24 Facts About Lara Stone

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Lara Catherina Stone was born on 20 December 1983 and is a Dutch fashion model.

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Lara Stone was discovered at the age of 12 in the Paris Metro, and later participated in the Elite Model Look competition at 15.

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Lara Stone has been represented by The Lions, IMG Models, and Elite Model Management.

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Lara Stone was born in Geldrop and grew up in Mierlo, a small town in the Netherlands.

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Lara Stone has Dutch mother Kathryna and an English father, Michael Stone.

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Lara Stone was discovered in the Paris Metro while on holiday with her family when she was 12.

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Lara Stone took part in the Elite Model Look competition in 1999 when she was 15, and although she didn't win, she caught the attention of Elite executives who signed her to their modeling agency.

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Lara Stone was featured in a Vogue Paris spread in March 2007 and appeared on the April cover.

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Lara Stone was ranked No 2 on New York Magazine's "Top Ten Models to Watch" for New York Fashion Week.

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Lara Stone has opened shows for Giles Deacon, Isabel Marant, Christopher Kane, Fendi, and MaxMara, and closed for Chanel, Diesel, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, and Balmain.

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Lara Stone was one of the models chosen to be on one of the fourteen covers of V magazine's September 2008 issue.

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Lara Stone was featured on the August 2009 cover of W, declaring her "Fashion's It Girl" and the reasons she is the most-wanted face and body in the business.

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In 2010, Lara Stone replaced Sasha Pivovarova as the new face for Prada's fragrance Infusion d'Iris, shot by Steven Meisel.

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Lara Stone was featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

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Lara Stone was part Vogue UKs first multi-cover in the publication's 95 years, landing one of the three May 2011 covers in celebration of the Wedding of Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton.

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Lara Stone was again featured in the 2012 Pirelli Calendar, photographed by Mario Sorrenti and as the face of Calvin Klein's 2012 Underwear campaign.

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In March 2014, Lara Stone again appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris and, in April, American Harper's Bazaar.

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In March 2015, Lara Stone appeared on one of three Vogue Paris covers alongside Kate Moss and Daria Werbowy.

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In 2016, Lara Stone made a cameo appearance in Mandie Fletcher's Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.

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Lara Stone starred with Yvan Attal, Mathilde Bisson, Arthur Igual and Akaji Maro in the short film En Moi directed by Laetitia Casta.

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Lara Stone began dating English comedian David Walliams in September 2009.

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In November 2012, the couple announced that Lara Stone was pregnant with their first child, due mid-2013.

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On 6 May 2013, Lara Stone gave birth to a baby boy, Alfred.

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On 9 September 2015, Walliams filed for divorce from Lara Stone, citing "unreasonable behavior".