Kelly Linden Mittendorf (born June 14, 1994) is an American fashion model and PR coordinator.[2][3]

Kelly Mittendorf
Born
Kelly Linden Mittendorf

(1994-06-14) June 14, 1994 (age 30)[1]
OccupationModel
Modeling information
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen/Blue

Early life

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Mittendorf was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. She left high school after booking a Prada ad when she was 16 (she received the call during math class).[4]

Career

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Mittendorf debuted in the Fall 2011/2012 advertising campaigns for Prada, and with runway appearances for Anna Sui, Giles, Loewe, Mulberry, Topshop, and most notably closing the Spring 2012 Marc Jacobs show.[5]

Mittendorf has been featured in magazines including British Vogue, Vogue Italia, Marie Claire (USA, China, Hong Kong), i-D, L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar (Thailand, China), Love, Dazed, V Magazine, and Elle (Mexico, Malaysia).[6]

Mittendorf mostly retired in 2015.[7]

Personal life

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Mittendorf describes herself as an advocate of models' rights.

She studied mass communication and media studies at Arizona State University.[4]

Mittendorf lived in Bushwick, Brooklyn.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Q&As with Rodarte's favourite models". Dazed. 6 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Kelly Mittendorf". NYMag.
  3. ^ "This Brow Gel Had A 10,000-Person Waiting List". Refinery29.
  4. ^ a b "How I Was Discovered: Model Kelly Mittendorf Booked a Prada Campaign Before Graduating High School". Vogue. 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Kelly Mittendorf Is Thursday's Top Model". The Cut. 16 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Kelly Mittendorf". FashionModelDirectory.
  7. ^ Safronova, Valeriya; Nikas, Joanna; Osipova, Natalia V. (5 September 2017). "What It's Truly Like to Be a Fashion Model". New York Times.
  8. ^ "The Henrik Lundqvist Foundation Behind the Mask Screening and Reception". 7 March 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.