Charlotte Di Calypso

Charlotte di Calypso
Born Charlotte Belliard[1]
(1990-04-17) 17 April 1990[2]
La Baule, France[3]
Other names Charlotte Taillard
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color Blonde[1]
Eye color Blue[1]
Agency DNA,[1] New York
Elite Model Management[1] Paris and Milan
Exception Models,[1] Lille
Model Management Hamburg[1]

Charlotte di Calypso[3] (born Charlotte Belliard, 17 April 1990) is a French fashion model, best known for winning the Elite Model Look in 2005 and being the face of the Chanel Chance perfume.

Early life

Charlotte di Calypso was born Charlotte Belliard in La Baule, France.[3] In 2005, at the age of fifteen, she entered the French Elite Model Look and was chosen to move on to the international final in Shanghai. She won the competition, earning herself a contract with the prestigious Elite Model Management in Paris.[4]

Career

After her win, Di Calypso debuted in fashion in September 2005, modeling for the Prada Spring 2006 collection.[4] She then booked her first campaign, with Topshop.[4] Her career was forged with her runway work, walking for top designers and fashion houses, like Chanel, Valentino, Yohji Yamamoto, Dolce & Gabbana, Jil Sander, Diane von Furstenberg, and Emanuel Ungaro.[2] For the Spring 2009 haute couture season, she opened for Christian Dior, and also walked for Christian Lacroix, Chanel, Valentino, and Giorgio Armani[5] She recently became the new face of Ralph Lauren, replacing longtime face Valentina Zelyaeva, alongside Japanese model Tao Okamoto. She has appeared in advertisements for Gucci, Pucci, Ralph Lauren, Lacoste, Chanel, and Faconnable. Calypso was also featured in a spread of Vogue Paris, alongside other French models Sigrid Agren, Jennifer Messelier, Mélodie Dagault, Constance Jablonski, and Mathilde Julia Frachon, declaring France as the country to produce the next wave of supermodels, as other countries like Russia and Brazil had done before. She has also appeared in editorials for French, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Allure, and Dazed & Confused.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Charlotte di Calypso". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  2. 1 2 "Charlotte Di Calypso". Lexsposure.net. http://lexposure.net/models/charlotte-di-calypso. Retrieved September 10, 2016. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 1 2 3 "Focus on models: Charlotte di Calypso". Vogue.it. Vogue Italia. August 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Charlotte di Calypso". New York (magazine). Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  5. ↑ "Pictures of Charlotte di Calypso on the runway". Style.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
  6. ↑ "The French Revolution: Françaises au Top". Models.com. July 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
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