Honor Fraser (born 1973) is a
Scottish art dealer in California and a former
fashion model
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. She is the sister of
Simon Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat
Simon Christopher Joseph Fraser, 16th Lord Lovat and 5th Baron Lovat (born 13 February 1977) has been the chief of Clan Fraser of Lovat since the death of his grandfather in 1995.
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While legally being 16th Lord Lovat, he is commonly ref ...
and chief of
Clan Fraser of Lovat
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, and the granddaughter of
British
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Commando
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Simon Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat
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. She was brought up at the family seat
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in Scotland.
She left
St. Mary's School, Calne with three
A Levels
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. After school she began an internship at
British ''Vogue'', where it was suggested that she try modelling. Fraser was the cover girl on the
Bryan Ferry
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&
Roxy Music
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compilation album ''
More Than This'', released in 1995.
Her first magazine cover was for French ''
Elle
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'' (11 March 1996). From 1997–2002, she wrote a column for the Scottish magazine ''
Spectrum
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''.
Fraser married Stavros Merjos in 2004. She lives in
Marina del Rey, California
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, and owns an art gallery, Honor Fraser Inc., in
Los Angeles
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.
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1973 births
Living people
Honor
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People educated at St Mary's School, Calne
Scottish female models
Scottish expatriates in the United States
Tennant family