Rebecca Leigh Longendyke (born July 21, 1996) is an American fashion model. She has appeared on the cover of ''

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'' three times and on the cover of ''

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'' once.

Early life and education

Longendyke, the middle child of three girls, was born and raised in the small town of Hurley, in the

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of New York. She was scouted via

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by her

mother agent A mother agent is an agent who directly oversees and represents a fashion model. Mother agents usually are the first to discover a model, and help them learn about the industry and build a portfolio. They often decide which modeling agencies are ...

, Model Partner, and did not begin modeling professionally until attending college at

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. Longendyke studied

biomedical engineering Biomedical engineering (BME) or medical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare applications (e.g., diagnostic or therapeutic purposes). BME also integrates the logica ...

, for which she earned her degree.

Career

While working as a waitress, Longendyke's test photos were chosen to be in a Saint Laurent campaign, alongside British-French singer

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and American supermodel

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. Her first runway show was for the former

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label, and she walked for Saint Laurent,

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, and

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among others. In the 2019-2020 season, she walked in 58 shows, twice as many as her contemporaries, for brands including

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, and

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. Longendyke first appeared on the cover of ''Vogue Italia'' in January 2019 photographed by

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, and shortly after, appeared on the cover of

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photographed by

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. She has also appeared on the cover of ''

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'' and ''Vogue Germany''. Longendyke has appeared in campaigns for Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Celine, Michael Kors, Michael Kors Gorgeous Fragrance,

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, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein Euphoria Intense Fragrance, Prada, Chloé, Tod's, and

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. Longendyke ranks on models.com's "Top 50" models list.

References

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