1. Filippa Hamilton was discovered age 15 on the streets of Paris by French photographer Marc Hispard.
10 Facts About Filippa Hamilton
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Filippa Hamilton secured her first major advertising campaign at age 16 with Ralph Lauren.
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On NBC's "Today show" with Meredith Vieira, Filippa Hamilton stated she had worked for Lauren since she was 17.
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Filippa Hamilton was the new face of Romance, Ralph Lauren's fragrance, photographed by Bruce Weber.
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Filippa Hamilton has been photographed by Paolo Roversi, Mario Testino, Arthur Elgort, Inez van Lamsweerde, Terry Richardson and Gilles Bensimon.
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Filippa Hamilton's father is Michael Palmstierna Hamilton, an extramarital son of baroness Margaretha Palmstierna and, according to a ruling by the Supreme Court of Sweden in 1999, count Ulph Hamilton.
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Filippa Hamilton's mother, Beatrice Hamilton, is a clothing and jewelry designer.
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Filippa Hamilton married professional surfer Mikael "Miky" Picon on 25 June 2016.
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In 2009 Filippa Hamilton appeared in a Ralph Lauren advertisement, which had been used only in Japan and digitally edited to make her appear improbably thin, with hips and a waist smaller than her head.
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Shortly after the digital photo manipulation controversy, Filippa Hamilton announced that she had been fired for being "too fat", saying the issue had moved her to speak out.