Agnete Hegelund Hansen (born 10 March 1988) is a Danish fashion

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. She has modeled in

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s for designers

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Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmetic ...

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, among others.

Modeling career

Hegelund was discovered while shopping in

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Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

, in November 2005, and signed with

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that same month. Two weeks later she appeared on her first cover for German ''

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'' magazine. In 2008 Hegelund was photographed several times by

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, including the cover of ''

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'' in February 2008. and advertising campaigns for

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Ck Jeans,

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and

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. Hegelund appeared in the March 2011 British ''Harper's Bazaar'' editorial, photographed by Jonas Bresnan.

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