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Carolyn Murphy
American model From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Carolyn Murphy (born August 11, 1974)[2] is an American model.[3] Throughout her career, she has graced the cover of Vogue 73 times, making her one of the most featured models in the magazine’s history.[4] Murphy ranks under Icons on models.com and is one of the highest paid models of her generation.[5]
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Early life
Carolyn Murphy was born on August 11, 1974 in Florida, and grew up between the Gulf Coast and her families farm in Virginia.[6]
Before Carolyn graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School in 1991, her mother enrolled her in a “finishing school” to combat her shyness. Murphy was discovered at the age of 15 at a modelling convent.[5] However, reluctant to begin a career as a model, Carolyn instead moved back to Virginia to pursue her college studies, modelling part time.[6]
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Career
In 1998, Murphy was named VH1/Vogue's Model of the Year.[7] She played Dubbie in Barry Levinson's film Liberty Heights.[8] She was one of the 'Modern Muses' on the November 1999 millennium cover of American Vogue[9] and was chosen to represent Calvin Klein's perfume, Contradiction.[10] She was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2005 and 2006.[11]
Murphy has shot campaigns for Missoni, Versace and Tiffany & Co.[7]
In July 2012, Murphy was hired to replace Angela Lindvall as host of Project Runway All Stars on Lifetime, after Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dropped out for a film project.[12] In 2012, Murphy was ninth on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $3.5 million in one year.[13]
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Personal life
As of 2015, Murphy practices Transcendental Meditation.[14]
References
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