Nadège du Bospertus is a French model and former judge on ''

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''. She was the muse of

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and

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, as a supermodel during 1990s.

Early life

Du Bospertus was born in Montfermeil, France. She studied economics until 1988, when she was spotted on a street in Paris by a young photographer. She is of Réunionnais descent through her mother.

Career

Her first photo shoot was for the cover of the July 1989 issue of ''

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'', photographed by Barbro Anderson. Four months after du Bospertus started modelling, she was booked by

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for a shampoo advertisement, and became known for her very short black hairstyle and haircut. She was featured on the covers of fashion magazines including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Mademoiselle'', and ''

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'', and worked with photographers such as Albert Watson, Steven Meisel,

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, Tiziano Magni,

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, and Bruce Weber. She appeared in fashion editorials and advertising campaigns for designers including

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, Kenzo,

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, Strenesse,

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, Yves Saint Laurent,

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, and Versus. On the runway, she walked for designers such as

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, Valentino, Marco Coretti, Versace,

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, Giorgio Armani,

, Krizia,

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, Les Copains,

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and

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. In 1995, she co-hosted the TV series ''Déjà Dimanche'' which is broadcast every Sunday on French television. Du Bospertus made special appearances on the catwalk for Roberto Cavalli's spring and summer 2000 show and the

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spring and summer 2009 show. In 1999, Mercedes-Benz featured her in their European television advertisements for the

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car. In April 2002, she returned to the runway to celebrate 25 years of

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. That season, she was also featured in the ad campaign for the Italian cashmere house Maria di Ripabianca, photographed by Michelangelo Di Battista. In 2007, she became a judge on ''

'' as the most demanding among the judges. She stayed for three seasons and was eventually replaced by former model Antonia Dell'Atte. In early 2009, she catwalked for

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during their autumn-winter 2009/10 Men's Show and was featured in a series of pictures shot by Bob Krieger that were exhibited during the opening event at First, the Vicenzaoro jewellery fair. Most recently she has been the testimonial for Enzo Fusco's advertising campaign which was shot by Settimio Benedusi. Based on her career in the fashion industry, in 2012 du Bospertus collaborated with AMICA and she wrote a special fashion diary dedicated to spring and summer 2013 women's collections. She also had her first experience as a stylist for a fashion editorial dedicated to children.

Agencies

* D Management Group Milano * Mega Model Agency - Hamburg * Storm Model Agency London * Premier Model Management * Milk Model Management London * Trump Models New York

References

External links

Official site
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