Yasmin Le Bon | |
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Yasmin Le Bon
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Born |
Yasmin Parvaneh 29 October 1964 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Model |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Spouse(s) | Simon Le Bon (m. 1985) |
Children | 3 |
Website | Official website |
Modelling information | |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Hair colour | Dark brown |
Eye colour | Brown |
Manager |
Elite Model Management |
Elite Model Management
Elite Models (Paris)
Models 1 Agency
Yasmin Le Bon (née Parvaneh; born 29 October 1964) is a British model. Le Bon was one of the highest earning models during the 1980s.
Yasmin Parvaneh was born in Oxford, England, the younger child of an Iranian father and an English mother. She has an older sister named Nadreh. Her mother, Patricia, died of breast cancer in 2004.
She modeled for a local agency while she attended school, and after leaving signed with Models 1 Agency in London.
In April 1987, she was hired by Guess? for an advertising campaign. She appeared on the cover of the first American and British issues of Elle. She has also been on the covers of Vogue, V, I.D., Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire and Harper's Bazaar. As a model, Le Bon has also represented Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Bergdorf Goodman, Biotherm, Bloomingdale's, Bonwit Teller, Calvin Klein, Versace, Chanel, Christian Dior, Clairol, Escada, Filene's, Frasercard, Avon and Gianfranco Ferré.