photo credit: Ed Kavishe
Birth Name:
Jessica Stam
Birthplace:
Kincardine, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth:
April 23 1986
Race or Ethnicity:
Dutch
The origins of her surname is Dutch. Ancestry/ethnicity of her parents are unknown.
One of the leading top models in the industry, Jessica Stam was born on a farm two hours outside of Toronto, Canada alongside her six brothers. She came from a religious family and attended Sacred Heart High. Jessica was discovered by an agent in a local coffee shop in 2001 at age 15.
- 2002 Wins L.A. Model Look contest
- 2002 Steven Meisel takes Stam as his muse
- 2003 Mario Testino photographs Stam for Miu Miu
- SEP 2003 Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2004 Stars as orange-haired love interest in the short film Agent Orange.
She was named the world’s 15th highest paid model according to ‘Forbes
Named after popular Canadian model, Jessica Stam,The Marc Jacobs Stam bag.
Famous for also dating red hot chilli pepper Anthony Kiedis.
Source:
- http://www.ftv.com/fashion/page.php?P=3083&id=68
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3ae0aQfNAk
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/15106427@N00/364700862/
- http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/stam-family-crest.htm
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