Ruby Stewart (born June 17, 1987) is an American fashion model and singer, who is the daughter of rock singer
Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...
and former model
Kelly Emberg
Kelly Kay Emberg (born July 2, 1959) is an American former model who appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' and in advertisements for Cover Girl cosmetics, Napier Jewelry, and Calvin Klein.
Career
Emberg was born in Houston, Texa ...
.
Biography
Ruby Stewart was born in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, and grew up there.
She was the fourth child, and third daughter, born to her father,
Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling ...
.
Ruby followed in her mother's footsteps by becoming a high fashion model. She signed to Nous Model Management in Los Angeles and
Select Model Management
Established in London in 1977, by founders Tandy Anderson and sisters Clare and Chrissie Castagnetti, Select Model Management is a global network of model and talent agencies.
Company
In their early days, Select was one of the first modelling ag ...
in London.
Her older half-sister
Kimberly Stewart
Alana Kimberly Stewart (born August 20, 1979) is an American socialite, television personality, and model. She is the daughter of singer Rod Stewart and actress and model Alana Stewart.
Early life
Stewart was born on August 20, 1979, in Holmb ...
is also a model. Stewart did runways for
Karen Walker for her Spring/Summer 2006 collection for
London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London twice a year, in February and September. Showcasing over 250 designers to a global audience of influential media and retailers, it is one of the 'Big Four' fashion wee ...
during 2005.
Walker praised her "unpretentious youthfulness".
In 2007, Stewart was a lingerie model for
Ultimo. The campaign was specifically for Ultimo's Michelle for George line, sold at
Asda
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.
In the summer of 2010, Stewart formed the Los Angeles-based band, Revoltaire, along with Jason Yates (guitar, keys) and Chris Cano (drums). The band completed an album's worth of material titled "Painted Hour Glass", with Stewart as the vocalist and lyricist. In 2012, Revoltaire disbanded.
In 2012, she sang the voice-over for the song "
Whatever Lola Wants
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" in a
Diet Pepsi
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commercial that featured
Sofia Vergara
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.
On March 13, 2016, she performed in her first music festival with bandmate
Alyssa Bonagura
Alyssa Bonagura (born April 1, 1988) is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life and career
Alyssa Bonagura is from Franklin, Tennessee. She is the daughter of singers Michael Bonagura and Kathie Baillie of Baillie & the Boys. She has been sin ...
at the CMC Rocks festival in Queensland, Australia. Billing themselves as
The Sisterhood, the two performed a one-hour set with backing by the
Morgan Evans band.
References
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1987 births
Living people
Singers from Los Angeles
Female models from California
American people of British descent
American female models
21st-century American singers
21st-century American women singers
Family of Rod Stewart