Charlotte Di Calypso

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Charlotte di Calypso
Born
Charlotte Belliard [1]

(1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 33) [2]
La Baule, France [3]
Other namesCharlotte Taillard
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Hair colorBlonde [1]
Eye colorBlue [1]
Agency Elite Model Management (Paris, Milan, Amsterdam, Spain, Copenhagen, Toronto)
Modellink (Gothenburg)
Model Management (Hamburg)
Munich Models (Munich)
MP Stockholm (Stockholm) [4]

Charlotte di Calypso [3] (born Charlotte Belliard, 17 April 1990) is a French fashion model, best known for winning the Elite Model Look in 2005 and being the face of the Chanel Chance perfume.

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Early life

Charlotte di Calypso was born Charlotte Belliard in La Baule, France. [3] In 2005, at the age of fifteen, she entered the French Elite Model Look and was chosen to move on to the international final in Shanghai. She won the competition, earning herself a contract with the prestigious Elite Model Management in Paris. [5]

Career

After her win, Di Calypso debuted in fashion in September 2005, modeling for the Prada Spring 2006 collection. [5] She then booked her first campaign, with Topshop. [5] Her career was forged with her runway work, walking for top designers and fashion houses, like Chanel, Valentino, Yohji Yamamoto, Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Diane von Furstenberg, and Emanuel Ungaro. [2] For the Spring 2009 haute couture season, she opened for Christian Dior, and also walked for Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Valentino, and Giorgio Armani [6] She recently became the new face of Ralph Lauren, replacing longtime face Valentina Zelyaeva, alongside Japanese model Tao Okamoto. She has appeared in advertisements for Gucci, Pucci, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Chanel, and Façonnable. Calypso was also featured in a spread of Vogue Paris, alongside other French models Sigrid Agren, Jennifer Messelier, Mélodie Dagault, Constance Jablonski, and Mathilde Julia Frachon, declaring France as the country to produce the next wave of supermodels, as other countries like Russia and Brazil had done before. She has also appeared in editorials for French, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Allure, and Dazed & Confused. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Charlotte Di Calypso". Lexsposure.net. Archived from the original on February 15, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 "Focus on models: Charlotte di Calypso". Vogue.it. Vogue Italia. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on January 26, 2016. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Charlotte di Calypso - Model".
  5. 1 2 3 "Charlotte di Calypso". New York . Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  6. ↑ "Pictures of Charlotte di Calypso on the runway". Style.com . Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  7. ↑ "The French Revolution: Françaises au Top". Models.com. July 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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