Simon Nessman (born November 6, 1989) is a Canadian model from Courtenay, British Columbia.
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| Born | November 6, 1989 Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada[1] |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[1] |
| Waist | 31 (US)[1] |
| Inseam | 33 (US)[1] |
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Early life
editNessman was born in Courtenay, British Columbia, the son of Carolyn Ireland and Ron Nessman.[2] He is the youngest of four children. Nessman was discovered in late 2006 after a friend of his sister sent pictures of him to talent scout Kelly Streit of Mode Models of Canada. At the time 17-year-old Nessman was still attending high school at Georges P Vanier Secondary [citation needed] and did not pursue his modelling career until graduating. Nessman moved to New York City to begin his modelling career, staying in the city for the next five years.
Nessman was an avid player in his school's basketball and rugby teams and received offers from both The University of The Fraser Valley and Quest University in British Columbia.
In 2013, Nessman returned to Canada to pursue his college basketball career at Quest University in Squamish.[3] He graduated from Quest in May 2017 and earned a Bachelor of Arts and Science.
Career
editNessman is best known as the current face of Giorgio Armani. In addition, he has featured in ad campaigns for Versace, D&G, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Barneys, Gap and John Galliano. He appeared in the 2012 music video of Madonna's new song, Girl Gone Wild, directed by fashion photographers Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.
He has walked in shows for Salvatore Ferragamo, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Emporio Armani, Viktor & Rolf, Lacoste, DSquared², Narciso Rodriguez and Michael Kors and appeared in Vogue, Details, Numéro, V Man and L'Officiel Hommes.
He starred in the A/X Armani Exchange Spring 2011 advertising campaign with Clara Alonso, Alejandra Alonso, Marlon Teixeira, and Francisco Lachowski.[4]
In 2012 Nessman became the face of the Giorgio Armani fragrance Acqua di Gio Essenza in an advertising campaign shot and directed by Bruce Weber. Nessman continued to feature in the 2014 print and video campaigns for the fragrance.[5]
From late 2010 to 2014 Nessman starred in multiple print and film campaign advertisements for American fashion designer Michael Kors with Karmen Pedaru. He appeared alongside British supermodel and actress Cara Delevingne in the John Hardy Spring/Summer 2015 campaign, shot by Sebastian Faena in Bali.[6]
Achievements
editIn 2011, Nessman was ranked the second most successful male model in the world behind Sean O'Pry on the models.com list of the Top 50 international male models.[7] In 2013, Forbes ranked Nessman third on their The World's Highest-Paid Male Models list behind David Gandy and Sean O'Pry, second and first respectively.[8] In 2014, Nessman was nominated for a Model Of The Year award.[9] As of 2015, Nessman was featured on Models.com's list of Sexiest Men, Top Icons Men, and The Money Guys.[10] In 2019 Nessman is featured on Supers Men, the highest rank male model can attain on Models.com.
Personal life
editHe is of Austrian and Scottish descent.[7] Nessman currently lives at Vargas island near Tofino BC. In July 2020, he married Romanian supermodel Andreea Diaconu. Nessman has listed surfing as a passion.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Simon Nessman". The Internet Fashion Database. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview With Simon Nessman | CoverMen Mag". covermenmag.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30.
- ^ "This B.C. model is the most beautiful man in Canada | canada.com". o.canada.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09.
- ^ "A|X Armani Exchange Enlists Fashion Icon, Kate Lanphear to Turn Up the Style With Spring 2011 Advertising Campaign". PR Newswire. 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Simon Nessman by Bruce Weber for Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Essenza Campaign". The Fashionisto. 10 May 2012.
- ^ "Simon Nessman Travels to Bali for John Hardy Spring/Summer 2015 Campaign". 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Of The Minute". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "No. 1: Sean O'Pry, $1.5M". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Model of the Year Awards 2014 | models.com MDX". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ "Simon Nessman - Model". MODELS.com. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
- ^ Details Q&A with Male Supermodel Simon Nessman, retrieved 2021-05-31
External links
edit- Simon Nessman on Models.com
- Simon Nessman at NYmag.com
- Simon Nessman at Male Model Scene
- Simon Nessman at The Province
