Lily Donaldson (born January 27, 1987) is an English model. She is the daughter of photographer Matthew Donaldson and wife Tiffany.
Career
Donaldson was educated at the prestigious Camden School for Girls.
Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has become one of Britain's most coveted models, landing campaigns for leading fashion houses such as Dior, Jil Sander, Burberry and Dolce & Gabbana.
In 2005, Donaldson was nominated for the Model of the Year award at the British Fashion Awards, but was beaten by Karen Elson.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Jessica Stam as the new crop of supermodels and she was described as the "smartest and most sophisticated of the bunch". Later, in the September 2007 issue of British Vogue, she was named a "Head Girl", a model to watch out for in the upcoming season.
Donaldson is one of the favorite models of designer Alber Elbaz of Lanvin.
Personal Life
Donaldson is dating Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of Vogue Paris Editor-In-Chief Carine Roitfeld. She is close friends with models Gemma Ward and Irina Lazareanu, the latter with whom she shot a Mulberry campaign.
Agencies
* IMG Models - New York, Milan
* Select Model Management - London
* Marilyn Agency - Paris