Jessica Miller (fashion model)
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Jessica Miller is an American fashion model.
to a carpenter father and showgirl mother. She also has an older sister. When she was younger, Miller used to be part of a girl gang who skipped school and caused trouble, much to her parents chagrin. She has also previously dated the lead singer of rock band Incubus
, Brandon Boyd
as well as the lead guitarist/vocalist of rock band System of a Down
, Daron Malakian
.
Academy) at the age of 15. The following year, Miller was discovered by Corrie Caster, a scout from the prestigious Next modeling agency and signed with them. It was not until Miller landed a two year contract with Calvin Klein
that her modeling career went into overdrive, where she became a huge star overnight within the modeling world. She went on later to appear in their ads for an additional year until she was replaced by Russian model, Natalia Vodianova
.
From there, Miller spent the rest of her career appearing in advertisements for Adidas
by Stella McCartney
, A.P.C., Blumarine
, Calvin Klein
, Chloé
, Chanel Cosmetics, David Yurman
, Elie Tahari
, Emporio Armani, Fendi
, Gap
, Givenchy
, Guess, H&M
, Helena Rubenstein, Jimmy Choo
, Miss Sixty, Paul & Joe, Pepe Jeans
, Swarovski
, Tommy Hilfiger
, Zara
and more. She has graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue Italia
, Vogue Paris
, French L'Officiel
, Numéro
, i-D
, Nylon
, Muse
and Harpers Bazaar and has appeared in editorials for fashion magazines worldwide as well as the Pirelli Calendar
of 2003 and 2004. She has also appeared in commercials for Gap
, Calvin Klein Watches (Touch) and a perfume commercial for CK One.
In 2003, Miller won the Model of the Year Award at the 2003 International Photographer Awards held in Beverly Hills, California where she was up against other models such as Kate Moss
and Carmen Kass
.
In 2005, Miller retired from the runway after walking the spring Marc by Marc Jacobs and Nicole Miller
shows in New York
but made a special appearance to walk for the Chanel
resort show in Los Angeles in 2007. However, in 2009, Miller made a return to the catwalk walking the fall shows for Ohne Titel, Zac Posen
, Ermanno Scervino, Fendi
and Givenchy
. During the recent F/W 10.11 season, Miller also walked for Alexander Wang
, Altuzarra, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Michael Kors
, Willow, Ann Demeulemeester, Akris, Giles, Haider Ackermann
, Hussein Chalayan
, Loewe
and Louis Vuitton
.
Miller also serves as a muse for Dutch photographer duo Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, who have frequently shot with her for editorials and advertisements throughout her career. She is also known for her striking resemblance to Jane Birkin
and the resemblance is acknowledged in an editorial Miller appeared in in French Vogue dedicated to Birkin.
She is friends with fellow models Hana Soukupova
, Angela Lindvall
, Magdalena Frackowiak
, Helena Christensen
, Carolyn Murphy
, Isabeli Fontana
, Erin Wasson
, Daria Werbowy
and Catherine McNeil
.
Besides modeling, Miller has expressed interest in forming a rock band one day, as well as trying her hand in acting.
She recently announced that she has left Next Models whom she was with for a decade and is now signed with IMG Models
.
Personal life
Jessica Miller was born and raised in Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
to a carpenter father and showgirl mother. She also has an older sister. When she was younger, Miller used to be part of a girl gang who skipped school and caused trouble, much to her parents chagrin. She has also previously dated the lead singer of rock band Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
, Brandon Boyd
Brandon Boyd
Brandon Charles Boyd is an American musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus.-Early Life and Incubus:...
as well as the lead guitarist/vocalist of rock band System of a Down
System of a Down
System of a Down, also known by the acronym SOAD and often shortened to System, is a rock band from Southern California. The band was formed in 1994. It consists of Serj Tankian , Daron Malakian , Shavo Odadjian and John Dolmayan...
, Daron Malakian
Daron Malakian
Daron Vartan Malakian is an Armenian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist, songwriter, and occasional vocalist of the heavy metal band System of a Down and as the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and songwriter of the alternative...
.
Professional career
Miller had never considered modeling, citing that she thought it was "dumb" in an interview once but upon the suggestion of her mother and sister, joined a modeling school (John Robert PowersJohn Robert Powers
John Robert Powers was an American actor and founder of a prominent New York City modeling agency.In 1923, John Robert Powers founded a modeling agency. The John Robert Powers Agency represented many models who went on to success in the Hollywood film industry, and even Betty Bloomer who became...
Academy) at the age of 15. The following year, Miller was discovered by Corrie Caster, a scout from the prestigious Next modeling agency and signed with them. It was not until Miller landed a two year contract with Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
that her modeling career went into overdrive, where she became a huge star overnight within the modeling world. She went on later to appear in their ads for an additional year until she was replaced by Russian model, Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Vodianova
Natalia Mikhailovna Vodianova is a Russian model and philanthropist who now permanently resides in the United Kingdom.-Early life:Born in Gorky, Soviet Union , Natalia Vodianova grew up in a poor district of the city with her mother and two half sisters, one of whom has cerebral palsy...
.
From there, Miller spent the rest of her career appearing in advertisements for Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
by Stella McCartney
Stella McCartney
Stella Nina McCartney is an English fashion designer. She is the daughter of former Beatles member Sir Paul McCartney and the late photographer and animal rights activist, Linda McCartney.-Early life:...
, A.P.C., Blumarine
Blumarine
Blufin S.p.A is an Italian fashion house founded by Anna Molinari and her late husband Gianpaolo Tarabini. The core brand is Blumarine, which they started in 1977, followed by Miss Blumarine , Blugirl and Anna Molinari , which is being repositioned as their luxury brand...
, Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
, Chloé
Chloé
Chloé is a French fashion house founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion. Its headquarters is in Paris.-History:Gaby Aghion was born in Alexandria, Egypt in the year 1921...
, Chanel Cosmetics, David Yurman
David Yurman
David Yurman Inc. is a privately held high-end American designer jewelry company founded by David Yurman . It is headquartered in New York City....
, Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari is an Israeli-American luxury fashion designer of men and women's clothing. Elie Tahari, Ltd., the company he founded, has annual revenue of around $1 to 2.5 million...
, Emporio Armani, Fendi
Fendi
Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...
, Gap
Gap (clothing retailer)
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
, Givenchy
Givenchy
Givenchy is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics with Parfums Givenchy.The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter...
, Guess, H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....
, Helena Rubenstein, Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo
Dato' Jimmy Choo, OBE, born Choo Yeang Keat, is a Malaysian fashion designer based in London, United Kingdom. He is best known for founding Jimmy Choo Ltd that became known for its handmade women's shoes....
, Miss Sixty, Paul & Joe, Pepe Jeans
Pepe Jeans
Pepe Jeans London is a denim and casual wear jeans brand that was established in the Portobello Road area of London in 1973. From its origins as a tiny market stall to more than half a US billion dollar brand, Pepe has transformed itself into a jeanswear label found throughout Europe...
, Swarovski
Swarovski
Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...
, Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger
Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...
, Zara
Zara (clothing)
Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and...
and more. She has graced the covers of magazines such as Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
, Vogue Paris
Vogue Paris
The French edition of Vogue magazine, Vogue Paris, is a fashion magazine that has been published since 1920.-1920–1954:The French edition of Vogue was first issued on June 15, 1920. More information about French Vogue in the 1920s is available in Mary E. Davis's book Classic Chic: Music, Fashion,...
, French L'Officiel
L'Officiel
L'Officiel is a French fashion magazine. It has been published in Paris since 1921 and targets upper-income, educated women aged 25 to 49. As of 2006, it had a circulation of 101,719. A men's edition of L'Officiel and eleven foreign editions are also published...
, Numéro
Numéro
Numéro is an international fashion magazine published by the Groupe Alain Ayache. It has a circulation of 80,000. The women's publication has reached its 100th issue...
, i-D
I-D
i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...
, Nylon
Nylon
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station...
, Muse
Muse
The Muses in Greek mythology, poetry, and literature, are the goddesses who inspire the creation of literature and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge, related orally for centuries in the ancient culture, that was contained in poetic lyrics and myths...
and Harpers Bazaar and has appeared in editorials for fashion magazines worldwide as well as the Pirelli Calendar
Pirelli Calendar
The Pirelli Calendar is a trade calendar published by the Pirelli company's UK subsidiary. It has become an annual publication that dates back to 1964....
of 2003 and 2004. She has also appeared in commercials for Gap
Gap (clothing retailer)
The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
, Calvin Klein Watches (Touch) and a perfume commercial for CK One.
In 2003, Miller won the Model of the Year Award at the 2003 International Photographer Awards held in Beverly Hills, California where she was up against other models such as Kate Moss
Kate Moss
Kate Moss is an English model. Moss is known for her waifish figure and popularising the heroin chic look in the 1990s. She is also known for her controversial private life, high profile relationships, party lifestyle, and drug use. Moss changed the look of modelling and started a global debate on...
and Carmen Kass
Carmen Kass
-Early life:Kass was born in Tallinn, Estonia and grew up in Mäo village, near Paide, the capital of Järva County. Kass, her sister and brother were raised only by their mother Koidu Põder.-Modeling:...
.
In 2005, Miller retired from the runway after walking the spring Marc by Marc Jacobs and Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller
Nicole Miller is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, mother and wife who was born in Texas and raised in Lenox, Massachusetts.Miller attended the Rhode Island School of Design where she earned a BFA in Apparel Design...
shows in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
but made a special appearance to walk for the Chanel
Chanel
Chanel S.A. is a French fashion house founded by the couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, well established in haute couture, specializing in luxury goods . She gained the name "Coco" while maintaining a career as a singer at a café in France...
resort show in Los Angeles in 2007. However, in 2009, Miller made a return to the catwalk walking the fall shows for Ohne Titel, Zac Posen
Zac Posen
- Early life :Posen was raised in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan, the son of artist Stephen Posen and corporate lawyer Susan Posen. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls...
, Ermanno Scervino, Fendi
Fendi
Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...
and Givenchy
Givenchy
Givenchy is a French brand of clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics with Parfums Givenchy.The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert de Givenchy and is a member of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture et du Pret-a-Porter...
. During the recent F/W 10.11 season, Miller also walked for Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang may refer to:*Leehom Wang, Alexander Lee-Hom Wang, Taiwanese-American musician*Alexander Wang , the American designer...
, Altuzarra, Carolina Herrera, Derek Lam, Michael Kors
Michael Kors
Michael Kors is an American fashion designer. He is best known for designing classic American sportswear for women.-Personal life:...
, Willow, Ann Demeulemeester, Akris, Giles, Haider Ackermann
Haider Ackermann
Haider Ackermann is a French designer of ready-to-wear fashion.Born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1971, he was adopted at the age of nine months by a French Alsatian family. His adoptive father is a mapmaker...
, Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan MBE is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1993.- Biography :...
, Loewe
Loewe (brand)
Loewe is a Spanish luxury clothing and accessories brand based in Madrid and is owned by the LVMH Group. Loewe is known around the world as being one of the very best when it comes to luxury leather goods.- History :...
and Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...
.
Miller also serves as a muse for Dutch photographer duo Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, who have frequently shot with her for editorials and advertisements throughout her career. She is also known for her striking resemblance to Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
and the resemblance is acknowledged in an editorial Miller appeared in in French Vogue dedicated to Birkin.
She is friends with fellow models Hana Soukupova
Hana Soukupová
Hana Soukupová is a Czech model. She has participated in the Victoria's Secret fashion shows and modeled for the Victoria Secret Catalog.-Early life:...
, Angela Lindvall
Angela Lindvall
Angela Lindvall is an American model and occasional actress.-Career:Lindvall was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma to Randall Lindvall, a pharmacist, and Laura Rasdall, a medical technologist and massage therapist. She was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri and attended Lee's Summit High School...
, Magdalena Frackowiak
Magdalena Frackowiak
Magdalena Frackowiak is a Polish fashion model who began appearing on international runways in 2006....
, Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen
Helena Christensen is a Danish fashion model, Victoria's Secret Angel, beauty queen, and photographer. She 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...
, Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy is an American model and actress.-Biography:Carolyn Murphy was born in Panama City, Florida and grew up mainly in Northwest Florida, with brief periods in England and Maryland, as a result of her parents’ divorce. Her career began when at the age of 16, her mother enrolled her in a...
, Isabeli Fontana
Isabeli Fontana
-Early life and discovery:Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved from South of Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career.-Career:...
, Erin Wasson
Erin Wasson
Erin Wasson is an American model and occasional stylist and designer. She is of Irish ancestry.-Career:...
, Daria Werbowy
Daria Werbowy
Daria Werbowy is a Ukrainian Canadian model. She is perhaps best known as a spokesperson for the French beauty brand Lancôme.-Personal life:...
and Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend.-Career:...
.
Besides modeling, Miller has expressed interest in forming a rock band one day, as well as trying her hand in acting.
She recently announced that she has left Next Models whom she was with for a decade and is now signed with IMG Models
IMG Models
IMG Models is one of the major international modeling agencies, currently representing only female models. Its mother office is in New York City, with branches in Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong. It is a division of New York, NY-based IMG...
.