Lauren Mellor

Lauren Mellor
Born	December 1985(age 30) Johannesburg, South Africa
Website	http://lauren-mellor.com/
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) ^[1]
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Blue
Manager	Union Models, Outlaws Management, PMA Models, Fashion Models, Metropolitan Models, Wilhelmina Models, Unique Models

Lauren Mellor (born December 1985) is a South African fashion model best known for appearance in South African and American Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.^[2]

Career

Mellor first signed with Star Model Management in Johannesberg, Storm Model Management in London, England, Outlaws Models in Cape Town, South Africa, and Modelwerk in Hamburg, Germany. Her first known work was the cover of Top Billing Magazine in April 2005. In 2007, Mellor landed a John Lewis campaign which caught the attention of several media outlets when the brand proclaimed they would only use healthy sized models.^[3] That same year, she graced the cover of FHM in South Africa and Essentials Magazine. Despite the initial success, Mellor focused on her studies and graduated from the University of Cape Town with a degree in psychology. After graduation, Mellor moved to Germany and signed to Union Models, PMA Models in Hamburg, and AMT Models in Vienna. ^[4]

In 2008, Mellor landed two international campaigns for Freya Swimwear and Agent Provocateur.^[5] In 2009, she appeared in a campaigns for Renault Grand Scenic and Storm in a D Cup as well as grace the cover of Healthy Magazine.^[6] In 2010, Mellor appeared on the October cover of Mother & baby, Stuff Magazine UK in August, and You & Your Wedding.^[7] She also shot the Spring/Summer 2010 Expresso campaign in South Africa. Prior to 2011, her major clients included Samsung, Freya, Daniel Hechter Paris for Truworths, Agent Provocateur, Mr. Price, Soviet Jeans, Royal Secret Fragrance, She Magazine, Essentials Magazine, Marie Claire,^[8] Cosmopolitan, Top Billing Magazine, FHM Magazine, Mother & Baby, You & Your Wedding, and Healthy Magazine.^[9]

After living in Germany, Mellor moved to London where she quickly became a regular on the British e-commerce circuit appearing on clothing websites such as Debenhams, Figleaves.com, Next.co.uk, Littlewoods, Very.co.uk, and Marks & Spencer.^[10] ^[11]In 2011, she graced the covers Essentials Magazine, Stuff Magazine twice, Mother & Baby Magazine, and Für Sie Magazine as well as appeared in editorials for Top Billing Magazine, She Magazine, Woman Magazine and Lingerie Buyer.^[12]^[13] Mellor also landed campaigns with La Senza lingerie, The Body Shop, Gin & Tonic, and Rage.^[14]

In 2012, Mellor continued working for online retailers such as Debenhams, Figleaves.com, and Marks & Spencers. She also did catalog work for JD Williams of London and K&Co. By March 2012, she signed with Joy Models in Milan. By May 2012, Mellor began doing more editorial and fashion work that was not lingerie inspired including several editorials for Woman Magazine, More Magazine, and Grazia Magazine UK. In July 2012, she signed with Metropolitan Models in Paris. Mellor also started landing more fashion orientated campaigns including the Fall/Winter 2012 Dranella Lookbook, the Spring/Summer 2013 Yumi Lookbook, and the Spring/Summer 2013 Peppercorn Lookbook.^[15] In November 2012, Mellor appeared in the South African Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition.^[16] Following that success, she quickly signed with Wilhelmina Models in Los Angeles.^[17] Her first job in the United States was catalog work for Wacoal USA. That same year, Mellor landed a campaign for Rosafia by Anita and switched to Fashion Model Management in Milan and Unique Models in Copenhagen.^[18]^[19]

In January 2013, Mellor signed with Francina Models in Barcelona as well as Wilhelmina Models in New York and Miami.^[20] In Spring of 2013, Mellor moved to New York to pursue her modeling career in the United States.^[21] During which time, she went on a casting for Sports Illustrated.^[22] In 2013, she landed campaigns with the Dranella, Peppercorn, Undone Lingerie, Hunters, Triumph lingerie, Bloomingdales, BareNecessities, Littlewoods, Oriflame, Avon, Schwarzkopf, Halens, The Body Shop, Azure, and Freya Lingerie.^[23] She also appeared on her first American magazine cover for Long Island Pulse Magazine in July. In December 2013, it was announced that Mellor would appear in the January 2014 edition of Stuff Magazine France. On February 7, 2014, Sports Illustrated announced that Lauren Mellor, although an alum, would be featured as rookie in the magazine.^[24]

References

External links

2010–19 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

2010	Sonia Dara Brooklyn Decker Cintia Dicker Zoe Duchesne Esti Ginzburg Jessica Gomes Julie Henderson Damaris Lewis Genevieve Morton Julie Ordon Dominique Piek Bar Refaeli Hilary Rhoda Daniella Sarahyba Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen Anne V Jessica White

2011	Shannan Click* Brooklyn Decker Cintia Dicker Kenza Fourati* Esti Ginzburg Jessica Gomes Izabel Goulart* Julie Henderson Damaris Lewis Alyssa Miller* Genevieve Morton Hilary Rhoda Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen Kate Upton* Anne V Jessica White

2012	Nina Agdal Adaora Akubilo Cintia Dicker Jessica Gomes Izabel Goulart Kirby Griffin Julie Henderson Ariel Meredith Alyssa Miller Genevieve Morton Jessica Perez Bar Refaeli Crystal Renn Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen Kate Upton Michelle Vawer Anne V

2013	Nina Agdal* Adaora Akubilo Natasha Barnard Kate Bock Hannah Davis Cintia Dicker Emily DiDonato Jessica Gomes Julie Henderson Ariel Meredith* Alyssa Miller* Genevieve Morton Jessica Perez Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen* Kate Upton* Anne V*

2014	Nina Agdal Lily Aldridge Natasha Barnard Kate Bock Hannah Davis Emily DiDonato Hannah Ferguson* Jessica Gomes Gigi Hadid Bregje Heinen Samantha Hoopes* Marloes Horst Chanel Iman Lauren Mellor* Ariel Meredith Genevieve Morton Emily Ratajkowski* Sara Sampaio Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen* Kate Upton Cris Urena* Anne V Valerie van der Graaf

50th Anniversary (2014) The Legends	Babette March Bar Refaeli Brooklyn Decker Carol Alt Carolyn Murphy Cheryl Tiegs Christie Brinkley Daniela Peštová Elsa Benitez Heidi Klum Irina Shayk Kate Upton Kathy Ireland Marisa Miller Paulina Porizkova Petra Nemcova Rachel Hunter Rebecca Romijn Tyra Banks Veronika Varekova Vendela Kirsebom Yamila Diaz-Rahi

2015	Nina Agdal Lily Aldridge Rose Bertram* Kate Bock Hailey Clauson* Hannah Davis Emily DiDonato Hannah Ferguson Jessica Gomes Gigi Hadid Erin Heatherton* Samantha Hoopes Chanel Iman Robyn Lawley Ariel Meredith Solveig Mork Hansen Genevieve Morton* Emily Ratajkowski Kelly Rohrbach Sara Sampaio Irina Shayk Ashley Smith Chrissy Teigen

2016	Nina Agdal Lily Aldridge Rose Bertram Kate Bock Hailey Clauson Hannah Davis Emily DiDonato Hannah Ferguson Ashley Graham Gigi Hadid Erin Heatherton Samantha Hoopes Chanel Iman Bo Krsmanovic Robyn Lawley Tanya Mityushina Barbara Palvin Sofia Resing Kelly Rohrbach Irina Shayk Chrissy Teigen

bold indicates cover model; * appeared in bodypainting by Joanne Gair 2010–19 2000–09 1990–99 1980–89 1970–79 1964–69 Covers

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