Honor Fraser

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Honor Fraser
Born1973 (age 5051)
UK
SpouseStavros Merjos (m. 2004)

Honor Fraser (born 1973) is a Scottish art dealer and former fashion model. She is the sister of Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat and chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat, and the granddaughter of British Commando Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat. She was brought up at the family seat Beaufort Castle in Scotland.

She left St. Mary's School, Calne with three A Levels.[ citation needed ] After school she began an internship at British Vogue, where it was suggested that she try modelling. Fraser was the cover girl on the Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music compilation album More Than This , released in 1995.[ citation needed ]

Her first magazine cover was for French Elle (11 March 1996). [1] From 1997–2002, she wrote a column for the Scottish magazine Spectrum .[ citation needed ]

Fraser married Stavros Merjos in 2004. [2] [3] [ unreliable source? ] She lives in Marina del Rey, California,[ citation needed ] and owns an art gallery, Honor Fraser Inc., in Los Angeles. [4]

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References

  1. Rickey, Melanie (27 September 1997), "Style: McQueen takes London by storm", The Independent
  2. Sweet, Lucy (2 May 2004), "Love, Honor and hubby: Gretna gets star approval", Sunday Times, London, UK[ dead link ]
  3. Profile, cracroftspeerage.co.uk; archived 9 July 2011.
  4. Fraser, Honor (14 April 2016), "A Gorgeous Royal With an L.A. Art Sense", Paper City (Interview), interviewed by Katherine D. Anspon, Houston, archived from the original on 20 April 2016

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