Kirsten Owen

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Kirsten Owen
Born (1969-11-22) 22 November 1969 (age 53)
Montreal, Canada
OccupationModel
Years active1987–present [1]
Modelling information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Hair colour Blonde [2]
Eye colour Blue
Agency Ford Models (New York)
Oui Management (Paris)
d'management group (Milan)
Select Model Management (London)
Le Management (Copenhagen, Stockholm)
Public Image (Montreal)

Kirsten Owen (born November 22, 1969) is a Canadian-born English fashion model.

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Career

Rise to prominence

After being scouted in Toronto, Owen began modelling at the age of 16. [3] In 1987 she appeared on the cover of Elle in three different countries (Spain, [4] France [5] and Italy [6] ). However, after this amazing breakthrough, Owen did not immediately launch herself into modelling. In fact, it was two more years before when she got another big break, appearing on the cover of the French version of Marie Claire magazine in July and October 1989 and on the cover of i-D magazine [7] in 1990. Later that year she also walked in Milan for Jil Sander's runway, while in early 1991, her face was once again featured on the cover of Elle, this time in an editorial. [8] After this, it would be another five years before Owen would work again.

When Owen once again began working it was in a show in Milan for Prada in February 1996. After this, things began to pick up as she became the face of Helmut Lang [9] and was again featured in an Elle editorial in January 1997. A month later Kirsten found herself in demand as she walked in shows in Paris and New York for Chloe, Dries van Noten, Yohji Yamamoto, Calvin Klein, and Helmut Lang. [10] That same year Owen was featured in an editorial of Vogue Italia [11] and appearears on the cover [12] of the same magazine two months later. In 1999 she continued this success by becoming the face of Fendi. [13] Kirsten Owen was also on the catwalk of Milan and Paris in September of that year, also worked for Dolce & Gabbana, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, and Louis Vuitton.

She signed a contract to become the face of Emanuel Ungaro, [14] was in a print advertisement for Donna Karan, [15] and was in a French Vogue editorial. Her career continued to rise as over the next three years she walked for the likes of Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, Chanel, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Rochas, and Burberry all in the early months of 2001.

Retirement and return to modelling

In 2001, Owen pulled back from modelling, only doing a couple of jobs in 2002 and 2003. Three years later, in May 2006, she returned to the catwalk (at the age of thirty-six) to close the Paris show for Kenzo. [16] While Owen had mostly retired, she made a comeback in 2008 and returned to modelling as a primary face for Givenchy. [17] She also replaced Victoria Beckham to become the new face of Marc Jacobs [18] and signed on with Calvin Klein [19] to work on his new fragrance campaign "one." Owen also made an appearance on the runway at New York Fashion Week and featured in an editorial for i-D.

In 2010, she appeared again on the runway during Toronto Fashion Week for Joe Fresh. [3]

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  3. 1 2 "The reluctant supermodel". The Toronto Star . 7 April 2010.
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