Georgianna Robertson (March 23, 1972,
Port Maria
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Originally named "Puerto Santa Maria", it was the second town established by Spanish settlers in Jamaica. The ruins of Fort Haldane, built 1759, overlook the town.
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,
Jamaica
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) is a Jamaican-born
model
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and actress. She has appeared on over covers of Spanish, French and Italian editions of ''
Elle
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'' and ''
Vogue Paris
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History 1920–54
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''. Robertson walked numerous of fashion shows, including
Jean Paul Gaultier
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,
Yves Saint Laurent,
Carolina Herrera,
Ralph Lauren
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, and the 1997
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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.
Trivia
* Robertson came to New York at age 12. She has one older brother, six younger brothers and three sisters.
* She was a muse of Yves Saint Laurent and one of his favourite models.
* She starred in ''
Prêt-à-Porter
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'', ''
Save the Rabbit
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'' and ''
Double Zero
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''. She was also featured in Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes the Hotstepper" and Stevie Wonder's "When Robbins Will Sing" music videos.
* She has her own swimwear line called GEORGIANNA ROBERTSON.
* On the first cycle of ''
Scandinavia's Next Top Model
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'', she performed a similar role to that of
Tyra Banks
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in the
original series
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of the show.
References
External links
*See Georgianna Robertson at
Fashion Model Directory*
1972 births
Jamaican female models
Living people
People from Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica
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