Quick Facts
Leo
Biography
Michelle Buswell (born August 3, 1983) is an American model.
Biography
Buswell was born in 1983 in Orange Park, Florida. After two years of studying nursing, she was discovered in 2002 while staying at a hotel where a modeling convention was taking place. Buswell played the flute in the band at her junior high and was involved in track during junior high and high school.
A Florida native, Michelle Buswell was discovered on a vacation to Disney World while staying in a hotel where a beauty pageant was being held. Two months after the contest, Buswell left Florida to move to New York, thanks to a contract with the fashion agency Marilyn Agency.
Career
On a trip to Disney World, she entered and won a new models contest being held there. Two months later she traveled to New York City and signed with Marilyn Agency.
Buswell has appeared several times in the American and Italian editions of Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, ID, and Numero. Her covers include Elle, Flair, Marie Claire. She has been featured in campaigns for Versace, Tommy Hilfiger, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, Gianfranco Ferrè, Jean Paul Gaultier, L'Oreal, Benetton, Chanel, Christian Dior, Ralph Lauren, Escada, Fay, John Richmond, Victoria's Secret and many more. She has also walked in fashion shows between New York City, London, Milan and Paris for the biggest fashion names including Shiatzy Chen, Anna Sui, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, John Galliano, Roberto Cavalli, Hermès, Balenciaga, Gucci, Valentino, Fendi, Salvatore Ferragamo, Kenzo, Viktor & Rolf, Dries Van Noten, Stella McCartney, and Zac Posen.
Buswell was featured in the 2005 edition of the Pirelli Calendar, photographed by French photographer Patrick Demarchelier.
She's also famous as the face of the "Classique" fragrance campaign by Jean Paul Gaultier.
Buswell is represented by Ford Models in New York, USA: Marilyn Agency in Paris, France; d'management group in Milan, Italy; Storm Management in London, UK: Elite Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark; and Model Management in Hamburg, Germany.