Cato van Ee is a Dutch-American fashion model.
Cato van Ee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 January 1990 South Carolina, U.S.[2] |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Spouse |
Sander van der Does (m. 2022) |
| Children | 2 |
| Modeling information | |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Agency |
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Early life
editVan Ee was born in South Carolina, United States, to Dutch parents and raised in California, United States, until she was eight years old, when the family moved to Bentveld, The Netherlands.[2]
Career
editVan Ee entered the Dutch Elite Model Look contest in 2004 and signed with Elite Model Management the same year. Her first magazine cover was in January 2006 for Elle Netherlands, and she appeared in the magazine throughout the year.[3] She made her runway debut as a Prada (and Miu Miu) exclusive in 2008.[4] She moved to New York City for her career,[2] and switched to IMG Models. Soon after, she was photographed by Steven Meisel for a Calvin Klein Jeans ad campaign. In 2009, she was also chosen as an exclusive for Givenchy and participated in Vogue's Fashion's Night Out event.[5] She appeared in an ensemble D&G campaign with models such as Jacquelyn Jablonski and Daria Strokous.[6]
In June 2020, she, Julie Hoomans, and various other models such as Bente Oort and Anna de Rijk appeared on individual covers of Vogue Netherlands during the COVID-19 health crisis; the covers had been shot remotely.[7]
Personal life
editVan Ee has a daughter, Eleanor Maeve, born in December 2021.[8] After years of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she married her life partner in 2022.[9] She and her daughter have appeared on the cover of Elle Spain.[10] As of 2023, they have a second daughter.
References
edit- ^ "Cato van Ee - Model".
- ^ a b c Shillingford, Katie (14 August 2008). "Dazed & Confused Issue 165 Cover Shoot". Dazed.
- ^ "NY Mag Model Profile". New York Magazine. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ "Meet the New Girl: Cato van Ee". The Cut. Vox Media, LLC. 1 April 2008.
- ^ "After Hours: Fashion's Night Out". Vogue. No. November 2009. CONDÉ NAST.
- ^ "D&G Spring Summer 2010 Ready to Wear". Fashion Model Directory.
- ^ Jones, Jo (14 May 2020). "CGI, illustrations and archive photographs: 10 Vogue covers during the Covid-19 crisis – in pictures". The Guardian.
- ^ Vloeimans, Emma (5 January 2022). "Bazaar-model Cato van Ee bevalt van een meisje - en wel met deze bijzondere naam". Harper's Bazaar Netherlands (in Dutch).
- ^ Cato van Ee (10 June 2022). "Exactly 13 years ago I met the man of my dreams, my best friend & soulmate! And now last weekend we finally were able to become husband & wife, after 2 years of wedding delay due to covid. […]" – via Instagram.
- ^ Almansa, Beatriz (17 August 2022). "Todo lo que necesitas para la 'rentrée' en el número de septiembre de ELLE". Elle España (in Spanish). Hearst España S.L.