Erin O'Connor (born 9 February 1978) is an
English fashion model.
Early life
Erin O'Connor was born and brought up in the
Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, England
and went to Brownhills Community School (now Brownhills Community Technology College/Brownhills C.T.C). She was raised
Catholic and her father is from
Ballycastle,
Northern Ireland.
[www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article5613519.ece] On a school trip to the Birmingham Clothes Show she was spotted by a scout.
Modelling career
Her first published pictures were by
Juergen Teller for a 1996 issue of
i-D. She has modelled on the catwalk for
John Galliano,
Christian Dior,
Donna Karan,
Prada,
Versace,
Miu Miu,
Giorgio Armani,
Julien MacDonald,
Jean-Paul Gaultier,
Badgley Mischka, and
Dolce & Gabbana. She has worked with many leading fashion photographers including
Patrick Demarchelier,
Steven Meisel,
Steven Klein,
Nick Knight,
Mario Testino,
David Sims,
Bryan Adams, and featured in magazines including
Vogue,
W,
Elle,
Harper's Bazaar,
Harpers & Queen,
i-D, and
Visionaire. She was on the January cover of British
Vogue. Since 2005 she has been one of the faces of the British high-street chain
Marks and Spencer and in 2008 she launched the haircare line
model.me for
Toni & Guy, alongside
Jamelia and
Helena Christensen.
