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Martha Hunt (born April 27, 1989) is an American model. She is best known for her work as a
Victoria's Secret Angel Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty products, beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy Raymond, Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner i ...
. She is also a spokesmodel for
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.


Early life

Martha Hunt was born and raised in the small city of Wilson,
North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...
.


Career

After hearing about a model search on a local radio station, Hunt attended the event located in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received a large amount of callbacks from numerous agencies. At the model search, Hunt was specifically discovered by a photographer who introduced her to agencies in
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. She moved there and signed with
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. Her first runway work was in 2007, at
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, where she walked for
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. In 2009, she was on the cover of ''
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'' and ''
Harper's Bazaar ''Harper's Bazaar'' (stylized as ''Harper's BAZAAR'') is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. Bazaar has been published in New York City since November 2, 1867, originally as a weekly publication entitled ''Harper's Bazar''."Corporat ...
'', '' GQ'', ''Revue des Modes'', ''V'', ''Glamour Germany'', and ''Muse''. She has walked for
Tracy Reese Tracy Reese (born February 12, 1964) is an American fashion designer who specializes in women's ready-to-wear clothing, Fashion accessories, accessories, and home fashions such as linens. She is a board member of the Council of Fashion Designers ...
, J. Mendel, Wayne, and Rebecca Taylor. She has walked more than 180
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s, including
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, Balmain,
Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño, 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan Americans, Venezuelan American fashion designer. Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has designed for va ...
, Castelbajac,
Chanel Chanel ( , ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquarte ...
,
Christopher Kane Christopher John Kane (born 26 July 1982) is a Scottish fashion designer based in London. Biography Kane was born as the youngest of five children in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire, to an engineer and draughtsman father and housewife mother. Ka ...
,
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Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian Luxury goods, 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, ...
,
Fátima Lopes Fátima Lopes, ComIH (born 8 March 1965) is a Portuguese fashion designer. Early life Fátima comes from the Portuguese island of Madeira. She was born and grew up in its capital city, Funchal. Since an early age she showed an interest in f ...
,
Giorgio Armani Giorgio Armani (; born 11 July 1934) is an Italian fashion designer and a billionaire. He first gained renown working for Cerruti 1881. He formed his company, Armani, in 1975, which eventually expanded into music, sport, and luxury hotels. By 200 ...
,
Givenchy Givenchy (, ) is a French luxury fashion and perfume house. It hosts the brand of haute couture and ready-to-wear clothing, accessories, perfumes and cosmetics of Parfums Givenchy. The house of Givenchy was founded in 1952 by designer Hubert d ...
,
Hervé Léger Hervé Léger () is a French fashion house that was founded by the designer Hervé Peugnet, who was also known as Hervé L. Leroux. As of 2023, the creative director is American designer Michelle Ochs. History Hervé Léger was founded in 19 ...
,
Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances, such as '' L'eau d'Issey'', which became his best-known product. Early life and education Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 i ...
,
Jason Wu Jason Wu ( zh, t=吳季剛, p=Wú Jìgāng; born September 27, 1982) is a Canadian artist and fashion designer based in New York City. Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, he studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design, and trained u ...
, Jefen,
Louis Vuitton Louis Vuitton Malletier SAS, commonly known as Louis Vuitton (, ), is a French Luxury goods, luxury fashion house and company founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton (designer), Louis Vuitton. The label's LV monogram appears on most of its products, ...
,
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,
Miu Miu Miu Miu is an Italian high fashion women's clothing and accessory brand and a fully owned subsidiary of Prada. It is headed by Miuccia Prada and headquartered in Milan, Italy. Silvia Onofri is its CEO. History Miu Miu was established in 1992 ...
,
Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...
,
Prada Prada S.p.A. (, ; ) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding ...
,
rag & bone Rag & Bone (stylized in all lowercase) is an American fashion brand sold in its retail stores and more than 700 shops around the world. Marcus Wainwright and Nathan Bogle co-founded the brand in 2002, and Wainwright stepped down as chief brand o ...
,
Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for founding the brand Ralph Lauren (brand), Ralph Lauren, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He stepped do ...
,
Stella McCartney Stella Nina McCartney (born 13 September 1971) is an English fashion designer. She is a daughter of English singer-songwriter Paul McCartney and American photographer and animals rights activist Linda McCartney. Like her parents, McCartney is ...
,
Tory Burch Tory Burch (née Robinson; born June 17, 1966) is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. She is the executive chairman and chief creative officer of her own brand, Tory Burch LLC. She was listed as the 88th most power ...
, Ramy Brook, and
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. In 2010 and 2011, she was featured in ''Velour'', ''
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Italia'', ''Vogue Russia'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and '' Allure'', as well as advertisements for
BCBG Max Azria Max Azria (January 1, 1949 – May 6, 2019) was a French-American fashion designer who founded the contemporary women's clothing brand BCBG MAX AZRIA. He was also the designer, chairman, and CEO of the BCBG Max Azria Group,Mustafa, Nadia (Fall 2 ...
, Y-3,
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, and Via Spiga. She signed with
IMG Models IMG, originally known as the International Management Group, is a global sports, fashion, events and media company headquartered in New York City. The company manages athletes and fashion celebrities; owns, operates and commercially represents ...
in 2012, during which she also posed for Pennyblack,
Jason Wu Jason Wu ( zh, t=吳季剛, p=Wú Jìgāng; born September 27, 1982) is a Canadian artist and fashion designer based in New York City. Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, he studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design, and trained u ...
, and Victoria's Secret, was featured on the cover of ''
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'', and was selected for ''LOVE'' magazine's 2012 video advent calendar. In 2013, she was featured in commercials for
Miu Miu Miu Miu is an Italian high fashion women's clothing and accessory brand and a fully owned subsidiary of Prada. It is headed by Miuccia Prada and headquartered in Milan, Italy. Silvia Onofri is its CEO. History Miu Miu was established in 1992 ...
, Santa Lolla, Max&Co (with
Frida Gustavsson Frida Gustavsson (born 6 June 1993) is a Swedish actress and former model. Early life Frida Gustavsson was born and raised in a suburb in Stockholm, Sweden. Her mother worked as a teacher, and her father worked as a salesman. Throughout her ...
),
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,
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,
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, rag & bone, and
Juicy Couture Juicy Couture is an American casualwear and dress clothing brand based in Arleta, Los Angeles, California. Best known for their velour tracksuits which became a luxury staple in the 2000s, the company was founded by Pamela Skaist-Levy and Gel ...
. She also posed for many magazines including ''Wonderland'', ''V'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', ''Vogue'', ''25'', ''
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'', and ''Elle Australia''. Since 2013 she has represented the brand
Free People Free People is an American bohemian apparel and lifestyle retail company that sells women's clothing, accessories, shoes, intimates, and swimwear. It also has a beauty and wellness category, which includes products such as cosmetics, skin, an ...
, which has featured her in several commercials and photoshoots. In 2014, she posed for Rebecca Minkoff and for the magazines ''Marie Claire Italy'', ''Glamour Germany'', ''Stonefox'', and ''Lui''. She walked for Tome, Jason Wu,
Cushnie et Ochs Cushnie (formerly known as Cushnie et Ochs) is an American fashion house founded in 2008 by Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs, upon their graduation from Parsons School of Design. Their signature looks are clean, modern cut-out dresses, sculpted kni ...
,
Hervé Léger Hervé Léger () is a French fashion house that was founded by the designer Hervé Peugnet, who was also known as Hervé L. Leroux. As of 2023, the creative director is American designer Michelle Ochs. History Hervé Léger was founded in 19 ...
,
Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño, 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan Americans, Venezuelan American fashion designer. Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has designed for va ...
,
Polo Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Corporation is an American public company, publicly traded fashion and lifestyle brand founded in 1967 by Ralph Lauren in New York City. The company markets products in apparel, home, accessories, and fragrances, and is most known ...
, and
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. She did an entry about the
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in '' Vanity Fair'' UK. She was featured in
Victoria's Secret Victoria's Secret is an American lingerie, clothing and beauty products, beauty retailer. Founded in 1977 by a Stanford graduate student and his wife, Roy Raymond, Roy and Gaye Raymond, the company's five lingerie stores were sold to Les Wexner i ...
's catalogue in early 2013 and walked her first
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in 2013. In 2014, she was credited. In 2015, she was part of the first ''
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'' and became an Angel.


Personal life

Hunt has a diagnosis of
scoliosis Scoliosis (: scolioses) is a condition in which a person's Vertebral column, spine has an irregular curve in the coronal plane. The curve is usually S- or C-shaped over three dimensions. In some, the degree of curve is stable, while in others ...
. Speaking of her surgical scars, Hunt had stated "Scars are uniquely beautiful, and they tell a triumphant story about you. I have a long one down my back, and one on my lower right abdomen." In January 2020, she announced her engagement to photographer Jason McDonald. On June 18, 2021, Hunt and McDonald announced that they were expecting a child. Their daughter was born on November 6, 2021. Hunt is a fan of Duke Blue Devils basketball. Hunt has the distinction of scoring the highest-ever point total by a player in the Fast Money round of
Celebrity Family Feud ''Celebrity Family Feud'' is a broadcast network spin-off (media), spin-off of the broadcast syndication, syndicated American game show ''Family Feud''. Like the primetime ''All-Star Specials'' aired during the late 1970s and early 1980s by the s ...
, scorings 197 points during her 2019 appearance on the show. Every one of her responses was the No. 1 answer. Hunt was part of a team made up of Victoria’s Secret Angels that defeated a team of five men from Bachelor Nation. Fellow Angel
Jasmine Tookes Jasmine Danielle Tookes (born February 1, 1991) is an American fashion model. Early life Tookes was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. She has a younger sister, who is 19 years her junior. She did gymnastics for ten years and was ...
supplied the remaining points for the team to win the $25,000 prize.


Filmography


Films


Television


Music videos


References


External links

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