Adrianne Ho

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Adrianne Ho
Born
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation model
Relatives Sandrine Holt (sister)
Website sweatthestyle.com

Adrianne Ho is a Canadian model, designer, and director. Ho is the host and creator of a series titled Sweat the City on Canadian television channel One. [1] She is a global brand ambassador for Adidas [2] [3] [4] and has been featured on Sports Illustrated. [5]

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She lives in Los Angeles and New York City.

Early life

Ho was born in North York, Toronto. [3] Her father, Man Shun ('Horace') Ho, is Hong-Kong-born Chinese. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is French. [6]

She is the younger sister of actress Sandrine Holt who also appeared as a model in the 1990s. [7] [8] [9]

Career

Ho began her career in 2005, appearing magazines, fashion editorials, and beauty campaigns. [10]

Modeling

Ho has been signed to Sutherland Models and Next Model Management. [11] As of 2017, she has appeared on billboards and ads for Vogue China, Esquire Singapore, [12] Female Singapore, [13] Shape Magazine, [14] Mercedes-Benz, [15] Maybelline, MAC Cosmetics, L'Oreal, and Sephora. In 2013 she modeled for Forever 21 [ citation needed ] and Complex Media. [16] Editorials include: H&M, [17] The Covateur, HYPEBAE, [18] Highsnobiety, [19] Life+Times, [20] Hypebeast, [21] Complex . In 2017, Ho became a global brand ambassador for Adidas. [2]

Designing

Ho is the designer and founder of Sweat-Crew, a women's line of active-wear. [22] In 2021, she launched her concept brand, The Farmers Market Global. [23] Ho also created Seed Sport, the first luxe activewear collection for Seed Heritage. [24]

Other projects

Ho runs the lifestyle website: Sweat The Style and has created her own swimsuit-line. [25]

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