AMBER VALLETTA MODEL AND ACTRESS

Dear readers of sport&beauty. Today we’re traveling to the US to meet a model who has turned into actress. She was one of the first top models in the 1990,s together with Claudia Schiffer or Cindy Crawford. Today’s post is dedicated to American model and actress Amber Valletta. Amber Valletta was born in Phoenix, Arizona, on February 9, 1974. Her mother was a post office worker and when Amber was a little girl she moved together with her family to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she attended the “Booker T Washington” High School. Her beginnings in the fashion world were a bit atypical. Since her childhood, Amber always wanted to study Sociology and work in the social field. However, and aged 15, here mother realized that she had an astonishing beauty that stood out from the rest of her classmates and enrolled Amber in Linda Layman’s agency model school.

The agency sent Amber to Milan where she got her first important assignment, a photo shoot for Vogue Italy. Shortly afterwards, Amber Valletta achieved her first great success making it to the cover of “Elle France” photographed by Hans Feurer. Amber moved to Paris and soon became a sensation succeeding where Cindy Crawford or Claudia Schiffer were not able to. Fashion photographers and magazines queued up to portray Amber Valletta’s beautiful face in covers and billboards. The most prominent photographers such as Steven Meisel, Richard Avedon, Bruce Weber, Patrick Demarchelier, Herb Ritts, Nick Knight, Paolo Roversi, Irvin Penn, Mario Sorrenti, and Peter Lindbergh were after Amber to photograph her beautiful face and statuesque body. Amongst other important fashion magazines, Amber has appeared in the covers of Vogue, Elle, Elle Topmodel, Harpers Bazaar, Marie Claire, Glamour, Numero, Cosmopolitan, Madame, Woman, Petra, Ragazza, Telva, i-D, Scene, Arena, Frank, Esquire, ES Magazine, Mademoiselle, and Allure. Here you are her data and measurements:

- Full name: Amber Evangeline Valletta

- Date of birth: February 9, 1974 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

- Height: 175.5 centimeters : 5'9"

- Measurements: (EU) 86.5-58.5-86.5 : (US) 34-23-34

- Hair color: blond

- Eye color: green

- Dress size: (EU) 34 : (US) 4

- Shoe size: (EU) 41 : (US) 9

- Agencies: DNA Model Management, Models 1, Marilyn Paris

Since then, Amber Valletta has starred in a number of ad campaigns for Versace, Calvin Klein's Escape, DKNY, Prada, Valentino, Jil Sander, Gucci, Loewe, and Chanel. Amber also co-hosted MTV’s “House of Style” together with her best friend, fellow model Shalom Harlow and became the face of the US cosmetics giant Elizabeth Arden. Amber Valletta has also trudged the runway for the world’s best fashion designers such as Alberta Ferretti, Sonia Rykiel, John Galliano, Anna Molinari, Calvin Klein, Christian Dior, Gucci, Prada, Thierry Mugler, Donna Karan, Missoni, Chloe, Christian Lacroix, Jil Sander, Laurel, Byblos, Cerruti 1881, Fendi, Helmut Lang, Hermes, MaxMara, Moschino, Yohji Yamamoto, Anna Sui, Gianfranco Ferre, Celine, John Bartlett, Louis Vuitton, Blumarine, Michael Kors, Bally, Gianni Versace, Valentino, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Versace, Versus, and Burberry. Besides being a successful model, Amber Valletta also tried her luck as a promising actress and has participated in several films. Her last film, The “Spy Next Door” was launched in 2010. It’s an American spy comedy family film starring Jackie Chan. Amber plays the role of a mother whose child downloads by chance a CIA code from the Internet. Here you are Amber’s filmography:

• Drop Back Ten (2000) - Mindy Deal

• What Lies Beneath (2000) - Madison Elizabeth Frank

• The Family Man (2000) - Paula

• Perfume (2001) - Blair

• Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) - Ms. Dingman

• Duplex (2003) - Celine

• Raising Helen (2004) - Martina

• Hitch (2005) - Allegra Cole

• Transporter 2 (2005) - Audrey Billings

• Man About Town (2006) - Brynn Lilly

• Dead Silence (2007) - Ella

• Premonition (2007) - Claire

• My Sexiest Year (2007) - Marina

• The Last Time (2007) - Belisa

• Days of Wrath (2008) - Jane Summers

• Gamer (2009) - Angie

• The Spy Next Door (2010)

About her prívate life we can say that Amber Valleta is remarried to US Olympic volleyball player Christian “Chip” McCaw. They have a son Auden. Amber has also a daughter although she tries to keep her hidden from the media as much as possible. Amber married Hervé Le Bihan in 1994 although they got divorced in 1996. Out of curiosity we can say that before marrying “Chip” McCaw, Amber dated American star Leonardo di Caprio. Amber is a vegetarian and she’s also the spokesperson for Oceana’s campaign to safeguard marine creatures and attract attention about the dangers of mercury poisoning affecting several species. In August 2006, the “New York Daily News” reported that Amber had undertaken a rest cure at “The Meadow” rehab Center in Wickenburg in order to get over a stress-related disorder. In 2008 Amber participated together with her son in Barack’s Obama campaign video “Yes We Can”. Although she tries to hide her daughter from the media, Amber doesn’t care about her son being caught on camera. Being a child, Auden appeared alongside Amber in a photo shoot for “Vogue” magazine were the model was pursuing him on the grass and ten years later, Auden is still often photographed together with her. Pay attention to Auden’s weird look in the second picture. To conclude this post I’ll leave you a slideshow with Amber Valletta’s pictures and a video so you can see this American model and actress alive and kicking. Best regards.