Navia Nguyen

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

Biography

Nguyen grew up in New York City and moved to London to study at St. Martin's College of Art. She was spotted by a photographer while shopping in Camden Town. Nguyen appeared in the 1996 Pirelli Calendar and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 1997, becoming the first Asian model to do so.^{[citation needed]} Selected by People Magazine' as being among the "50 Most Beautiful People", she has modeled for leading fashion houses like Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, John Galliano, Fendi, and Christian Dior, as well as large American firms such as: GAP and Tommy Hilfiger.

Among her movie credits are brief roles in Memoirs of a Geisha and Hitch. She also was in one of the TV episodes of Sex and the City.^[1] In 2013 she had a minor role in the Pawn Stars episode Shekel and Hyde.

By 2009, Nguyen had left acting and modeling, and developed AMO beauty spa in Bali, where she currently resides with her daughter. ^[2] ^[3]

References

External links

Navia Nguyen at the Internet Movie Database
Navia Nguyen at the Fashion Model Directory

v t e 1990–99 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

1990	Sabrina Barnett Michaela Bercu Anna Getaneh Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Estelle Lefébure Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Maria von Hartz Louise Vyent Akure Wall Roshumba Williams

1991	Monica Bellucci Rosie de la Cruz Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Ashley Richardson Stephanie Seymour Roshumba Williams

1992	Naomi Campbell Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Judit Mascó Gail O'Neill Paulina Porizkova Ashley Richardson Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams Shana Zadrick

1993	Tyra Banks Britta Dubbels Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Vendela Kirsebom Estelle Lefébure Ashley Richardson Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Maria von Hartz Stacey Williams

1994	Veronica Blume Jenny Brunt Angie Everhart Rachel Hunter Kathy Ireland Kate James Vendela Kirsebom Elle Macpherson Judit Mascó Lana Ogilvie Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Amber Smith Aya Thorgren Dara Torres Patricia Velásquez Roshumba Williams Stacey Williams

1995	Angie Everhart Yasmeen Ghauri Vendela Kirsebom Roberta Little Judit Mascó Daniela Peštová Ashley Richardson Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Talisa Soto Cheryl Tiegs Patricia Velásquez Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams

1996	Tyra Banks Angie Everhart Kathy Ireland Valeria Mazza Georgianna Robertson* Rebecca Romijn Ingrid Seynhaeve Manon von Gerkan Stacey Williams

1997	Tyra Banks Laetitia Casta^m Naomi Campbell Yasmeen Ghauri^p Steffi Graf Eva Herzigová Vendela Kirsebom Valeria Mazza Karen Mulder Navia Nguyen^m Chandra North^p Brandi Quiñones^m Niki Taylor Stacey Williams

1998	Tyra Banks Caprice Bourret Laetitia Casta Louise Forsling Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum Tanga Moreau Karen Mulder^p Chandra North Irina Pantaeva Lorraine Pascale Daniela Peštová Rebecca Romijn Beri Smither Niki Taylor Stacey Williams

1999	Kadra Ahmed Omar Michelle Behennah* Laetitia Casta Yamila Díaz* Amber Noelle Ehresmann Lujan Fernandez Eva Herzigová Heidi Klum* Chandra North Sarah O'Hare* Andrea Orme Daniela Peštová* Audrey Quock Rebecca Romijn* Tamara Spoelder Veronika Vařeková

Covergirl in bold, *appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair, ^pappeared in print edition only, ^mappeared in special feature 2010–19 2000–09 1990–99 1980–89 1970–79 1964–69 Covers

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Name	Nguyen, Navia
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Short description	American model
Date of birth	1973
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