Amy Lemons

Amy Lemons
Born	Doswell, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Model
Years active	1995–present
Parent(s)	Donald W. Lemons
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Green/Blue

Amy Lemons is an American fashion model and model advocate. As a straight sized (sizes typically used in editorial fashion) model, she rose to fame quickly, by landing the cover of Italian Vogue at age 14. Her ascent in the modeling industry included shooting the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire. She also landed campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander and Louis Vuitton. After a brief hiatus to earn her college degree from UCLA, Amy came back to the modeling industry as a fashion model and began speaking out about the industry's "zero-sized standard" and healthy self-esteem for young women.

Amy Lemons was born in Doswell, Virginia. Her father is Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Amy began her career as a fashion model at the age of 12 after being discovered in her dentist's office. At the age of 14 she landed the cover of Italian Vogue. In 2009, Amy Lemons graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History.

Amy Lemons is currently represented by One Management and is an avid spokesperson about both the perils of the Fashion modeling industry and the honest portrayals of the Fashion modeling business. She is an advocate for positive body image around the world. In September 2009, Amy was featured in Glamour Magazine along with 6 other fashion models (Crystal Renn, Ashley Graham, Kate Dillon Levin, Anansa Sims, and Jennie Runk) who are larger than standard sample size.

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