Helena Christensen

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Helena Christensen
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Christensen at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival
Born (1968-12-25) December 25, 1968 (age 55)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Partner(s) Michael Hutchence (1991–1995)
Norman Reedus (1998–2003)
Paul Banks (2008–present)
Children Mingus Reedus
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color Brunette
Eye color Green
Measurements (US) 35–24–35 ;
(EU) 89–61–88[1]
Dress size (US) 4 ; (EU) 34 ; (UK) 6[1]
Manager Unsigned Management

Helena Christensen (born December 25, 1968) is a Danish fashion model and photographer. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel and beauty queen. Christensen has also served as creative director for Nylon magazine, designed clothing, and supported funding for breast cancer organizations and other charities.

Early life

Christensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Her father is Danish, and her mother is Peruvian.[2][3] Christensen won the Miss Denmark crown in 1986[4][5] and represented Denmark in Miss Universe 1986.[6] She left her home soon afterwards to pursue modeling in Paris.[7]

Career

Modeling

Christensen appeared on many magazine covers (including Vogue, Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, W) and in fashion campaigns (including Revlon, Chanel, Versace, Lanvin, Prada, Sonia Rykiel, Hermes, Valentino and Karl Lagerfeld) during the 1990s. One noted campaign featured her in a 20 by 40 feet (6 by 12 m) billboard in Times Square, bare, "except for a strategically placed banana leaf."[8] She was in the Victoria's Secret catalog and in their television commercials as one of the signature Angels, along with Tyra Banks, Karen Mulder, Daniela Pestova, and Stephanie Seymour. She also became a spokesmodel for Revlon cosmetics in 1992.[9] In 1991, she starred in the music video for Chris Isaak's song "Wicked Game."[10] The video was later featured on MTV's "Sexiest Video of All-Time", voted #4 on VH1's "50 Sexiest Video Moments", and voted #13 on VH1's "100 Greatest Videos". In 1996, Frank DeCaro of The New York Times cited Christensen, along with Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Elle Macpherson and Claudia Schiffer as "The Magnificent Seven". DeCaro reflected, "Known by their first names to legions of fans, they are the legends of the modern catwalk, the girl next door pretty underneath all the paint".[11]


Christensen continues modelling; recently[when?] she graced the covers of Spanish Vogue (2011), British Harper’s Bazaar and ELLE, and American Vs. magazine. She was also featured in the advertising campaigns of Ermanno Screvino, Reebok, Charactere and Triumph. Christensen is signed to ZZO Management in Paris, D Management in Milan, Unsigned Management in London and 1/One Management in New York City.[10]

At a 2007 Sustainable/Green Home opening party

Business

Christensen was creative director of Nylon magazine at its 1999 founding by publisher Marvin Scott Jarrett.[12][13][14][15] She launched her own clothing line, Christensen & Sigersen, with lifelong friend Leif Sigersen. The pair previously ran Butik, a shop in New York's West Village.[16][17] Christensen created a vintage clothing line, sold in her mother's store, the Yo-Yo Second Hand Shop, in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Denmark.[18][19] In 2012, she created a lingerie collection, Helena Christensen for Triumph, for the UK-based lingerie brand.[20]

Christensen is a photographer whose work has appeared in Nylon,[13] Marie Claire, and ELLE.[10] Her exhibition "A Quiet Story", curated by Jim Cook, premiered at the Locus Gallery in Rotterdam, 2006,[21] and HotelArena in Amsterdam, 2007.[22] Her exhibition "Far From, Close" appeared at Dactyl Foundation in 2008–09, to benefit International Center of Photography educational programs and Chernobyl Children's Project International.[23][24]

Breast cancer fundraising

Christensen launched the second Fashion Targets Breast Cancer campaign which involves the sale of exclusive designer t-shirts to raise millions for Ireland's Action Breast Cancer (Irish Cancer Society) and Europa Donna Ireland to help younger women with breast cancer.[25][26]

Personal life

Christensen dated and lived with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence on and off in France and Denmark for a period of five years in the early 1990s.[27] She was in a relationship with actor Norman Reedus for five years; together they have a son, Mingus Lucien Reedus (born October 13, 1999).[28] Reedus and Christensen separated in 2003.[29][30] She has dated Interpol singer Paul Banks since 2008.[31]

Christensen has an apartment in Copenhagen and lives in Manhattan, where she drives "the only type of car I've ever had", a Morris Minor.[32][33] She reported in 2007 that she would be giving up her place in Monaco.[34]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Helena Christensen at the Fashion Model Directory
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  3. Nome, Valerie. (May 7th, 2008)."Helena Christensen: Model Mom". OK Magazine.
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  6. Miss Universe, 1986 Pageantopolis.com. Retrieved 2010-09-12. Lists contestants, w/photo of Christensen & contestants.
  7. "The Helena Christensen Picture Pages". Superiorpics.com.
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  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Helena Christensen Profile". Fashion Model Directory database. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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  15. Note: Nylon' s masthead credits her as follows: "founders mark blackwell, helena christensen, marvin scott jarrett, jaclynn b. jarrett".
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  28. "Helena Christensen profile". Hello! magazine. 2006.
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  32. Gerard, Jasper (November 27, 2005). "Me and My Motors: Helena Christensen". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
  33. Philby, Charlotte (November 21, 2009) "My Secret Life: Helena Christensen, Supermodel, 40". The Independent. Retrieved 2010-08-26.
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