Jen Dawson (born 15 October 1979) is a British model from Sheffield.
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Dawson was discovered in Sheffield by London agency Bookings and subsequently worked for photographers Steven Meisel and David LaChapelle (she was the front cover model for his controversial celebrity book "Hotel LaChapelle"), and for top fashion houses Givenchy and Marc Jacobs. Dawson has also been the face of several campaigns for major brands, including Fred Perry and Moschino.[1]
Dawson is signed to top London Agency Premier Model Management and has recently done TV advertising campaigns for Samsung[2] and Body Shop (for their fragrance "Love ETC"). She also has a video Blog JenTV [1] its sort of a sneaky look into the life of a successful model, and all the crazy things she gets up to.
Dawson caused a media stir in February 2008 when, for lingerie brand Agent Provocateur, she posed naked in the window of the London department store Selfridges for the launch of their new perfume Strip.[3] She also starred in the short film "Lady Behave", directed by John Malkovich, in which she plays one of a bunch of bad girls who join a ladies school of etiquette.
Dawson was born to Martin and Pamela Dawson; she has an older brother called Robert. She married British musician Virgil Howe on 11 June 2008 and they live in London.