Marie Lætitia Églantine Isabelle de Seignard de La Fressange , is a French model, aristocrat and designer of fashion and perfumes. She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1998.- Biography :...
- Rila FukushimaRila FukushimaRila Fukushima is a Japanese fashion model currently residing in New York City. Originally attempting to secure a position as a model agent at a Tokyo agency, she was persuaded to try modelling instead...
- Georgia FrostGeorgia FrostGeorgia Frost is an English model.-Early life and discovery:Georgia Frost was born in Aylesbury, England. She attended John Colet School in Wendover. While walking around the Camden Market area, she was scouted by agent Sarah Leon. Frost was only 13 at the time and Leon thought she was too young...
- Maria GregersenMaria GregersenMaria Gregersen is a Danish fashion model.-Notable Work:She is the model in the 2006 adverts for Lacoste Inspiration perfume ....
- Ljupka GojicLjupka GojicLjupka Gojić is a Croatian model and the face of Givenchy.-Biography:When Gojić was 10, she persuaded her mother to take her to a modeling agency where she learned basic steps as a model. She appeared for the first time on the cover of Teen magazine in 1995...
- Jessica HartJessica Hart (model)Jessica Hart is an Australian model who appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was born in Sydney, Australia...
- Erin HeathertonErin HeathertonErin Heatherton is an American fashion model from Skokie, Illinois.-Life and career:Erin Heatherton grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and attended Solomon Schechter Day School as well as Niles North High School. Heatherton was discovered vacationing on South Beach, Miami, and eventually signed with the...
- Eva HerzigovaEva HerzigováEva Herzigová is a Czech model and actress.-Early life and career:Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czechoslovakia . She began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989, at the age of sixteen. After arriving in Paris, her popularity increased...
- Anna HuberAnna HuberAnna Huber is a model from Austria.She has appeared in numerous ads such as Azzaro 'Visit' fragrance, Canderel, Calzedonia, Damier Azur, Daniel Swarovski, Devernois, House of Fraser, Hugo Boss 'Intense Shimmer' fragrance, John Galliano, Kérastase, Laura Biagotti, Lavazza, Linea, Liska,...
- Constance JablonskiConstance JablonskiConstance Jablonski is a French model. In 2006, she entered the French Elite Model Look Contest. As of 2010, she became one of the newer faces of Estée Lauder alongside Liu Wen and Joan Smalls.-Early life:...
- Han JinHan JinHan Jin is a South Korean fashion model, currently living in New York. She has been on the covers of the May 2008 and June 2009 issues of the Korean edition of Vogue, as well as many other fashion magazines...
- Riley KeoughRiley KeoughDanielle Riley Keough , known as Riley Keough, is an American actress and model. She is the daughter of singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley and Danny Keough, and the oldest grandchild of Elvis and Priscilla Presley.- Model :...
- Ruslana KorshunovaRuslana KorshunovaRuslana Sergeyevna Korshunova was a Kazakh model of Russian descent. After establishing herself as a rising figure in the fashion industry by posing for magazines like Vogue and designers such as Vera Wang and Nina Ricci....
- Tiiu KuikTiiu Kuik-Early life:Born in Tallinn, Estonia, Kuik was discovered at age 13 in an Estonian supermarket by model scout Paolo Moglia. She was then sent to Japan for modeling work, and after that, to Italy...
- Irina LazareanuIrina LazareanuIrina Lăzăreanu is a Romanian-Canadian model. She got her ‘big break’ through her acquaintance with model Kate Moss.- Early life :...
- Adriana LimaAdriana LimaAdriana Lima is a Brazilian model, best known as a Victoria's Secret Angel since 2000, and as a spokesmodel for Maybelline cosmetics from 2003 to 2009...
- Teresa LourencoTeresa LourencoTeresa Lourenco is a Trinidadian model. She was born on January 25, 1981 in Trinidad. In 1994, she moved with her mother to Hamburg, Germany, where, at the age of 14, she was discovered by a modeling scout. At 16, she won the "Les Trophees de la Mode" in Paris for Best New Face.Lourenco signed a...
- Daisy LoweDaisy LoweDaisy Rebecca Lowe is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots and commercial advertising campaigns and has worked as a runway model...
- Eniko MihalikEnikő MihalikEnikő Mihalik is a Hungarian model who rose to prominence after placing 4th in the Elite Model Look 2002 and is known for her work with Dutch photography team Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.-Career:...
- Amanda MooreAmanda MooreAmanda Moore is an American model.-Early life:Brought up in a military family, Moore grew up in many different parts of the world, alongside her father and older brother...
- Tallulah MortonTallulah MortonTallulah Detran-Morton is an Australian fashion model born in 1991 in North Sydney, New South Wales.She was discovered at age 11 whilst on holiday on the Gold Coast. She started modeling when she was 13 and was studying at Wollumbin High School in Murwillumbah, New South Wales...
- Kate MossKate MossKate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
- Karen MulderKaren MulderKaren Mulder is a Dutch former model and singer. During the 90s, she had a successful modeling career and was recognized as a world-class "supermodel" by various media...
- Andi MuiseAndi MuiseAmanda Elizabeth Janet Muise , better known as Andi Muise, is a Canadian model.-Early life and discovery:Born on January 12, 1987 in North Bay, Ontario, Muise was discovered at the age of 14 in a Barrie mall by Michèle Miller, owner of the International Model Management agency, who also discovered...
- Astrid MunozAstrid MuñozAstrid Muñoz is a Puerto Rican model.-Early years:Muñoz was the first of three siblings born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her father, Teodoro was a nuclear engineer and her mother, Astrid, a retired executive secretary. They were both strict in their upbringing of Muñoz, who received her primary and...
- Aline NakashimaAline NakashimaAline Nakashima is a Brazilian model who was discovered at a modeling tryout in Brazil at the age of 17. She made two appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, in 2006 and 2007...
- Chandra NorthChandra North-Early years:Growing up, North had aspirations of becoming a professional ballerina. In her teen years, North was a bit rebellious. While her classmates would be attending school dance, she would be hitting up underground night clubs. While attending Southern Methodist University, she was scouted...
- Behati PrinslooBehati PrinslooBehati Prinsloo is a Namibian model. She is known for her work as spokesmodel for the Victoria's Secret sub-brand Pink.-Biography and career:...
- Rie RasmussenRie RasmussenRie Rasmussen is a Danish actress, film director, writer, and photographer.She was discovered at the age of fifteen while on holiday in New York.-Film:...
- Bar RefaeliBar RefaeliBar Refaeli is an Israeli model and occasional actress, most known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She was the cover model of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.-Early life:...
- Caroline RibeiroCaroline RibeiroCaroline Ribeiro is a Brazilian model. As a teenager, Ribeiro moved to São Paulo to begin modeling. She states of her own looks, "I think my face is different, it's exotic - not like normal beauty. I don't have what you would call perfect beauty.....
- Eva RiccobonoEva RiccobonoEva Riccobono is an Italian model.- Biography :Riccobono was born in 1983 in Palermo, the largest city in Sicily. She has three older sisters and a brother who died when she was four...
- Patricia SchmidPatricia SchmidPatricia Schmid is a Swiss fashion model. She has appeared on the cover of i-D and French Vogue, and in advertisements for the Japanese cosmetics company Shiseido. She has also walked in shows for Marc Jacobs and Jean Paul Gaultier.After three years of modelling Schmid decided to take a break and...
- Tatiana SorokkoTatiana SorokkoTatiana Sorokko is a Russian-born American model, fashion journalist and haute couture collector. She walked the runways for the world's most prominent designers and fashion houses, appeared on covers of leading fashion magazines, and became the first Russian model of the post-Soviet period to gain...
- Arlenis SosaArlenis SosaArlenis Sosa is an Dominican model. She is the current spokesmodel for Lancome and appeared in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.-Early life and discovery:...
- Iekeliene StangeIekeliene StangeIekeliene Stange ; born 27 July 1984 is a Dutch fashion model.Stange was scouted in Rotterdam during her college days. At the time, Stange was a multimedia design student....
- Julia StegnerJulia StegnerJulia Stegner is a German model.- Biography :Stegner, the daughter of Günter Stegner, the Director Central and Eastern Europe for LSI Corporation, and Erika Stegner, an accountant, was raised in an animal-loving household with many dogs alongside her older sister Jeanette, who currently works in...
- Ali StephensAli StephensAlison "Ali" Stephens is an American fashion model.-Early life:Stephens was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.Stephens participated in cross country running at East High School, placing second in her region in 2006.-Personal life:...
- Fernanda TavaresFernanda TavaresFernanda Tavares is a Brazilian model.-Biography:Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, Tavares was appearing in local shows at the age of nine, and at just 13 she won the "Elite Look of the Year" contest. A year later, she was invited by agents to go to São Paulo to pursue a modeling career...
- Stella TennantStella TennantStella Tennant is a British model. The granddaughter of the late Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire and Deborah Mitford, who is the last of the noted Mitford sisters, Tennant was born in Scotland and attended St Leonards School in St Andrews. Her parents are The Hon...
- Siri Tollerod
- Ai TominagaAi Tominagais a Japanese fashion model and actress.- Career :She has appeared on the cover of Vogue in her native country and in runway shows for John Galliano, Vivienne Tam, Anna Sui, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Gucci, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Dolce and Gabbana, Givenchy, Elie Saab, Alexander McQueen...
- Caroline TrentiniCaroline TrentiniCaroline Trentini , also known as Carol Trentini, is a Brazilian fashion model.- Early life :...
- Nicole TrunfioNicole TrunfioNicole Trunfio is an Australian model from Merredin, a small country town in Western Australia.-Personal life:Trunfio is the youngest girl in a family of four children. She attended St. Mary's Primary School in Merredin...
- Tatiana UsovaTatiana UsovaTatiana Usova is a fashion model from Siberia, Russia. Usova is represented by 1 Model Management, the Beatrice Model agency, Munich Models, Nathalie Models, View Management , and Independent . She has appeared in advertising for Benetton, Dolce & Gabbana, and MaxMara...
- Dita Von TeeseDita Von TeeseDita Von Teese is an American burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, author and actress.-Early life:...
- Amber VallettaAmber VallettaAmber Evangeline Valletta is an American actress and model. She began her career as a model for fashion agencies, and appeared on cover pages of internationally recognized magazines. She made her film debut in Drop Back Ten . She then starred in the hit film Hitch...
- Marija VujovicMarija VujovicMarija Vujović is a Montenegrin model.She has been featured in campaigns for a Dolce & Gabbana fragrance and Yves Saint Laurent's Rive Gauche....
- Anne VyalitsynaAnne VyalitsynaAnne Vyalitsyna , also known simply as Anne V, is a clothing and swimwear model...
- Liu WenLiu WenLiu Wen is a Chinese fashion model. She is the first model of East Asian descent to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. In 2010, she became a face of Estée Lauder alongside Constance Jablonski.-Early life:...
- Amy WessonAmy WessonAmy Wesson is an American fashion model from Tupelo, Mississippi.- Career :Wesson was discovered at age 16 while working at a clothing store in a shopping mall...
- Caroline WinbergCaroline WinbergCaroline Maria Winberg is a Swedish model.-Early life:Caroline Winberg was born in Sollentuna, Sweden. Winberg, a tomboy and aspiring professional football player in her youth for AIK from Solna a suburb north Stockholm, was en route to football training when scout Cesar Wintland spotted the...
- Valentina ZelyaevaValentina ZelyaevaValentina Zelyaeva is a Russian model who has appeared on the cover of Spanish, Chinese, Greek, and Mexican editions of Vogue....
External links
- Marilyn Agency in the Fashion Model DirectoryFashion Model DirectoryThe Fashion Model Directory is an online database of information about female fashion models, modeling agencies, fashion labels, fashion magazines, fashion designers and fashion editorials. FMD is often denoted as the IMDb of the fashion industry, for being one of the world's largest fashion...
- Marylin Agency New York Division
- Marilyn Agency Paris Division