Ambrose Olsen (November 27, 1984 – April 22, 2010) was an American

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fashion model. He was known for appearing in dozens of

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s for

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and Hugo Boss."Why are so many models attempting suicide? Lives of top catwalkers fraught with pressure: experts"
18 May 2010, ''

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Early life

Ambrose Olsen (sometimes also written as Olson) was born in Homer, Alaska."Homer-raised supermodel Olson dead at 25"
, April 28, 2010, ''

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'' Prior to modeling, he studied to be a carpenter. He also practiced

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, and hockey as sports and planned to volunteer for the US Navy."Ambrose Olsen, mannequin et ancien cover boy de TÊTU, s'est donné la mort"
, 30 April 2010, ''

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'' He began modeling at the age of 17, moving to

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in 2002."Ambrose Olsen"
, ''

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Modeling

Olsen appeared in many print ads and a few

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shows and a few fashion videos. At time of death he was represented by the Click Management modeling agency. He was best known for his 2007

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ads with Adriana Lima. He also worked for numerous other brands such as TNT, Hugo Boss, D&G, Nautica, Yves Saint Laurent,

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, Burberry, Giorgio Armani Extreme Attitude among others. He also did the catwalk on shows by

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and Kim Jones among others.

Major advertising campaigns

*2003: Hugo Boss ad campaign with Raquel Zimmermann *2005: D&G on request of Steven Klein *2006: Nautica print ads *2006: Dior Homme skin care *2007:

*2009: Extreme Attitude fragrance by

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(contract)

Major magazine appearances

*2003: '' VMAN'' magazine photographed and videotaped by Hedi Slimane *January 2005: On cover of ''

'' *Sept 2005: On cover of ''Wonderland'' with Solange Wilvert and Sessilee Lopez *Spring-Summer 2007: '' Numéro Homme'' photographed by Camilla Akrans *May 2007: ''

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'' editorial photographed by

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*Fall 2007: ''GQ Style'' photographed by Aldo Rossi *Fall 2007: '' VMAN'' magazine photographed by Hedi Slimane *Spring 2008: ''VMAN'' Magazine feature *Spring 2008: ''Very Elle'' with Leelee Sobieski photographed by Doug Inglish

Death

Olsen died on April 22, 2010. He was discovered hanged, in his apartment in

. According to police reports, it was a

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."Fashion's worst trend: suicidal models"
17 March 2011, ''

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References

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