Elettra Wiedemann

Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann
Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann, 2008
Born	Elettra-Ingrid Wiedemann (1983-07-26) July 26, 1983 (age 33) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	The New School London School of Economics
Spouse(s)	James Marshall (m. 2012; div. 2015)
Parent(s)	Jonathan Wiedemann Isabella Rossellini
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown

Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann (born July 26, 1983) is an American food editor and writer, fashion model, and socialite of Italian, Swedish, French, and German descent. She is the daughter of Italian actress and model Isabella Rossellini and American Jonathan Wiedemann (a Harvard-educated Microsoft design manager and former fashion model) who were married from 1983 to 1986 after having met at a Calvin Klein photo shoot. Her maternal grandparents were Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini.

Wiedemann was born and raised in New York City and attended high school at the United Nations International School, where she became fluent in French. Growing up, Wiedemann suffered from scoliosis, a spinal condition that had also afflicted her mother, and had to wear a back brace 23 hours a day from the ages of 12 to 17.

She attended college at The New School, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations. She attended a two-year graduate school program at the London School of Economics in order to receive a master's degree in biomedicine.

Wiedemann worked as a fashion model and spokesperson for over 10 years before Impatient Foodie. She was discovered by Bruce Weber and quickly became one of the industry’s most coveted models, shooting with photographers such as Karl Lagerfeld, Patrick Demarchelier, Annie Leibovitz, Arthur Elgort, Mario Testino, and Craig McDean for magazines such as American Vogue, French Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Another, Muse, GQ, French Elle, Italian Elle to name a few. She has also been a spokesmodel for Lancôme since 2004 and done ads for Lancôme makeup, fragrance, and skin care worldwide.