1. Francesca "Frankie" Rayder was born on Heidi Ann Rayder; January 26,1975 and is an American model.
28 Facts About Frankie Rayder
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Frankie Rayder has performed in runway shows, including the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show four times and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue twice.
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Frankie Rayder is known for her print work for Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues, The Gap holiday ads, a Godiva Chocolatier ad campaign, and the 50th anniversary Ann Taylor ad campaign.
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Frankie Rayder has appeared on the cover of Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, British Vogue, German Vogue and Vogue Espana.
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Frankie Rayder has a younger sister, Missy Rayder, who is a fashion model.
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Frankie Rayder was born in River Falls, Wisconsin, where she was known as Heidi Frankie Rayder.
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Frankie Rayder worked at a golf clubhouse in her youth.
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Frankie Rayder was given the stage name Francesca to seem more exotic.
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Frankie Rayder made her Paris runway debut on the 1997 fall runway for designers like Chanel, Christian Lacroix, and Dries van Noten.
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Frankie Rayder worked New York Fashion Week for top designers for several years.
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Frankie Rayder is, along with Cheryl Tiegs and Melissa Keller, one of several models associated with Minnesota who have made a name in the Swimsuit Issue.
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Frankie Rayder has appeared in 1999,2000,2002, and 2003 Victoria's Secret fashion shows and a cameo role in the 2001 movie Zoolander.
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Frankie Rayder was mentioned in the press for several months for an ad campaign for Godiva Chocolatier.
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Between 2004 and 2009, Frankie Rayder took a hiatus from runway modeling.
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Frankie Rayder returned to the stage in New York in February 2009 for the Fall 2009 show.
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Frankie Rayder had previously made a return to print work in fall 2008 advertisement campaigns for both Stella McCartney and Roberto Cavalli and for the 2008 Gap holiday campaign.
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Frankie Rayder has worked for designers such as Anne Klein, Matthew Williamson, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Carolina Herrera, and Michael Kors, and appeared in a number of magazines, including Elle, Vogue, The Face, Photo, Harper's Bazaar, Allure, Rebel, and Marie Claire.
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Frankie Rayder's magazine cover credits include: US Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, British Vogue, German Vogue, Vogue Espana, Vogue South Korea, Vogue Brazil, Elle France, Elle United States, and Elle Germany.
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Frankie Rayder was featured in the 2004 and 2005 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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Frankie Rayder appeared in the video for Phoenix's "Funky Squaredance," which was directed by her then-boyfriend Roman Coppola.
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Frankie Rayder has three sisters and one brother; her father was still living in River Falls in 2004.
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In 2002 Frankie Rayder was falsely linked to Nicolas Cage after his relationship with Lisa Marie Presley ended and when she was dating his cousin Roman Coppola.
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The Frankie Rayder sisters appeared in holiday advertisements for Gap as siblings in 2003 to the tune of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart".
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In later years, the Frankie Rayder sisters appeared in Gap holiday advertisements as a pair.
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In 2004, Frankie Rayder started dating Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass player, Flea.
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On October 26,2005 Frankie Rayder gave birth to her first child, a daughter named Sunny Bebop Balzary.
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Frankie Rayder is a knowledgeable Boston Red Sox fan, and she is a Green Bay Packers fan.
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Frankie Rayder has volunteered her time for programs for youth in the arts.