'Hilary Rhoda' (born
April 6,
1987) is an
American supermodel from
Chevy Chase, Maryland. Rhoda is represented by the agency
IMG.
Prior to her career as a model, Rhoda attended and graduated from Holy Cross, an Catholic all-girls' school in her native Maryland. There, Rhoda was athletic and participated in her school's
field hockey and
lacrosse teams.
[1]
In her short career, she has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns with
Balenciaga,
Dolce & Gabbana,
Givenchy,
Donna Karan,
Gucci, and
Ralph Lauren and also graced the covers of
''Vogue Italia'' twice,
''Vogue Paris'', and
''W''. She regularly appears in the spreads of
W,
Harpers Bazaar, and the many versions
Vogue, while remaining a hot fixture in the runways of
Christian Dior couture to
Marc Jacobs.
In
January 2007, Hilary signed a contract with
Estée Lauder as their newest face.
[2]
In the
May 2007 issue of American
Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow top models
Doutzen Kroes,
Caroline Trentini,
Raquel Zimmermann,
Sasha Pivovarova,
Agyness Deyn,
Coco Rocha,
Jessica Stam,
Chanel Iman, and
Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels.
In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $2 million in the past 12 months,
Forbes named her twelfth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.
[3]
She currently stars in the Fall/Winter 2007 season
Valentino campaign with fellow supermodels
Gemma Ward and
Daria Werbowy.
Rhoda is often compared to a young
Brooke Shields because of her thick, dark expressive eyebrows, height, pale blue eyes and slightly large chin.
[4]
Notes
1. http://www.modelresource.com/Bios/Rhoda/hilary_rhoda_1.shtml
2. http://entertainmentworld.us/EW1/templates/movies.aspx?articleid=8943&zoneid=46
3. http://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html
4. http://www.theage.com.au/news/beauty/raised-eyebrows/2007/01/02/1167500101357.html
External Links
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Hilary Rhoda Photos on Style.com
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Style.com's Top Ten Models: Spring 2006 Ready-to-Wear
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Hilary Rhoda homepage on Supermodels.nl