Kelly Knox
| Kelly Knox | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1984 England |
| Residence | London |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | Britain's Missing Top Model winner |
| Website | kellyknox |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair colour | Blonde |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Agency | LMB Management |
Kelly Knox (born 1984) is one of the UK's leading disabled fashion model. She is an English model who challenges the beauty ideal and is an advocate for diversity in the fashion industry.
Kelly Knox was born in Enfield, North London and raised in both Enfield and Poplar, East London. She was born without a left forearm but, from the age of seven, refused to wear a prosthetic arm and since then has never used a prosthesis.
In 2008, she was the winner of the BBC Three Reality TV show, Britain's Missing Top Model. Knox was one of eight disabled women contestants. Among her competitors were two deaf women, a wheelchair user and a woman with one leg. As the winner of Britain's Missing Top Model, she won a photoshoot with top fashion photographer, Rankin, and a feature in Marie Claire magazine. Unlike Britain's Next Top Model, a modelling contract was not part of the prize, but she was offered an introduction to Take 2 Models (London) who signed her after the show but shortly after went into administration. Knox is currently represented by LMB Management.
Knox has featured in two series of Gok Wan's How to Look Good Naked television series. She has also appeared on television in Celebrity Ready Steady Cook with Jonathan Phang, and has modelled and been interviewed on This Morning and BBC Breakfast.
She has modelled in catwalk shows such as London Fashion Week, and walked in the 'Trends for 2013 Fashion Show' for Procter & Gamble Beauty 'Vision House' in Beijing. She has featured in advertising campaigns for VO5 and Samsung. Knox continued to break fashion barriers in 'Tenk Nytt' or 'Think New' advertising campaign for Oslo City. In April 2013, it was announced that Knox would feature in the latest campaign for high-street store Debenhams, the first high street chain to use disabled models in its campaigns. Knox's photo was featured in British Vogue magazine in April 2013. The imagery celebrates diversity in the retail sector.
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