Hye Rim Park

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Hye Rim Park

A picture from Hye's portfolio at Why Not Models
Date of birth January 17, 1985 (1985-01-17) (age 23)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Brown
Measurements 31-24-34.5 (US); 78-61-88 (EU)

Hye Rim Park (born January 17, 1985, in Seoul), also known as Hye Park, is a Korean-American model currently signed with Trump Model Management (New York), Take 2 Models (London), Why Not Models (Milan) and CITY Models (Paris). Hye made her runway debut during the Fall/Winter 2005 season.

Hye has appeared on the catwalk for designers such as Prada, Christian Dior, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, and Burberry.

Hye has also collaborated with famous photographers like Steven Meisel, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Patrick Demarchelier, Arthur Elgort, Craig McDean, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, Ellen von Unwerth, Mikael Jannsen, Greg Kadel, Laurie Bartley, Nathaniel Goldberg, Terry Tsiolis, and many more.

She has been in editorials for many magazines, including Vogue (American, French, Italian, Chinese and Korean editions)[1], Flair, Numero, Allure, New York Times, Pop, Harper's Baazar, and others. She posed for international campaigns for Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, H&M, M.A.C. Cosmetics, GAP, Le Printemps, Marc Jacobs, Cesare Paciotti, Saks Fifth Ave, and Love, Sex, Money.

Hye was born in Seoul, South Korea, but immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah when she was a young teen. She was discovered at an open casting call while attending the University of Utah in 2004[2] As one of the few Asian models on the international high fashion scene, Park's debut in Fall 2005 was strong - Vogue magazine named her one of the top 10 models[3]. According to Xinhua News, Park's rise on the fashion scene - along with other East Asian supermodels Du Juan and Anne Watanabe - coincides with the renewed Western interest in Asia[4].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Model Scout, http://www.teenvogue.com/industry/model/hyepark
  2. ^ Beautiful People 2006: Hye Park - PAPERMAG
  3. ^ Vogue, http://www.style.com/fashionshows/collections/F2005RTW/editor/040405/
  4. ^ Xinhua, May 24, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-05/24/content_4599543.htm

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NAME Rim Park, Hye
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Korean-American model
DATE OF BIRTH 1985-01-17
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul, South Korea
DATE OF DEATH
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