Who is Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley?

Who is Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley?[3]  The entertainment modeling and acting world knows her as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a British model best known for modelling for Victoria's Secret and for replacing Megan Fox as the lead female character in the upcoming Transformers: Dark of the Moon[4], part of the Transformers franchise.


Background
Huntington-Whiteley was born 18 April 1987 at the Freedom Fields Hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England, the daughter of Fiona, a fitness instructor, and Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and her great-grandmother from a family of Polish Jewish immigrants.[5]

Career

Huntington-Whiteley has appeared in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Bloomingdale's, Clinique, DKNY, French Connection, L.A.M.B., Pepe Jeans, Shiatzy Chen, Ralph Lauren, and Top Shop, among others.[6] In 2008, she was also placed 6th on Harper's Bazaar's annual "Best Dressed List for 2008".[7] The following year, Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009's "Model of the Year".[8] She also starred in a provocative short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine's Day, featured as the face of Karen Millen's Spring/Summer advertising campaign,[9] and was photographed by Terry Richardson for 2010's Pirelli Calendar.[10]
In April 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would be the new face of Monsoon's Spring/Summer lingerie collection.[11] Huntington-Whiteley and photographer Rankin will be working together to produce a book dedicated to her. Rosiex10, shot in California.[12] She also appeared in a new series of Burberry ads for the company’s beauty line.[13]

Victoria's Secret

Since 2006, Huntington-Whiteley has modelled for American lingerie and beauty products brand Victoria's Secret. She made her debut with the brand in the Victoria's Secret 2006 Fashion Show, walking the Los Angeles runway among established fashion models Gisele Bündchen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Adriana Lima. In 2010, Huntington-Whiteley became a Victoria's Secret Angel. Huntington-Whiteley was the featured model in the 2010 Victoria's Secret "SWIM" catalogue.[14]

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

In May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would be replacing Megan Fox as the female lead in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, set for release on 1 July 2011.[15] She had previously worked with the film's director, Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial.[16] MTV Networks' NextMovie.com named her one of the 'Breakout Stars to Watch for in 2011'.[17]

Personal life

Tyrone Wood
Olivier Martinez
Jason Statham

Huntington-Whiteley dated Tyrone Wood, the youngest son of Ronnie Wood, from August 2007 until October 2009,[18] before beginning a relationship with French actor Olivier Martinez.[10] In April 2010, she began dating English actor and martial artist Jason Statham.[19]
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Carly[20] Post-production




  

















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