Adrianne Ho is a Canadian model, designer, and director. She lives in both Los Angeles and New York City, while frequently working abroad. Since 2005, she has made numerous appearances for magazines, fashion editorials and beauty campaigns.
She is also the host and creator of a series titled ''Sweat the City'' on Canadian television channel
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She is a global brand ambassador for
Adidas
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and has been featured on ''
Sports Illustrated
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''
She runs the lifestyle website ''Sweat The Style'' and has created her own swimsuit-line. She created Seed Sport, the first luxe activewear collection for Seed Heritage.
Early life
Ho was born in
North York
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,
Toronto
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.
Her father, Man Shun ('Horace') Ho, is
Hong-Kong
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-born,
Chinese
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* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
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. Her mother, Christiane (née Nicolette), is
French.
She is the younger sister of actress
Sandrine Holt
Sandrine Claire Holt (born Sandrine Vanessa Ho; 19 November 1972) is a British-born Canadian model and actress.
Early life
Holt was born Sandrine Vanessa Ho in Croydon. Her middle name was later changed to Claire. Her father, Man Shun ("Horace" ...
who also appeared as a model in the 1990s.
Career
Modeling
Ho has been signed to Sutherland Models and
Next Model Management
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Fashion models
Notable models currently re ...
.
As of 2017, she has appeared on billboards and ads for Vogue China, Esquire Singapore,
Female Singapore,
Shape Magazine
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,
Mercedes-Benz
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,
Maybelline
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,
MAC Cosmetics,
L'Oreal and
Sephora
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. In 2013 she modeled for
Forever 21
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and Complex Media.
Editorials include:
H&M,
The Covateur, HYPEBAE,
Highsnobiety
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Highsnobiety is headquartered in Berlin and has offices in Amsterdam, London, Milan, New York ...
,
Life+Times,
Hypebeast,
''
Complex
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''. In 2017, Ho became a global brand ambassador for Adidas.
Designing
She is the designer and founder of Sweat-Crew, a women's line of active-wear.
In 2021, she launched her concept brand, The Farmers Market Global.
References
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1989 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Toronto
Canadian expatriates in the United States
Canadian fashion designers
Female models from Ontario
Canadian people of Chinese descent
Canadian people of French descent
21st-century Canadian businesswomen
Canadian women fashion designers