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James Rousseau (born 19 December 1980,
Ashford, Kent, UK) is an English supermodel. His full name is James
Rousseau Osborne and he is descended from the family of Jean-Jacques
Rousseau (1712-1778), the philosopher whose writings influenced the
French revolutionary movement.
James grew up in the Herefordshire village
of Much Marcle, in the heart of the English countryside. The village is
notorious for also being the family home of the serial killer Fred West.
He was educated at one of the UK's top independent schools, Malvern
College in Worcestershire and despite starting his modelling career
during his last year at school, he still managed to obtain the
qualifications necessary to attend a top British university. This,
however, was put on hold while he developed his career as a model.
It was a painting and decorating holiday
job in London that accidentally led to the start of his modelling
career. Someone suggested he had good enough looks to become a model,
so, for a joke, he dropped in at the nearest agency, Select Models, with
no previous experience and no portfolio, and expecting to go nowhere.
Just as he was being turned away for having no pictures, one of the
agents decided to take a few shots there and then. Within days, Select
found they had a new hot property on their hands as clients started
picking out James for their campaigns. He just happened to have the
boyish and androgynous look that was the fashion of the moment.
Within three weeks, James was booked to
work with Steven Meisel in New York City for Italian Vogue. Two weeks
after that, Miu Miu booked him as its new face, which became the turning
point of his modeling career. Within two years he had become
internationally known as one of the best male models on the circuit,
regularly recognised in the streets by fans in Asia, Europe and the
Americas. He is currently fronting the Thomas Pink campaign.
Over the years, James Rousseau has appeared
in Cerruti Jeans, Exte, Yves Saint-Laurent, Hugo Boss, and many others.
His notable editorial appearances include Citizen K, GQ, Elle, Esquire,
L'Uomo Vogue, Numero Homme, Wallpaper, and Arena Homme Plus.
James also had a small non-speaking part in
The Hole (2001 film), a British thriller starring Thora Birch and Keira
Knightley, directed by Nick Hamm. His earliest acting experiences
include playing a washer woman in a school production of The Wind in the
Willows. James went on to be one of the very few British students that
have qualified to train at the Stella Adler School in New York.
His ambitions include creating and
recording his own music.
Agency: IMG Models, New York Model Plan,
Milan Select Models, London
Personal Life
For a while, James was dating fellow
supermodel, Ana Beatriz Barros.
Trivia Some other jobs held by James before
his modeling career include being an assistant to a rare-stamp collector
and postal historian, an assistant to the Bananarama manager, and
sweeper of turkey feathers at slaughterhouse near his family home. He
hates being called a "pretty boy". His view of women is "great".
James Rousseau is said to be earning as
much as $50,000 a day from modeling.
External Links Celebrity Male Models :
James Rousseau : http://www.celebritymalemodels.com/models/james_rousseau/facts.php
Interview with his agent - http://www.zrakor.co.il/selectmodel.html
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