Julie Henderson

Julie Patrice Henderson (born March 5, 1986) is an American model known for her appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue''. She has also done advertisements for such notable clients as Benetton and Gant.

Career

Henderson was discovered when she was 13 at the Barbizon Modeling and Acting School of Texas.juliehenderson.net
/ref> Local ads and commercials followed her discovery, and by the time she was 16 she was already signed to New York Model Management.
After graduation from Katy High School, she went to France to join Ford Models, then moved to New York City and began appearing within the pages of magazines such as ''Elle Girl'' and ''Teen Vogue''. While in New York, Henderson modeled on the television show ''Behind the Velvet Rope''. In 2002, she was named "overall professional female model of the year" at the Modeling Association of America International Convention. Henderson subsequently booked gigs worldwide and began doing print work for magazines like '' Harper’s Bazaar''. In 2007, she made her first appearance in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, and returned in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.

Early in 2009, Henderson was seeing hip hop mogul Russell Simmons who escorted her to the Oscars."Pop Culture Hot List" – Julie Henderson and Russell Simmons, SI web site
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She has been in advertisements for Pantene, Hardees and Benetton.

She is signed to the agencies Models 1, Modelwerk, New York Model Management, and Ford Models Europe – Paris.

References

External links

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Julie's Barbizon Alumni page

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1986 births
Living people
Female models from Texas
People from Houston
21st-century American women