#Shalom harlow amber valletta full

She was then discovered at age 17, Valletta became part of a group of models that followed in the footsteps of the original supermodels like Washington High school, entering the industry for the first time the age of 15, when her mother enrolled her in modelling school at the Linda Layman agency.

#Shalom harlow amber valletta full

She later left the industry to successfully battle addiction, and has returned in full force to her modelling career, as well as working as an ambassador for young models. In September 2018, she returned to the runway at Milan Fashion Week for the Versace show.Amber Valletta is a one of the biggest models of her generation, having inherited the supermodel crown. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Alberta Ferretti, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Max Mara, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Anne Kleinlein, Versace, Jil Sander, Ann Taylor, Chloé, Isaac Mizrahi, Blumarine, Max Azria, Giorgio Armani, Nautica, Valentino, Nars, Jil Sander, Lancôme, Perry Ellis, Saks Fifth Avenue, Banana Republic, Gap, and L'Oréal. Harlow has walked the runways for Prada, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, John Galliano, Anna Sui, Moschino, Gianfranco Ferré, Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld, Versace, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Balmain, Max Mara, Chloé, Blumarine, Isaac Mizrahi, Hermés, Valentino, Dries Van Noten, Yves Saint Laurent, Alberta Ferretti, Gucci, Jil Sander, Celine, Marc Jacobs, Salvatore Ferragamo, Alexander McQueen, Louis Vuitton, Zac Posen, Jean Paul Gaultier, Giles Deacon, Stella McCartney, Alexander Wang, Michael Kors, and Viktor & Rolf.

She has appeared on the covers of magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, W, V, Cosmopolitan, and Allure. In July 2007, she earned an estimated total of $2 million over the previous 12 months, with Forbes naming her thirteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.

Harlow is the spokesperson for Chanel's Coco fragrance. She is the first-ever winner of Vogue/VH1's Model of the Year Award, winning it in 1995. She was the long-time favorite model for many designers who found that her look worked well in both commercial and couture campaigns. She has since appeared on numerous magazine covers, editorials, top runway shows, and in movies she also co-hosted MTV's House of Style with fellow supermodel Amber Valletta. Harlow was discovered at a Cure concert in Toronto and started modeling straight out of high school. She has two younger brothers, Chris and Nathan.Įarly on, Harlow took up ballet, which she later decided was not for her, as she claimed in a 2008 New York Times article, 'My rebellious nature always comes out.' She instead became interested in tap dancing, as she enjoyed the noise it created. Her parents allowed her to experience growing up in a 'hippie community just outside Toronto' and the family often spent time at their family cottage, built by her great-great grandfather. Her father held several jobs as a social worker, real estate agent, and financial investor, while her mother, Sandi Herbert, worked with developmentally disabled adults. Her mother named her Shalom ( Hebrew: שלום), meaning 'peace', used as 'Hello' in Hebrew.

Harlow was born in Oshawa, Ontario, the daughter of Sandi Herbert and David Harlow.