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Ariel Meredith

Ariel Meredith

American model (born 1986)

Ariel Meredith (born July 11, 1986)[2] is an American model who appeared in the 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana,[2] she did some part-time modeling starting in 1998 until she finished her schooling.[2][3][4][5]

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Background

A native of Shreveport, Louisiana,[6] she was senior class parliamentarian and a senior senator on the student council of her 2001–2002 class at Huntington High School.[7] After high school graduation, she moved to New York City.[8] Meredith's mother's name is Marjorie Meredith and her father's name is David Meredith.[3]

Career

Although she was discovered at age 14 she did not pursue modeling as a full-time career until after she completed her education in 2008.[2][6] In 1998, she won a 500-contestant modeling competition in Dallas and signed with Ford Models in New York and Campbell Modeling Agency in Dallas.[3][4] She got 32 call-backs from the contest.[8] As a teenager she appeared in Seventeen, Teen Cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan, and Teen magazines.[3] She began traveling domestically while still in school.[4] In 2002, she appeared on the MTV show Fashionably Loud.[4] She started modeling regularly in 2005.[9] When one of her early modeling agencies demanded that she have breast reduction surgery, she refused and was dropped from the agency.[8]

The New York Times mentioned her YouTube beauty secret video on using a toothbrush to exfoliate one's lips prior to applying lip gloss in 2007.[10] She debuted for Vera Wang's Spring Show in New York in September 2008.[11] Her September 2008 New York Fashion week runway debut experience, where she also modeled for Nicole Miller,[12] was chronicled in the USA Today.[9] She appeared in shows for a total of eleven fashion designers including an opening performance for Junya Watanabe, which marked her rising stardom.[8] After her shows in New York, she did eight shows in Milan.[12] She has performed in runway shows for Baby Phat, Brioni, Clips, Diesel, D&G, Elie Saab, Junya Watanabe, La Perla, Milly, Vera Wang and many more.[11] According to The Times-Picayune, her September 2008 New York and Milan Fashion week performances led to her classification as a rising star in the modeling industry.[8]

She is featured in the 2009 Spring/Summer Dolce & Gabbana advertising campaign,[13] which was shot by Mario Testino.[2] She has also posed for J.Crew, Ann Taylor Loft, H&M, David's Bridal, Cover Girl eyewear, Fossil, Target, Garnier Fructis, Nine West, Roca Wear, Victoria's Secret, The Limited, Sephora, Levi's, and Gap.[4][6][8][12] Meredith shot the 2009 Swimsuit issue at beaches, lagoons, cantinas and nature preserves near Tulum, Mexico on the Mayan Riviera.[12] As of 2014, she is represented by Supreme Management in New York City.[14]

References

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    "Ariel Meredith - Model". MODELS.com.
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    "Ariel Meredith". New York. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    Shephard, Sherry P. (February 10, 2009). "Model's dream to be in Sports Illustrated comes true". The Times. Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
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    Netherton, Stephanie (May 31, 2007). "Shreveport model featured in national campaigns". The Times. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    "Meet the New Girl: Ariel Meredith". New York. New York Media LLC. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
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    "Ariel Meredith". Sports Illustrated. Time Inc. February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on February 28, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    "School Notes". The Times. September 26, 2001. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    Langenhennig, Susan (October 7, 2008). "Model of success - From New York runways to Paris catwalks, a 21-year-old from Louisiana is making strides in the fashion world". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  9. [9]
    Barker, Olivia; Rebecca Heslin; Andrea Mandell; Alison Maxwell & Arienne Thompson (September 11, 2008). "A Day in the Life with Ford Models: Ariel Meredith". USA Today. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    Fischler, Marcelle S. (June 21, 2007). "Putting on Lip Gloss, and a Show, for YouTube Viewers". The New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
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    "Ariel Meredith". Fashion Model Directory. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  12. [12]
    Langenhennig, Susan (February 10, 2009). "Louisianian Illustrated - Shreveport model among only 19 chosen for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  13. [13]
    "D&G S/S 09". Models.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  14. [14]
    "Ariel Meredith". suprememanagement.com. Supreme Management. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.

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