Ariel Meredith | |
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 Meredith in 2009 | |
| Born | July 11, 1986 |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Naturally black |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Ariel Meredith (born July 11, 1986) [2] is an American model who appeared in the 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue . Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, [2] she did some part-time modeling starting in 1998 until she finished her schooling. [2] [3] [4] [5]
A native of Shreveport, Louisiana, [6] she was senior class parliamentarian and a senior senator on the student council of her 2001–2002 class at Huntington High School. [7] After high school graduation, she moved to New York City. [8] Meredith's mother's name is Marjorie Meredith and her father's name is David Meredith. [3]
Although she was discovered at age 14 she did not pursue modeling as a full-time career until after she completed her education in 2008. [2] [6] In 1998, she won a 500-contestant modeling competition in Dallas and signed with Ford Models in New York and Campbell Modeling Agency in Dallas. [3] [4] She got 32 call-backs from the contest. [8] As a teenager she appeared in Seventeen, Teen Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan, and Teen magazines. [3] She began traveling domestically while still in school. [4] In 2002, she appeared on the MTV show Fashionably Loud. [4] She started modeling regularly in 2005. [9] When one of her early modeling agencies demanded that she have breast reduction surgery, she refused and was dropped from the agency. [8]
The New York Times mentioned her YouTube beauty secret video on using a toothbrush to exfoliate one's lips prior to applying lip gloss in 2007. [10] She debuted for Vera Wang's Spring Show in New York in September 2008. [11] Her September 2008 New York Fashion week runway debut experience, where she also modeled for Nicole Miller, [12] was chronicled in the USA Today . [9] She appeared in shows for a total of eleven fashion designers including an opening performance for Junya Watanabe, which marked her rising stardom. [8] After her shows in New York, she did eight shows in Milan. [12] She has performed in runway shows for Baby Phat, Brioni, Clips, Diesel, D&G, Elie Saab, Junya Watanabe, La Perla, Milly, Vera Wang and many more. [11] According to The Times-Picayune , her September 2008 New York and Milan Fashion week performances led to her classification as a rising star in the modeling industry. [8]
She is featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Dolce & Gabbana advertising campaign, [13] which was shot by Mario Testino. [2] She has also posed for J.Crew, Ann Taylor Loft, H&M, David's Bridal, Cover Girl eyewear, Fossil, Target, Garnier Fructis, Nine West, Roca Wear, Victoria's Secret, The Limited, Sephora, Levi's, and Gap. [4] [6] [8] [12] Meredith shot the 2009 Swimsuit issue at beaches, lagoons, cantinas and nature preserves near Tulum, Mexico on the Mayan Riviera. [12] As of 2014, she is represented by Supreme Management in New York City. [14]
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