Ingmari Lamy

Ingmari Lamy
Born	1947 (age 69–70) Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Years active	1968–
Modelling information
Height	5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Hair colour	Gray
Eye colour	Blue
Manager	Mikas, Fashion Model Management, Talents Models, Okay Models, Weiner Models, Scout Models, Group Models, Close Models, Silver Agency

Ingmari Lamy (born 5 August 1947 in Sweden as Ingmari Johanssen) is a Swedish fashion model who became famous in the late 1960s. She has graced the covers of Vogue as well as Harpers Bazaar. She also was the face of Yves Saint Laurent perfumes for five years during the 1970s and muse to Kenzo.

Ingmari was on vacation in Paris when a model scouted her in a night club. The next day she took some test shots with a local photographer. Unbeknownst to her, those photos would wind up on the cover of Harpers Bazaar Magazine. From there, Lamy signed with a Parisian agent Models International. Her success led her to model in Italy, England, Germany, United States, and Sweden. In June 1968, she graced the cover of Harpers Bazaar. In September 1971, she appeared on the cover of Italian Vogue.

In 1972, Ingmari signed with Elite Model Management in Paris She was the face of Yves Saint Laurent fragrance. At the time she only earned 10,000 for an ad that was used for 5 years. Ingmari noted that if she had landed that campaign 10 years later she would have yielded a million dollar contract.

During her early career, Lamy worked with Bob Richardson (whose son Terry Richardson she met when he was just 2 years old), Sarah Moon, David Bailey, Jean-Paolo Barbieri, Barry Lattegan, Bill King, Tiziano Magni, Scavullo, Irving Penn, Hiro, Guy Bourdin, and of course her now ex-husband, Francois Lamy. She also appeared on the cover of British Vogue, Italian Vogue, British Harpers Bazaar, Queen Magazine, the United States edition of Harpers Bazaar, and Linea Italiana.

Upon her fashion model retirement, Ingmari moved to an island in Formentera in Spain with her family. In 1981, she signed a contract with Kenzo as a designer but by 1991, she moved back to Sweden where she designed her own line called Ingmari Lamy. By 1992, she was rediscovered by photographer Magnus Reed. Her first job after her hiatus was for Intrig Magazine in which she appeared in an editorial called "Sitter Sakert". In 1995, Lamy traveled to the US to shoot for Mirabella Magazine.

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