Alexa Chung

Alexa Chung
Chung in London in 2009
Born	(1983-11-05) 5 November 1983 (age 33) Privett, Hampshire, England
Occupation	Fashion model, television presenter, editor

Alexa Chung (born 5 November 1983) is a British fashion model, television presenter, and contributing editor at British Vogue.

Born in Privett, Hampshire, Chung is the daughter of Gillian and Phillip Chung. Her father is of three quarters Chinese ancestry, while her mother is of English descent. Chung attended secondary school at the local Perins School and spent sixth form at Peter Symonds College, Winchester. She was accepted at King's College London to read English, but was scouted by a modelling agency before attending.

Chung was scouted by London-based Storm Model Management after being seen in the comedy tent at the Reading Festival at age 16. She modelled for teen magazines, such as Elle Girl and CosmoGIRL!, and worked for companies including Fanta, Sony Ericsson, Sunsilk, Urban Outfitters, and Tampax. She appeared in music videos for artists including the Streets, Westlife, Delta Goodrem, Reuben and Holly Valance and starred as Jake in a scripted reality show called Shoot Me, broadcast on Fashion TV in 2005. After four years, Chung quit modelling with the intention of beginning an art foundation or fashion journalism course, having become disillusioned. She had developed a "distorted body image" and "low self-esteem" through modelling.