Lindsay Marie Ellingson (born November 19, 1984) is an American model. She was a

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Angel from 2011 to 2014.

Early life

Ellingson, who is of

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ancestry, was born in

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, California, and grew up in Moreno Valley, California. Prior to being discovered on the street, she went to college at the

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to study biology. After a test shoot, she was sent to Paris by her model agency, where she met

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who put her on the map.

Career

Ellingson first walked the runway in the Spring/Summer 2005 ready-to-wear shows. She has walked in numerous shows including

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, Blumarine, Chanel, Christian Dior,

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, Valentino,

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, Victorias Secret, Marc Jacobs,

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, Zac Posen,

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, and Giorgio Armani. Her campaigns include Moschino,

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, MAC,

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, Charles David, H&M, and

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. She has graced the covers of ''

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'', '' Marie Claire'', ''

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'', ''D'' Magazine, GQ and ''

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'' internationally and has appeared in the pages of '' Allure'', ''Flair'', '' V'', and '' i-D'' as well. Her career with

began in 2007, where she walked for the brand for 7 straight years. Ellingson and

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were chosen to be spokeswomen for "Body by Victoria" by Victoria's Secret alongside

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and

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. She was also a featured model in the 2010 Victoria's Secret "SWIM" catalog. She is currently listed as one of the brand's 12 "supermodels" and was one of the featured models during the 2009 fashion show. In 2011, she became one of the brand's signature

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, as well as the face of its perfume line VS Attractions and its new bra, Gorgeous. In 2011, she became one of the faces of

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Personal life

In November 2013, after six years of dating, Ellingson became engaged to her long-term boyfriend Sean Clayton, a medical equipment salesman and former college football player. They were married on July 12, 2014, in Bluffton, South Carolina. They have two sons, Carter John, born on May 15, 2020, Roen Allen, born on December 11, 2021.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellingson, Lindsay 1984 births Living people Female models from California People from Moreno Valley, California University of California, San Diego alumni Victoria's Secret Angels 21st-century American women People from San Bernardino County, California American people of Norwegian descent