Yasmin Le Bon

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Yasmin Le Bon
Le Bon in 2011
Born
Yasmin Parvaneh

(1964-10-29) 29 October 1964 (age 59)
Oxford, England
Other namesYasmin Parvaneh
OccupationSupermodel
Years active1980s–present
Spouse
(m. 1985)
Modelling information
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[citation needed]
Hair colourDark brown[citation needed]
Eye colourBrown[citation needed]
Agency
  • The Model CoOp (New York)
  • Elite Model Management (Paris)
  • d'management group (Milan)
  • Models 1 (London)
  • Place Models (Hamburg)
  • MIKAs (Stockholm)
  • Chic Management (Sydney)[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model.[2] She was one of the highest-earning models during the 1980s and is also known for being the wife of pop star Simon Le Bon.

Early life[edit]

Yasmin Parvaneh was born in Oxford, England, the younger child of an Iranian father and an English mother. Yasmin attended Cherwell School in Oxford.[3]

Her mother worked as a window dresser in Elliston's, a department store in Oxford, when she met Yasmin's father.[4] Her mother died of breast cancer in 2004. Her father has also died.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

She modelled for a local agency while she attended school, and after leaving signed with Models 1 Agency in London.[5]

In April 1987, she was hired by Guess for an advertising campaign.[6]

She appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of Elle and has also been on the covers of Vogue, V, I.D., Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar. As a model, she has also represented Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Bergdorf Goodman, Biotherm, Bloomingdale's, Bonwit Teller, Calvin Klein, Versace, Chanel, Christian Dior, Clairol, Escada, Filene's, Frasercard, Avon and Gianfranco Ferré.[7]

In 2010 she appeared in Duran Duran's "Girl Panic" video along with Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen, Naomi Campbell, and Eva Herzigova.[8]

In January 2012, Le Bon wore a gown weighing 50 kg (110 lb) in the Stéphane Rolland spring/summer Haute Couture show in Paris.[9]

Other endeavours[edit]

Le Bon and David Gandy

Le Bon was invited to be one of the drivers in the 2013 Mille Miglia race in Italy. Each year, the three-day event passes through nearly 200 Italian towns from Brescia to Rome and back, recreating the original races which took place between 1927 and 1957. She and her co-driver, David Gandy, were part of Team Jaguar, driving a 1950 Jaguar XK120. Early in the race, Le Bon and Gandy were "pushed off the road by a competitor" which caused body damage to the wing and side of the vintage car. They re-entered the race, ultimately finishing in 158th place out of 415 cars.[10]

Personal life[edit]

In 1984, she met Simon Le Bon, lead singer of the "new wave" band Duran Duran. They married on 27 December 1985 in her hometown of Oxford.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Yasmin Le Bon - Model". models.com.
  2. ^ "Fair play to Yasmin the supermodel". Independent.ie. 28 January 2006. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ Little, Reg (5 July 2013). "Oversubscribed and outstanding . . . 50 years of Cherwell School". oxfordmail.co.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ Sibbels, Emma (4 September 2009). "Yasmin Le Bon: Age of Elegance". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ^ De Rossee, Sophie (21 October 2011). "World of Yasmin Le Bon". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.
  7. ^ "Yasmin Le Bon". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  8. ^ Rees, Alex (8 November 2011). "See Duran Duran's Supermodel-Filled 'Girl Panic' Music Video". The Cut. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. ^ Krupnick, Ellie (25 January 2012). "Yasmin Le Bon Models 110-Pound Dress By Stephane Rolland". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Daniel Day-Lewis, David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon on Jaguars Team for Mille Miglia". Lucire. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2013.

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