Iskra Lawrence

Iskra Lawrence
Born Iskra Arabella Lawrence
(1990-09-11) 11 September 1990
Worcester, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
Occupation Model
Years active 2008-present
Website iskralawrence.com

Modelling information

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Hair colour Blonde[1]
Eye colour Blue[1]
Manager JAG Models[1]

Iskra Arabella Lawrence (born 11 September 1990) is an English model. She is the managing editor at Runway Riot, a website meant to be an outlet for women of all shapes and sizes to learn about glamour. Lawrence models for and is the global Role Model for Aerie,[2] a brand of clothing from American Eagle Outfitters, she is also a NEDA brand ambassor[3] and creator of the NEDA Inspires Award.[4]

Background

Iskra Arabella Lawrence was born on 11 September 1990 in Worcester, England.[5] Lawrence attended Bromsgrove School, was a competitive national swimmer, and was accepted into the UK National Youth Theatre[6] at 15.

Modeling

She does not allow any of her Instagram images to be retouched in any way to enhance her image.[7] Lawrence is a model for the American Eagle Outfitters lingerie line Aerie.[8][9][10] Her position is a managing editor of Runway Riot, a media entity devoted to advancing glamour of women of all shapes and sizes.[11] She actively calls out body shamers.[12] Lawrence even took on a body shamer via Instagram.[13][14] She does not want to be classified as a plus-sized model.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Iskra Lawrence". JAG Models. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Staff. "Aerie Announces #AerieREAL Role Model Iskra Lawrence". American Eagle. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. ↑ Lawrence, Iskra (6 April 2015). "Iskra Talks Awards, Aerie and More! | National Eating Disorders Association". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Staff. "National Eating Disorders Association Launches NEDA Inspires ‘Seal of Approval’ Campaign". NEDA. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Staff. "Iskra Lawrence profile". Hollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Iskra strikes a pose". Bromsgrove Advertiser. Retrieved 2016-04-20.
  7. ↑ Shunatona, Brooke (31 December 2015). "Why This Model Doesn't Want to Be Called an Instagram Model and Won't Retouch Her Photos". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  8. ↑ McCluskey, Megan (10 February 2016). "Size 14 Model Iskra Lawrence Is the Newest Face of Aerie’s Unretouched Campaign". Time. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Schlossberg, Mallory (3 September 2015). "Meet Iskra Lawrence the Aerie model with a cult following". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. ↑ Feldman, Jamie (9 February 2016). "12 Reasons To Love Iskra Lawrence, Aerie’s Unretouched Role Model". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  11. ↑ Chan, Lauren (13 November 2015). "Interview with plus-size model Iskra Lawrence, managing editor of Runway Riot". Glamour. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  12. ↑ McNamara, Brittney (8 April 2016). "Iskra Lawrence Tells Us Why She Decided to Clap Back at Those Body Shamers". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Lanquist, Lindsey (5 April 2016). "Iskra Lawrence Showed Everyone How Shutting Down Haters Is Done With This Instagram". Self. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Griggs, Brandon (6 April 2016). "Model has cheeky response to fat-shamer". CNN. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  15. ↑ Gilbert, Kylie (20 December 2015). "Model Iskra Lawrence Wants You to Stop Calling her 'Plus-Size'". Shape. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

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