Navia Nguyen

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Navia Nguyen, born in 1973 in Saigon, Vietnam, is a Vietnamese American model and actress.

Navia grew up in New York City and moved to London after finishing school to study at St. Martin's College of Art. She was spotted by a photographer while shopping in Camden Town. Navia appeared in the 1996 Pirelli Calendar and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997, the first Asian Model to do so. Selected by People Magazine's as being among the "50 Most Beautiful People". She has been a model for some of the leading houses of fashion to include Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Fendi, Christian Dior), as well as large American firms as: GAP and Tommy Hilfiger. She is currently married to William Robertson and resides in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.

[edit] Partial filmography

• Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
• Hitch (2005)
• The Quiet American (2002)
• Sports Illustrated: Swimsuit '97 (1997)

[edit] Selected TV guest appearances

• As If (2001)
• Sex and the City (1998)

[edit] External links

• Navia Nguyen at the Internet Movie Database
• Photos

v • d • e 1997 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Models (print edition photos) Tyra Banks • Naomi Campbell • Yasmeen Ghauri • Steffi Graf • Eva Herzigová • Vendela Kirsebom • Valeria Mazza • Karen Mulder • Chandra North • Niki Taylor • Stacey Williams Models (online photos) Tyra Banks • Naomi Campbell • Steffi Graf • Eva Herzigová • Vendela Kirsebom • Valeria Mazza • Karen Mulder • Niki Taylor • Stacey Williams Models (online videos) Tyra Banks • Naomi Campbell • Eva Herzigová • Vendela Kirsebom • Karen Mulder • Niki Taylor • Stacey Williams Locations Bahamas • Monaco • Venezuela • Mexico Athletes Gabrielle Reece • Karri Poppinga • Holly McPeak • Linda Hanley • Patty Dodd • Adriana Malibu, California Laetitia Casta • Navia Nguyen • Brandi Quinones Photographer Sante D'orazio • Russell James • Walter Iooss • Andre Ran 1997 Swimsuit Issue Online Swimsuit issues: 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09