Jill Kortleve

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Jill Kortleve
Jill Kortleve in Coperni la nuit.jpg
Kortleve modeling Coperni in 2021
Born
Jill Megan Kortleve

(1993-11-05) 5 November 1993 (age 30)
Modeling information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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Jill Megan Kortleve (born 5 November 1993) is a Dutch model. She is known for being an exclusive face in Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2019 show and for her work with Chanel. She garnered media attention for being one of the few plus-size models to walk Chanel's runway shows. [4]

Career

Kortleve was born and raised in the Netherlands and is of Dutch, Surinamese, Indonesian, and Indian descent. She was originally discovered as a model by her best friend, who founded the agency The Movement Models in Amsterdam. [5] In 2020, she walked the Chanel runway during Paris Fashion Week; she was the first plus-size model to do so since 2010, when Crystal Renn modeled for the company. [4] She has also walked for Alexander McQueen, Michael Kors, Fendi, Jacquemus, Valentino, Mugler, Rag & Bone, Prabal Gurung, Simone Rocha, and Kate Spade.

Kortleve appeared on the cover of different national issues of Vogue , including Vogue France, British Vogue, Vogue Italia, American Vogue, Vogue Netherlands, Vogue España, . [6] and Vogue Russia in November 2021. [7]

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References

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