Hye-rim Park (born January 17, 1985) is a

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. Park made her runway debut during the Fall/Winter 2005 season.

Career

Her big break came in early 2005, when Steven Meisel shot her for Italian Vogue prior to the fall 2005 shows. After the shoot, she went to walk for major shows including Marc Jacobs and Anna Sui in New York. Her real big break, however, came when Miuccia Prada and Russell Marsh cast her in the

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and

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shows during

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. She became the first non-Caucasian model since Naomi Campbell in 1997 to walk the show, and just the second female Asian model to walk for Prada. Prada is one of the most influential runway shows to book for an upcoming model. The Prada/Miu Miu bookings led to a flurry of bookings in Paris (Balenciaga, Chloe, Lanvin, Rochas). Hye Rim Park

Park has appeared on the catwalk for designers such as

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, and

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. She has also collaborated with famous photographers like

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, Steven Klein,

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, Ellen von Unwerth, Mikael Jannsen, Greg Kadel, Laurie Bartley, Nathaniel Goldberg, Terry Tsiolis, and many more. Her trademarks are mole just beneath her nose and her face bone structure. Park has appeared in editorials for many magazines, including ''

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'' (American, French, Italian, Chinese and Korean editions), ''Flair'', ''Numero'', '' Allure'', ''New York Times'', ''Pop'', ''Harper's Baazar'', and others. She posed for international campaigns for

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, D&G, H&M, M.A.C. Cosmetics, GAP,

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, Saks Fifth Ave, Plastic Island and Love, Sex, Money. She has also been the face of Korean brands H&T (Hangten) and KeraSys. She speaks English and Korean. In 2011, during the 2011 Fall/Winter collections at

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, Park became the first ethnic Asian to model for two French fashion brands, Balmain and

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who are reputed for hiring Caucasians only.

Personal life

Park was born in

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, but immigrated to

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when she was a young teen. She was discovered at an open casting call while attending the University of Utah in 2004. As one of the few Asian models on the international high fashion scene, Park's debut in Fall 2005 was strong – Vogue magazine named her one of the top 10 models. According to Xinhua News, Park's rise on the fashion scene – along with other East Asian supermodels

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and

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– coincides with the renewed Western interest in Asia.Xinhua, May 24

/ref> In June 2008, she married her boyfriend of three years.

References

External links

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Hye-rim Park Profile

Hye Park's profile on The Internet Fashion Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Hye-Rim 1985 births Living people American female models American models of Korean descent American people of South Korean descent American people of Korean descent People from Seoul South Korean female models University of Utah alumni Models from Seoul 21st-century American women