Stephanie M. Seymour is an American model and actress. Seymour
has modeled for many notable fashion magazines and designers, and has been photographed
by several well-known photographers including Herb Ritts, Richard Avedon, and
Gilles Bensimon. She has appeared on over 300 magazine covers.
Born in San Diego, California, the middle child of a California real estate-developer
father and hairstylist mother, Seymour started her modeling career working for
local newspapers and department stores in her hometown at the age of 14. In 1983,
she entered the Elite Model Management Look of the Year modeling contest (now
called Elite Model Look), but lost.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Seymour appeared in numerous issues of the
Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and appeared on the cover of Vogue. During
the same period, Seymour was a primary lingerie and hosiery model for the relatively
new Victoria's Secret company in its mail-order catalogs and retail stores.
In 1991, Seymour posed for Playboy appearing as their covergirl
in the March 1991 issue and again
in 1994