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Jean Shrimpton

ジーン・シュリンプトン　/　じーん・しゅりんぷとん

Actor from United Kingdom

November 7, 1942 (age 83)　・　High Wycombe, United Kingdom

actor
model
autobiographer

My Take

Jean Shrimpton interests me as much for how she left fame as for how she defined it. As the face of Swinging London and arguably the first supermodel, she set the template that every cover girl since has followed — yet she seemed almost allergic to the machinery of celebrity. Walking away from the peak of an industry she helped invent takes a rarer kind of confidence than staying in it. Her autobiography reads, to me, like the work of someone who saw through the glamour early. Icons usually fade; Shrimpton chose her exit, and that choice is why the legend stays intact.

Overview

Jean Rosemary Shrimpton (born 7 November 1942) is an English model and actress. She was an icon of Swinging London and is considered to be one of the world's first supermodels. She appeared on numerous magazine covers including Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Elle, Ladies' Home Journal, Newsweek, and Time.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jean Shrimpton
Name (Japanese): ジーン・シュリンプトン
Reading: じーん・しゅりんぷとん
Born: November 7, 1942 (age 83)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Horse
Origin: High Wycombe, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / model / autobiographer / film actor / fashion model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean%20Shrimpton

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