Lily Cole (born 19 May 1988
,
Torquay,
United Kingdom) is an English
model and
actress.
Biography
Cole was born in
Torquay, England, and raised in London with her sister Elvie. Cole was educated at the
St Marylebone church school for girls, and completed her sixth form studies at
Latymer Upper School, an independent school in
Hammersmith,
London. A chance encounter began her modelling career when she was fourteen. She was walking through the streets of
Soho when scout-turned-actor
Benjamin Hart approached her about modelling. She declined, but later changed her mind and signed on with
Storm Models, the mother agency of models such as
Kate Moss.
Career
Modelling career
Cole's big break came in 2003 when she caught photographer
Steven Meisel's eye.
[[1]] It was on that photoshoot, her first 'only girl' story for Italian
Vogue, that Cole was catapulted into the spotlight as one of the leading new faces of the year. Since then, Cole has worked with many other prominent photographers, including
Craig McDean,
Nick Knight,
Juergen Teller,
Arthur Elgort, and
Irving Penn.
