Yasmin Le Bon

Yasmin Le Bon
Yasmin Le Bon
Born Yasmin Parvaneh
(1964-10-29) 29 October 1964
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Model
Years active 1980s–present
Spouse(s)
Simon Le Bon (m. 1985)
Children 3
Modelling information
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair colour Dark brown
Eye colour Brown
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]
Website Official website

Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is an English model.[2] Le Bon was one of the highest earning models during the 1980s.

Early life

Yasmin Parvaneh was born in Oxford, England, the younger child of an Iranian father and an English mother.[3] She has an older sister named Nadreh. Her mother, Patricia, died of breast cancer in 2004.

She modelled for a local agency while she attended school, and after leaving signed with Models 1 Agency in London.[4]

Career

In April 1987, she was hired by Guess? for an advertising campaign.[5] She appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of Elle. She has also been on the covers of Vogue, V, I.D., Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar. As a model, Le Bon 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.[6]

In January 2012, Le Bon wore a gown weighing 50 kg in the Stéphane Rolland spring/summer Haute Couture show in Paris.[7]

Other endeavours

Yasmin Le Bon and David Gandy - 2013 Mille Miglia

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.[8]

Personal life

In 1984, she met Simon Le Bon, lead singer of Duran Duran. They married on 27 December 1985 in her hometown of Oxford. The couple have three daughters: Amber Rose Tamara (born August 1989), Saffron Sahara (born September 1991) and Talullah Pine (born October 1994), all born in London. She became a grandmother on June 6, 2018 when her daughter Saffron gave birth to a baby boy in London named Taro Arturo Le Bon, with boyfriend Benjamin (or "Benji").

Representation

Yasmin Le Bon is represented by Elite Model Management and The Model CoOp.

References

  1. ↑ https://models.com/models/Yasmin-LeBon
  2. ↑ Fair play to Yasmin the supermodel
  3. ↑ Sibbels, Emma (4 September 2009). "Yasmin Le Bon: Age of Elegance". theguardian.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  4. ↑ De Rossee, Sophie (21 October 2011). "World of Yasmin Le Bon". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  5. ↑ Yahoo! model profile: Yasmin Le Bon Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. ↑ Yasmin Le Bon profile Fashion Model Directory. retrieved 9 February 2008
  7. ↑ "Yasmin Le Bon Models 110-Pound Dress By Stephane Rolland". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Day-Lewis, David Gandy and Yasmin Le Bon on Jaguars Team for Mille Miglia". Lucire. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
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