Kylie Bax (born 5 January 1975) is a New Zealandbased model and actress. She has appeared on international magazine covers, including ''

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'' and '' Marie Claire''. During her twenties, Bax had supporting roles in action and comedy films.

Personal life

Bax grew up on her parents' horse-breeding farm in

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. As of 2015, Bax and her estranged husband were embroiled in a contentious divorce. In 2016 and 2017, she publicly supported the election of

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Modeling career

Having been a teen beauty queen, Bax was first discovered in a New Zealand shopping mall by an agent from the

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Clyne Model Management. After discovering her marketing abilities as a fashion model, she soon moved to New York to work as a model. Bax became Steven Meisel's protégé. She went on to work with top photographers such as

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, Helmut Newton, and

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. Once discovered, she became an international modelling success, signing with Women in New York, Marilyn in

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, and Storm in

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. She has appeared on numerous international magazine covers, including ''Vogue'', '' Marie Claire'', ''Harper's Bazaar & Mode'' Australia, ''

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'', '' Vanity Fair'' and ''

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''. She has also appeared on more than twenty ''Vogue'' covers around the world. In 2000, Bax appeared in the annual ''

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''. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for such products as ''Club Monaco'',

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, ''Gianfranco Ferre'', Giorgio Armani,

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, Sonia Rykiel,

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, Moschino, Nars, and Valentino. She has appeared on catwalks for high fashion houses such as ''Moschino'',

, Chanel, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, and Valentino, Glistening Examples, Gucci, Galliano, Donna Karan, Cynthia Rowley, Calvin Klein, Joop, Alexander McQueen, Phillip Treacy, Karl Lagerfeld, Chloe, Ralph Lauren, Prada, King Baby Studios, and Miu Miu. In 2006, Bax sued the French men's magazine ''Max Magazine'' for using bare-breasted images of her on its magazine wrapper. No photos of her were inside the publication. Her lawsuit cited that the "sexualised nature of the photographs was inconsistent with the image that she had sought to develop". The images had been taken about six years earlier, and she was not compensated for their use by ''Max Magazine'', and the photographer was assured that they would not be published without her consent.

Acting career

Between 1999 and 2005, Bax played supporting roles in eight different films.

Filmography

* ''Tennis, Anyone...?'' (2005) as Christy * '' Get Over It'' (2001) as Dora Lynn Tisdale * ''

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'' (2001) as Maitre D' * '' Boys and Girls'' (2000) as Supermodel * ''

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'' (2000) as Serena * ''

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'' (2000) as Margo * '' The Big Tease'' (1999) as Stig's Hair Model * ''

Storm Catcher ''Storm Catcher'' is a 1999 American action film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Tony Hickox, who also co-stars in the film. New Zealand model and actress Kylie Bax debuts as Jessica Holloway. The film tells the story of a renegade gener ...

'' (1999) as Jessica Holloway

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bax, Kylie 1975 births 21st-century New Zealand actresses Living people New Zealand female models New Zealand film actresses People from Thames, New Zealand