Lucy Collett

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Lucy Collett
Born Lucy Victoria Collett
(1989-05-03) 3 May 1989[1]
Warwick, England, UK[2]
Other names Lucy Vixen,[2] Lucy V
Ethnicity Caucasian[2]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12.3 st)[2]
Website
http://www.lucy-v.com

Lucy Victoria Collett (born 3 May 1989[1]), also known as Lucy V and Lucy Vixen,[2] is a glamour model. She won The Sun newspaper's Page 3 Idol modeling contest in 2011, and she appears as a Page 3 girl in that newspaper. She also features regularly in British men's magazines. In May 2013, FHM magazine named her one of its 100 Sexiest Women in the World.[3]

Modeling career

Collett began her modeling career at age 17 as a hair model for Toni & Guy salons.[4] At this time, she began dying her naturally brown hair blond, and later her signature red color.[4] In December 2011, at the age of 22, she won The Sun's Page 3 Idol modeling competition and became a Page 3 girl.[5] She now features regularly in men's magazines, including Loaded, FHM, Zoo, Nuts, Front and Maxim.[2] She appeared in the music video for Professor Green's song "Remedy".[1]

Collett is a dress size 12–14 (UK) and wears a size 30G bra.[4][6] FHM has called her part of a "welcome new trend for curvaceous womanliness."[1] Her voluptuous figure and red hair have drawn comparisons with actress Christina Hendricks and cartoon sex symbol Jessica Rabbit.[7] The Sun has sent Collett onto the streets of London dressed as Joan Holloway, Hendricks's character in Mad Men, to gauge men's reaction.[7] Collett has said that she wants to "send out the message that you don’t have to be a size six to be a model"[5] and that she wants to promote a healthy body image for girls and women.[8]

In May 2013, she was named one of FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World, placing 89th on the list.[3]

Background and personal life

Collett's father is a property developer, and her mother is a chiropodist.[4] She is the youngest of 4 children.[4] Her parents divorced when she was 4 years old, after which she lived with her mother.[4] She attended Myton School in Warwick.[8]

On 19 May 2005, her 17-year-old brother Jacob was assaulted by another teenager following an altercation outside a pub in Leamington.[9] He suffered a brain haemorrhage and died in Warwick Hospital around 1 AM on 20 May 2005. His assailant was subsequently convicted of manslaughter and received a 6-year prison sentence.[10][11] Her brother's death caused Lucy to suffer from a year-long depression and engage in incidents of self-harming.[4] She credits an interest in photography, which she studied for her A-levels, with giving her the ability to overcome her grief and depression and rebuild her life.[4]

Before becoming a full-time professional model, she worked for six years as a waitress at Warwick Castle.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Lucy Collett — Real-Life Jessica Rabbit". FHM. Retrieved 2013-06-12. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "LucyVCollett - Model - Warwick, England, United Kingdom". ModelMayhem.com. Retrieved 2011-12-22. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "FHM 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2013: The full list". FHM. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 Jackson, Kate (3 January 2012). "Lucy Collett’s first interview". The Sun. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jackson, Kate (22 December 2011). "Lucy Collett wins The Sun's Page 3 Idol". The Sun. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  6. ↑ Jones, Amy (13 November 2012). "I didn’t know winning Page 3 Idol would give me the best year of my life". The Sun. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jackson, Kate (27 February 2012). "How to drive Men Mad: Page 3 Lucy spends day as TV’s curvy Joan". The Sun. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Warwick model cruises to page three girl victory". Warwick Courier. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Battered teen left to die in the street". Sunday Mercury. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Teenager accused of killing; 18-year-old on manslaughter charge". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 May 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Six years for teenage boy whose single punch took another's life". The Leamington Spa Courier. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 17 June 2013. 

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