Karen Elson

Karen Elson (born 14 January 1979) is a British model, singer-songwriter and guitarist. Born in in Oldham, Greater Manchester, Karen Elson attended North Chadderton School in Chadderton as a child, with her twin sister, filmmaker Kate Elson. She began working as a model as a teenager and was discovered at age 16 by the owner of Boss models in Manchester. Elson's success came when Steven Meisel shot her for the cover of Italian Vogue on her 18th birthday. She has worked with most of the world's major fashion photographers and fashion designers, including Bruce Weber, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Mert and Marcus, Steven Klein, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Meisel, Ellen Von Unwerth. She has walked the runways of many top designers...