Julie Patrice Henderson (born March 5, 1986) is an American model known for her appearances in the ''

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''. She has also done advertisements for such notable clients as Benetton and Gant.

Career

Henderson was discovered when she was 13 at the

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of Texas. Local ads and commercials followed her discovery, and by the time she was 16 she was already signed to New York Model Management.Askmen profile
After graduation from Katy High School, she went to France to join Ford Models, then moved to New York City and began appearing within the pages of magazines such as ''Elle Girl'' and ''Teen Vogue''. While in New York, Henderson modeled on the television show ''Behind the Velvet Rope''. In 2002, she was named "overall professional female model of the year" at the Modeling Association of America International Convention. Henderson subsequently booked gigs worldwide and began doing print work for magazines like ''

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''. In 2007, she made her first appearance in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, and returned in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013. Early in 2009, Henderson was seeing hip hop mogul

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who escorted her to the Oscars."Pop Culture Hot List" – Julie Henderson and Russell Simmons, SI web site
/ref> She has appeared in advertisements for

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and Benetton. She is signed to the agencies Models 1, Modelwerk, New York Model Management, and Ford Models Europe – Paris.

References

External links

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Julie's Barbizon Alumni page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Henderson, Julie 1986 births Living people Female models from Texas Models from Houston 21st-century American women