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Iskra Lawrence

Iskra Lawrence

Iskra Arabella Lawrence (born 11 September 1990) is a British model.

Iskra Lawrence
Born
Iskra Arabella Lawrence

(1990-09-11)11 September 1990
Kidderminster, England
OccupationModel
Years active2008–present
Modelling information
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Hair colourBlonde[1]
Eye colourBlue[1]
Agency
  • JAG Models (New York)
  • Models 1 (London)[2]
Websiteiskralawrence.com [42]

Early life and education

Lawrence was born in Wolverhampton and grew up in Kidderminster, Worcestershire from the age of 6 weeks.[3] Lawrence attended Malvern St James[4] and then Bromsgrove School,[5] was a competitive national swimmer,[6] and was accepted into the UK National Youth Theatre[7] at 15. Her name means 'spark' in most Slavic languages.

Career

Modelling

Lawrence is the global Role Model for Aerie,[8] a brand of clothing from American Eagle Outfitters.

Lawrence is a model for the American Eagle Outfitters lingerie line Aerie.[9][10][11] She has also modeled for lingerie brand, Adore Me.[12]

After 13 years of modeling Lawrence completed her catwalk debut at New York Fashion Week[13] for Chromat in 2016, and walked in L'Oréal's first fashion show at Paris Fashion week in October 2017.[14]

American Eagle Outfitters chose Lawrence along with five other millennials for their Fall 2017 jean campaign "The New American Jean",[15] which makes use of unretouched images.[16][17]

In 2018 Lawrence was announced as a brand ambassador for Marina Rinaldi's Persona collection campaign [43] .

Activism and charitable work

Lawrence is a National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) brand ambassador[18] and creator of the NEDA Inspires Award[19].[20]

Lawrence does not retouch her own images that she posts on social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.[21] She actively criticizes "body shamers",[22] including one user that she confronted in April 2016 on her Instagram account after the user insulted her.[23][24] She does not want to be classified as a plus-sized model.[25]

In 2017, Lawrence appeared in the Straight Curve documentary[26] "about body image and the industry leaders challenging society's unrealistic and dangerous standards of beauty".[27]

In February 2017, Lawrence presented "Ending the pursuit of perfection" at TEDxUniversityofNevada.[28]

In 2018 Lawrence was announced as a L'Oréal Princes Trust Ambassador [44] .

Accolades

In 2016, Lawrence was chosen as one of BBC's World's 100 Women[29], and in 2017 she was one of the seven women chosen for World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Great Girl Leaders.[30]

Lawrence was listed in the 'multi-hyphenates' category of the 2017 Maxim HOT 100.[31]

In 2019 Lawrence was named[32][33] in the Forbes 30 Under 30 for Europe within the Art & Culture category [45] . In their centennial year Malvern St James school recognised Lawrence as one of their Malvern Alumnae 100 "Celebrating the talent and diversity of Malvern Old Girls. Inspiring the women of the future."

Other work

Lawrence was a contributor to Self magazine,[34][35] and was the founding managing editor at Runway Riot, a website meant to be an outlet for women of all shapes and sizes to learn about glamour.[36]

In 2018 Lawrence was the host of "The Mirror Challenge with Iskra [46] " a Facebook Watch series from Clevver Media a brand of Defy Media[37]. As the creator of the show's main concept, Lawrence also received a producer credit for the program.

Personal life

In January 2019, Lawrence confirmed her relationship with songwriter Philip Payne.[38]

References

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Citation Linkmodels.com"Iskra Lawrence - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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Citation Linkhollywoodlife.comStaff. "Iskra Lawrence profile". Hollywoodlife.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.malvernstjames.co.uk"Iskra Lawrence | Malvern St James Girls' School". www.malvernstjames.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk"VIDEO: Former Bromsgrove School pupil undresses to share body shaming message". Bromsgrove Advertiser. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.swimmingresults.org.uk"The Queens' Golden Jubilee ASA National Age Group Championships 2002" (PDF). swimmingresults.org.uk/. 8 August 2002.
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Citation Linkwww.bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk"Iskra strikes a pose". Bromsgrove Advertiser. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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[8]
Citation Linkinvestors.ae.comStaff. "Aerie Announces #AerieREAL Role Model Iskra Lawrence". American Eagle. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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Citation Linktime.comMcCluskey, Megan (10 February 2016). "Size 14 Model Iskra Lawrence Is the Newest Face of Aerie's Unretouched Campaign". Time. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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[10]
Citation Linkwww.businessinsider.comSchlossberg, Mallory (3 September 2015). "Meet Iskra Lawrence the Aerie model with a cult following". Business Insider. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.huffingtonpost.comFeldman, Jamie (9 February 2016). "12 Reasons To Love Iskra Lawrence, Aerie's Unretouched Role Model". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.self.comLanquist, Lindsey. "Iskra Lawrence Just Released A 'Raw' Photo Of Herself, And It's Incredible". SELF. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.self.comCruel, Jessica. "Iskra Lawrence Walked In Her First Ever NYFW Runway Show After Modeling For 13 Years". SELF. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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Citation Linkwww.vogue.com"How Jane Fonda and Helen Mirren Shut Down the Champs-Élysées and Shook Up Paris Fashion Week". Vogue. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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Citation Linkinvestors.ae.com"Denim That Moves You - American Eagle Outfitters Unveils the New American Jean Campaign for Fall 2017". investors.ae.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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Citation Linkwww.teenvogue.comFasanella, Kaleigh. "American Eagle Used Absolutely NO Photoshop In Their New Ads". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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[17]
Citation Linkwww.businessinsider.com"American Eagle continues to wow critics by never Photoshopping its models — see the incredible pictures". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
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[18]
Citation Linkwww.nationaleatingdisorders.orgLawrence, Iskra (6 April 2015). "Iskra Talks Awards, Aerie and More! | National Eating Disorders Association". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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[19]
Citation Linkwww.nationaleatingdisorders.org"National Eating Disorders Association Launches 'NEDA Inspires Seal of Approval' Campaign". National Eating Disorders Association. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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[20]
Citation Linkwww.nationaleatingdisorders.org"Iskra Talks Awards, Aerie and More!". National Eating Disorders Association. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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