Kelly Gale

Kelly Gale
Born Kelly Olivia Gale
(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Australian, Swedish
Occupation Model
Known for Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
Modeling information
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Agency

Kelly Olivia Gale[3] (born 14 May 1995) is a Swedish-Australian[4] model of Indian and Australian heritage.[5] Kelly is known globally for her work for Victoria's Secret, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and Playboy, as well as being featured in the music video of "Duele el Corazón" by Enrique Iglesias.

Early life

Gale was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden. She also lived in Ghana for four years, and Australia.[6] Her mother, Gita, was born in Pune, India and was adopted by a Swedish family at age 5;[7][6] her father, Jeff, is a photographer and former footballer from Tatura in Victoria, Australia.[8][9] She has two younger brothers, Sam and Jamie. She currently lives with her boyfriend, Johannes Jarl, in New York City.

Gale has been involved in sports since an early age. She played soccer with Näsets SK in Gothenburg and tennis since she was seven years old.[10] She attended Näsetskolan and Göteborgs Högre Samskola.[11]

At age 13, she was discovered by a model agent outside a coffee shop in Gothenburg.[12] Initially, Gale's parents were opposed to her working as a model but she eventually started modeling one year later.[13] One of her first modelling jobs was for H&M.[14]

Career

Gale's first big fashion show was Chanel in 2012.[10]

In 2013, she was chosen to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the first time, she has since walked the show in 2014, 2016 and 2017.

Gale has been in adverts and catalogues of H&M and H-I-G-H. She has walked runways for Azzedine Alaia, Chanel, Monique Lhuillier, Tommy Hilfiger, Band of Outsiders, Narciso Rodriguez, Badgley Mischka, Vivienne Tam, Ralph Lauren, Christopher Kane, Reem Acra, Tom Ford, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Academy of Arts, Diane von Fürstenberg, Nanette Lepore, L'Wren Scott, Thomas Tait, Houghton, Rag & Bone and Victoria's Secret.

She has been featured on the cover of French Revue des Modes, and on editorials of Teen Vogue, Vogue Italia, Elle, Vogue India and Lucky.

In 2016, Gale is the Playboy Playmate of the Month for September 2016.[15][16]

Gale leads a very healthy lifestyle, paying particular attention to the type of food she eats. She trains for 2–3 hours each day and ramps up the tempo in the weeks prior to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Her fitness regime includes power walking, jogging, boxing, and yoga.[17]

References

  1. ↑ http://modellink.se/female/image/?model=2563
  2. ↑ "Kelly Gale - Model". Models.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Svenska Kelly med i årets Victoria´s secret-show: 'Det var fantastiskt'". Elle. Sweden. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Victoria's Secret Model Kelly Gale Reveals her Diet and Exercise Tips". Harper's Bazaar. Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kellygale". Ford Models. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. 1 2 "How Kelly Gale Went from Being Bullied to Modeling for Victoria's Secret". Vogue. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Victoria's (half) Indian angel". GQ India. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Is Kelly Gale the hottest body in the business?". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Dengate, Cayla (1 December 2016). "Meet The Australian (And New Zealand) Victoria's Secret Angels". Huff Post. Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  10. 1 2 Taylor Harris (22 August 2012). "Model Call: Kelly Gale". Women's Wear Daily. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Julia Rubin (12 June 2013). "Model Kelly Gale on Her Bookworm Tendencies and Wearing Kenzo as a Kid". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Julia Frank (18 July 2014). "Model Kelly Gale on boxing with Adriana Lima and being cast by Karl Lagerfeld". Vogue Australia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  13. ↑ Kevin Carlsson (December 4, 2014). "Kelly Gale – Victoria's Secrets svensk-doldis". Expressen (in Northern Sami). Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  14. ↑ Liana Satenstein (November 24, 2014). "How Kelly Gale Went from Being Bullied to Modeling for Victoria's Secret". Vogue. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Miss September 2016 - Photos from Miss September 2016 Kelly Gale's Playboy Magazine Debut". Playboy. Playboy Enterprises. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "Miss September 2016 Kelly Gale's Playmate Pictorial". Playmates. Playboy. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  17. ↑ Nidhi Sharma (25 March 2014). "My Beautiful Life: Kelly Gale". Vogue India. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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