Agyness Deyn

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Agyness Deyn (born Laura Hollins on 16 February 1983) is an English model. In 2008, Deyn was hailed as "the fashion industry's next great supermodel" and has been called an "ambassador of British youth culture." She is currently starring in the Burberry and Giorgio Armani campaigns.

Agyness Deyn is from Failsworth in Greater Manchester. She is the second of three children. Her mother Lorraine is a nurse. She attended All Saints RC High School and Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School and Sixth Form in Waterfoot, Rossendale. Deyn's working life started serving cod, chips and mushy peas part-time at 17, which she did in Ramsbottom. In 1999, she won the Rossendale Free Press "Face of '99" competition, aged just 16. She left home for London, working in a burger joint during the day and a bar at night but she admits: “I tried to make cocktails but it didn’t quite work.” During this time she says she was also at college in Hull, studying drama and music. Aged 18, she was spotted by a photographer and snatched up by Models 1 model agency.

Career

One of her regular customers in the chip shop was best friend Henry Holland, designer and creator of the House of Holland rhyming slogan T-shirts. She is now the face of the company. Deyn has appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia twice—the November 2006 issue and the September 2007 issue. Both covers were photographed by fashion photographer Steven Meisel.

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, Jessica Stam, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
She was also on the cover of the June 2007 issue of UK Vogue, as well as the cover of the September 2007 Observer Woman supplement and covers of The Sunday Times Style, Pop, Grazia, Time Style & Life and numerous other international publications.

Deyn has been called the new Kate Moss.

Deyn has appeared in advertisements for Anna Sui, Blugirl by Blumarine, Burberry, Cacharel, John Galliano, Gianfranco Ferrè, Giorgio Armani, Mulberry, Paul Smith, and Vivienne Westwood.

Deyn won the "Model of the Year" award at the British Fashion Awards 2007.

She is currently the face of the new fragrance The Beat by Burberry, Gold by Giles Deacon at New Look replacing Drew Barrymore.

Although there was some speculation that she would be representing Reebok, it was just a rumor.

Deyn was the guest editor of i-D magazine's May 2008 edition. The issue is devoted to the model and includes articles written by her, an interview and the model interviewing such stars as Vivienne Westwood.

Personal life

Deyn has been dating Josh Hubbard of rock band The Paddingtons since 2004.she is a band member of Lucky Knitwear.

Agencies

Models 1 - London, De Boekers, Viva Models - Paris, Marilyn Agency, Why Not Model Agency, DNA Model Management - New York Lora's Modeling Agency