Lisa Snowdon Biography
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Lisa Snowdon
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| Lisa Snowdon | |
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1971 |
| Place of birth | Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Measurements | 34F-24-35 |
| Weight | 63 kg (140 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Dress size | 6-8 (US); 38-40 (EU) |
| Agency | Money Management |
| Official website | |
Lisa Snowdon (born Lisa Marie Snawdon on 23 January 1971) is an English model and television personality. She has been the host of the reality television show Britain's Next Top Model, since 2006, and is known for having dated George Clooney. She has also worked as a radio host, presenting the breakfast show on the London station 95.8 CapitalFM with Johnny Vaughan. Snowdon took part in series six of Strictly Come Dancing and finished in third place, partnering professional dancer Brendan Cole.
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Biography
She was born Lisa Marie Snawdon1 in Welwyn Garden City, England to Lydia and Nigel Snawdon, and has two younger sisters, Joanna and Lesley Anne.2 She moved to London to attend the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, where her friends included Naomi Campbell.citation needed After her parents split up when she was 17, she stayed in London and worked briefly as a dance and yoga teacher.
Career
Modelling
Spotted by a Premier Model Management agent at age 19 whilst dancing in a London nightclub, she was auditioned and signed up and started working with renowned photographers. Snowdon is best known for her beauty commercials and high-fashion cover and spread modelling, including cover shots for Vogue, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan and Elle; she was also the face and fashion modeling icon for Gucci. She went on to be the "elevator girl" for Lynx deodorant in 2003, appeared in advertisements for Mercedes-Benz, Dove soap and Kelloggs Special K, and was the face of campaigns for Neutrogena and After Eight mint straws, the Taxiwise safety campaign and numerous catalogues. Her modelling career led to appearances in Maxim, Arena, Loaded and GQ. She featured on FHM's List of FHM 100 Sexiest Women every year between 1996 and 2007 except for 1998. Snowdon returned to modelling when she became the face and model of Avon lingerie.
Music
Snowdon moved into other areas of work, including pop music and acting. A 1997 album, Spell It Out, failed to sell.
Acting
Snowdon had a starring role in Channel 4's short film Man's Best Friend.
Snowdon appeared in a cameo role as herself in the Channel 4 programme, Plus One.3
Television presenting
Her first host role on television was fronting Lisa Snowdon's All Access for VH1. However, she developed her skills to successfully take over the role from Lisa Butcher as the 'supermodel' judge and host on Britain's Next Top Model, a contest to find Britain's next top model to rival the likes of herself and others such as Kate Moss and Twiggy.4 This later role led to a series of stand-in and guest presenting roles on British terrestrial television, where in June 2007 she guest-presented the BBC's Sunday morning show Something for the Weekend, and, in August, Channel 4's tea time show Richard & Judy alongside David Walliams. In Autumn 2007 she was announced as the new co-presenter of Through the Keyhole with Sir David Frost on BBC One.
Radio
Having had various spells covering as Johnny Vaughan's co-presenter on 95.8 CapitalFM's breakfast show, during which she interviewed Baywatch star David Hasselhoff, the end of August 2008 saw an announcement that she was to be the permanent replacement for Denise van Outen on the London station.56
Strictly Come Dancing
Snowdon took part in the sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing on the BBC paired with Brendan Cole,7 competing against other celebrities, including model Jodie Kidd. Despite pulling off a perfect score in the final three, she came third in the public votes and was therefore knocked out of the show.89 However, she currently holds the record for the most perfect 40's within an series and marks the first celebrity to achieve a perfect score in both Latin and ballroom dances. She holds a record for the series she participated in for the most first places with five.
Performances
| Week | Dance/Song | Judges' score | Total | Result | |||
| Craig Revel Horwood | Arlene Phillips | Len Goodman | Bruno Tonioli | ||||
| 1 | Cha Cha/"Moulin Rouge" | Group Performance - Not Judged | |||||
| 2 | Salsa/"Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | Safe |
| 3 | Swing (dance)/"Choo Choo Cha Boogie" | Group Performance - Not Judged | |||||
| 4 | Rumba/"Suddenly" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 32 | Safe |
| 5 | American Smooth/"It Happened In Monterey" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | |
| 6 | Paso Doble/"Eye Of The Tiger" | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | |
| 7 | Tango/"La Cumparsita" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | |
| 8 | Viennese Waltz/"Bed of Roses" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 36 | |
| 9 | Samba/"Rock the Boat" | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 30 | Bottom Two |
| 10 | Quickstep/"Yes" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 35 | |
| 11 | Foxtrot/"Walking My Baby Back Home" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Safe |
| Cha Cha Cha/"Tears Dry On Their Own" | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 37 | ||
| Quarter Final | Waltz/"He Was Beautiful" | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 39 | Bottom Two |
| Jive/"Crocodile Rock" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 33 | ||
| Semi Final | Argentine Tango/"Infiltrado" | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 35 | Safe |
| Quickstep/"Dancing In The Dark" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||
| Final | Foxtrot/"Walking My Baby Back Home" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | Finished 3rd |
| Cha Cha Cha/"Tears Dry On Their Own" | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | ||
Charitable activity
In 2005, Snowdon became an ambassador for the breast cancer care charity.10 Snowdon participated in a celebrity edition of The Apprentice in order to raise money for charity, part of the BBC's biennial Sport Relief event.11
Personal life
Snowdon lives in Epping Forest.2 Snowdon is probably as well known for her five year on/off relationship with actor George Clooney as her modelling. The pair met when shooting an advert for Martini in 2000,12 and the status of their relationship was well reported in the tabloids on both sides of the Atlantic.2
She has dated actor Gary Dourdan, David Loeffler of E.Y.C., writer Chris Benson and model Paul Sculfor.13
References
- ^ "Boy George 40". http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20134302,00.html. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ a b c "LISA SNOWDON: I RECYCLE MY BOYFRIENDS!". Sunday Mirror. 7 March 2007. http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:y9JBk1kqbYkJ:www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/sex-health/sex-and-relationships/2007/03/07/lisa-snowdon-i-recycle-my-boyfriends-89520-18717480/+lisa+snowden+miss+x&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&client=safari. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "Plus One - Interviews - Daniel Mays on Playing Rob Black". Channel 4. 22 December 2008. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/plus-one/articles/daniel-mays-on-playing-rob-black. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ "I’m not against size zero...you can’t put heifers on the catwalk". The Sun. 7 July 2008. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/article1387188.ece. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ Plunkett, John (28 August 2008). "Lisa Snowdon replaces Denise Van Outen on Capital 95.8". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/aug/28/commercialradio.radio. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "New breakfast presenter for Capital". Radio Today. 28 August 2008. http://www.radiotoday.co.uk/news.php?extend.3745.2. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Lisa Snowdon's horror at Brendan Cole pairing". Sunday Mirror. 31 August 2008. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2008/08/31/lisa-snowden-s-horror-at-brendan-cole-pairing-115875-20718980/. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ "Strictly celebrities are unveiled". bbc.co.uk. 28 August 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7585656.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
- ^ "Lisa Snowdon". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/strictlycomedancing/contestants/lisa_snowdon.shtml. Retrieved 31 August 2008.
- ^ Breast Cancer Care dead link
- ^ " Lisa Snowdon to appear in Sport Relief Does The Apprentice for charity", Charities Aid Foundation, 28 February 2008, Retrieved on 29 February 2008
- ^ "'I've been celibate for a year... Men don't think they can match up to Clooney', say Lisa Snowdon". Daily Mail. 9 August 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1043116/Ive-celibate-year--Men-dont-think-match-Clooney-say-Lisa-Snowdon.html. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
- ^ "Lisa Snowden: I work hard to look this good now I'm 36". Daily Mirror. 20 April 2008. http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/celebs-on-sunday/2008/04/20/lisa-snowden-i-work-hard-to-look-this-good-now-i-m-36-98487-20384065/. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
External links
- Official website
- Lisa Snowdon at the Internet Movie Database
- Lisa Snowdon at TV.com
- Lisa Snowdon early career interview, 1997
- Lisa Snowdon in the Lynx deodorant advert
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