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Michelle Behennah was born January
7, 1977, in Singapore. The youngest of 3 siblings, Michelle relocated with
her family to Sheffield, England, where she was raised.
Always a bookworm, Michelle originally wanted to go to medical school and
become a plastic surgeon, but her mother, Rosemary, saw Michelle's
modeling potential. Michelle went to London when she was 14, where her
mother entered her in a contest sponsored by a shampoo company. Michelle
won the contest and next entered the 1993 Ford Agency "Supermodel of the
World" competition. It's no surprise that Michelle was a finalist, along
with model Magdalena Wrobel. After her win, Michelle moved to Paris, where
she spent 7 years of establishing her name in the modeling industry. While
there, she appeared in magazines such as Elle US, Glamour Italy, Vogue
Italy and Spain, Mademoiselle, and Cosmopolitan.
Michelle has walked down runways for designers Cynthia Rowley, Valentino,
BCBG, Donna Karan, Emanuel Ungaro, Nina Ricci, Ralph Lauren, Salvatore
Ferragamo, Chanel, and Thierry Mugler.
In 1999, Michelle made the move to yet another world fashion center, New
York, where her career has really taken off. Since moving to New York,
Michelle has appeared in high-profile advertisements for Burberry, Esprit,
Givenchy, Vanderbilt Jeans, Hewlett Packard, J. Crew, Kenzo, L'Oréal
"Elnett" hairspray, Mango, Nina Ricci, Saks Fifth Avenue, Swatch watches,
and Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, and modeled swimsuits for Sports
Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, in 1999, 2000 and 2001.
A model for IMG in New York, Ford in Paris, Fashion Model Management in
Milan, and Models One in London, Michelle's face is certainly known
worldwide. If people haven't become a fan of Michelle in print, they
certainly did when she took her beauty to television, appearing on MTV for
the network's Model Search and Fashionably Loud. She also hosted a Top 10
Music Show on VH1 and has appeared on Access Hollywood.
Michelle loves to read and hang out with her model best friends Angela
Lindvall, Esther Canadas and Cristina Kruse in her spare time. |
