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Daisy Rebecca Lowe (born 27 January 1989) is an English fashion model who has modelled for editorial photo shoots, commercial advertising campaigns and fashion shows. She is the daughter of
Pearl Lowe Pearl Lowe (born Pearl Samantha Davis; 7 April 1970) is an English fashion and textiles designer, and former singer-songwriter. Career Music Lowe was the vocalist of mid-1990s indie bands Powder and Lodger, which she fronted after a brief ...
, the singer-songwriter turned textile and fashion designer, and
Gavin Rossdale Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English guitarist and actor, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer ...
, lead singer of the rock band
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.


Early life

Lowe was born in Westminster, London, England, on January 27, 1989. She grew up in
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, North London, and stayed with grandparents to continue her education at
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, when her mother,
Pearl Lowe Pearl Lowe (born Pearl Samantha Davis; 7 April 1970) is an English fashion and textiles designer, and former singer-songwriter. Career Music Lowe was the vocalist of mid-1990s indie bands Powder and Lodger, which she fronted after a brief ...
, moved to Hampshire. Lowe has two younger half-brothers and a half-sister from her mother's marriage to
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; Alfie, Frankie and Betty. She also has three younger half-brothers from her father's marriage to Gwen Stefani; Kingston, Zuma and Apollo. She is
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. Until 2004, Lowe was believed to be the daughter of Pearl Lowe's ex-lover Bronner Handwerger, but a paternity test revealed that her godfather,
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singer/guitarist
Gavin Rossdale Gavin McGregor Rossdale (born 30 October 1965) is an English guitarist and actor, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the rock band Bush. He helped form Bush in 1992; on the band's separation in 2002, he became the lead singer ...
, was, in fact, her biological father. Her mother Pearl Lowe wrote about the situation in her book ''All That Glitters.''


Career

Lowe began modelling at the age of two, and did some photoshoots when she was 12 and 14 years old. At 15, she was approached by a talent scout in Camden Town and, as a result, she signed with Select, a London modelling agency. In February 2006, Lowe was featured in ''
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'', shot by New York photographer Steven Klein, who also shot her in March 2007 for a ''W'' magazine pictorial called "Xurbia". In September 2006, Lowe modelled for the
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catalogue, appeared in
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printed advertisements and was profiled in British '' Harper's Bazaar''. She was featured in an editorial in ''Jane'' magazine alongside fellow model
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in March 2007, appeared in ''Vogue Italia'' for the second time in May and, in August, posed nude on the cover of '' i-D'' magazine with her then-partner, Will Cameron of the band
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, photographed by
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. On the runway, Lowe was selected by
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to model for Chanel, and has appeared on catwalks in New York,
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and London for
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and designers such as PPQ,
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, Sue Stemp,
Charlotte Ronson Charlotte Julia Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English fashion designer, currently based in Los Angeles, US. Career Charlotte Ronson always had an interest in fashion, however, she began designing after friends asked her to create pieces f ...
, Henry Holland, and
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. She has modelled for Agent Provocateur lingere for the past three years, and has been used by
Burberry Burberry is a British luxury fashion house established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry headquartered in London, England. It currently designs and distributes ready to wear, including trench coats (for which it is most famous), leather accessorie ...
, Converse shoes,
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, Hooch, Wheels and Doll Baby,
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, Frost French, Hari,
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, Diesel SpA and Whistles, as well as for her mother's recent collection of
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dresses. Of the Whistles campaign, Lowe said, " twas a favourite shoot of mine. ... Modelling is a cool outlet for me to express myself, and fashion has always fascinated me. I love that fashion crosses into my other passions – music and art." Lowe's magazine work includes editorials and covers of publications such as ''
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'', ''
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'', '' GQ'', ''
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'', ''Paradis'', '' Marie Claire'', ''
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'', ''Jalouse'', '' Teen Vogue'', ''Dirty Glam'', '' Grazia'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''
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Style'' amongst many others. She has recently appeared in campaigns for
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,
Pringle of Scotland Pringle of Scotland Limited (Scottish Gaelic: ''Pringle na h-Alba''), trading as Pringle of Scotland, is a Scottish fashion brand specialising in cashmere knitwear and holds the royal warrant as manufacturers of knitted garments. It is one of ...
,
DKNY DKNY is a New York City–based fashion house for men and women, founded in 1984 by Donna Karan. History Karan worked for 15 years at Anne Klein, including 10 as its head designer. In 1984 Karan and her late husband Stephan Weiss were offered t ...
,
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, Mango and Esprit. Lowe has some experience in other media, including being the focus of the BBC Two eight-part
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documentary series ''Class of 2008'', co-hosting '' Glamour'''s ''Best Dressed 2008'' with
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for Fiver, and a brief contribution to a blog for ''
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'' UK online. Lowe has worked as a DJ, appeared in the music videos "
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" by Armand Van Helden and "Bloodthirsty Bastards" by Dirty Pretty Things, and hosted events for
Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger ( /hɪlˈfɪgər/; born March 24, 1951) is an American fashion designer and the founder of Tommy Hilfiger Corporation. After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's Place in upst ...
and
Dolce and Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmet ...
. 2009 also saw Lowe feature in '' The First Days of Spring'',
Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/ keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott ...
's film accompaniment to their second album. She was chosen to be in the 2010
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photographed by Terry Richardson in
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, Brazil. Throughout May 2010 Lowe documented her daily fashion and style choices for Vogue.co.uk's "Today I'm Wearing" feature. In August 2010, Lowe became the face of the newly relaunched sixties label Biba. She is also the face of Stephen Webster's 2011 jewellery campaign. In 2011, Lowe went topless for ''Esquire'' and nude for ''
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''. Also in 2011, she was featured in the music video for
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's " Come Closer". In October 2014, Lowe appeared in a comedy sketch with
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for Channel 4's The Feeling Nuts Comedy Night raising awareness of testicular cancer. In the sketch Carr lures Lowe to a hotel suite to check his testicles. The sketch also features
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,
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and Rylan Clarke. She was number 89 on FHM 100 Sexiest of 2015. She also had a small part in the action film ''
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.'' On 17 August 2016, Lowe was announced as a contestant for
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of '' Strictly Come Dancing''. She was partnered up with Aljaž Škorjanec and left in week eight. During the winter months, early in 2017, she came to a photo shoot in
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for GQ magazine. Daisy launched podcast Femme: It's All About Being A Woman and in 2019 worked with artist Jemima Sara to launch her clothing line for Femme


Personal life

In 2013, Lowe learned
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, and said
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that year "was so much less stressful, so much more fun. I wasn't taking it all on so much." She was in a relationship with actor
Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series '' Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series '' House of the Dr ...
from 2010 to 2014. In 2022, it was announced that Lowe is expecting her first child with fiance real estate developer Jordan Saul.


References


External links


Daisy Lowe agent details
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Daisy Lowe pour BLAST – shooting Hotel Le Burgundy Paris
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