Sophie Dahl Biography

Sophie Dahl
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Sophie Dahl
Birthdate:	15 September 1977
Birth location:	London, England
Birth name:	Sophia Holloway
Measurements:	39Â½"-28"-37Â¾"
Height:	5' 11" (1.80 m)
Eye colour:	Blue
Hair colour:	Blonde
Skin colour:	White
Ethnicity:	White British
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Sophie Dahl (born Sophia Holloway, 15 September 1977 in London) is a British model and author. She is the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandfather is the late author Roald Dahl and her paternal grandfather was the comic actor and entertainer Stanley Holloway.

Dahl made her name as a "plus-size" model and was hailed by the media and the fashion industry as a glamorous icon who stood apart from the prevailing trend for unhealthily thin models. Dahl was discovered by Isabella Blow, a Vogue stylist who lived in the same building as her family. Sophie had just had an argument with her mother, and was sitting on the front steps of their apartment, weeping. The two strangers struck up a long conversation, and soon after, Blow referred Dahl to Sarah Doukas of the Storm Model Agency in London. Dahl was featured prominently in many large-circulation magazines, including Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire and the British, Italian and American versions of Vogue.¹

Dahl achieved a degree of notoriety in 2000 after she appeared in an advertisement for the Yves Saint-Laurent perfume brand Opium. The ad featured a photograph of her posing nude on a fur rug. It was removed from UK billboards after complaints were made to the Advertising Standards Authority.²

She has written two books, The Man With the Dancing Eyes (2003) and Playing with the Grown-Ups (2008).

References

^ "The Sophie Dahl Gallery". sophie-dahl.com. Retrieved on 2008-11-30.
^ "Case studies: Study of a nude on a poster". The Advertising Standards Authority. Retrieved on 2008-11-30.