| Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton | |
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Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton, September 2007 |
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| Born | 3 December 1985 Paris, France |
| Height | 173 cm (5'8")[1] |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Measurements | 84-61-89 (EU) 33-24-35 (US) |
| Weight | 54.5 kg (120 lbs) |
| Dress size | 36 (EU) 6 (US) |
Filippa Palmstierna Hamilton, also known as Filippa Hamilton-Palmstierna, (born 3 December 1985), is a Swedish-French model.
Hamilton was born in Paris and raised in Biarritz, France. She was discovered age 15 on the streets of Paris by French photographer Marc Hispard. She secured her first major advertising campaign at age 16 with Ralph Lauren. On NBC's "Today show" with Meredith Vieira, Hamilton stated she had worked for Lauren since she was 15. She was the new face of Romance, Ralph Lauren’s fragrance, photographed by Bruce Weber. Hamilton has been photographed by Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Arthur Elgort, Inez van Lamsweerde, Terry Richardson and Gilles Bensimon.
In her free time, Hamilton enjoys painting and spending time with friends.[2] She travels to fashion shows and photo shoots with her mother.[2]
Hamilton is a French and Swedish national. Her father is Michaël Palmstierna Hamilton, an extramarital son of baroness Margaretha Palmstierna, and, according to a rule by the Supreme Court of Sweden in 1999, count Ulph Hamilton.[3]
In 2009 Hamilton appeared in a Ralph Lauren advertisement which had been used only in Japan[4] and digitally edited to make her appear improbably thin, with hips and a waist smaller than her head.[5] The ad was widely circulated and ridiculed on various blogs,[6] especially after Ralph Lauren attempted to use DMCA notices to prevent its publication. Ralph Lauren subsequently apologized for the image, which was posted all over the internet and on television, saying "We have learned that we are responsible for the poor imaging and retouching that resulted in a very distorted image of a woman’s body."[5][7]
Shortly after the photoshop controversy, Hamilton announced that she had been fired for being "too fat", saying the issue had moved her to speak out. On "Today," she claimed to have received a letter stating "We’re terminating your services because you don’t fit into the sample clothes that you need to wear."[8] Ralph Lauren, however, denied the accusation that they fired her because she was too large, saying that she was released "as a result of her inability to meet the obligations under her contract with us." A thin and fit Hamilton countered by saying she was very professional and considered the people at Ralph Lauren her "second family." She was asked if she would sue Ralph Lauren, and she replied that "she wasn't sure."