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Bette Franke

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Nationality:
Dutch
Birthday:
December 3, 1989
Born in:
the Netherlands
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
DNA, Viva, Why Not
Known for:
My lips
Status:
Established
Friends with:
Agnete Hegelund, Giedre Dukauskaite, Hye Park, Irina Lazareanu, Johanna Gene Stickland, Lara Stone, Marina Peres

Career

Stella McCartney, 2006

Dec 3, 1989
Born in the Netherlands
2003
Discovered while shopping in Amsterdam
2004
Appears in first editorial for Elle Girl
Feb 2005
Debuts at Milan, opening the fall Jil Sander show
Mar 2005
Walks the fall Hermès and Emanuel Ungaro shows in Paris
Sep 2005
Opens and closes the spring Jil Sander show in Milan
Oct 2005
Named “This Year’s Model” by WWD
2006
Signs fragrance contract with Stella McCartney
2006
Signs cosmetics contract with Yves Saint Laurent
Feb 2006
Opens the fall Costello Tagliapietra, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Mar 2006
Closes the fall Rochas show in Paris
2006
Style.com features Frank as a rising star Story »
2006
Steven Meisel photographs Franke for Dolce & Gabbana
2006
Models for Hermès fall catalog
2006
Becomes the sole face of Oscar de la Renta's fall ad campaign
2006
Appears in Hugo by Hugo Boss and ck by Calvin Klein fall ad campaigns
Jul 2006
Appears in a W editorial layered in knits
Aug 2006
Appears in French Vogue editorial, alongside Jessica Stam and Han Jin, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
Sep 2006
Walks for Anna Molinari’s spring show; the designer describes Franke as embodying “sweetness, a strong personality, and harmonious curves”
Oct 2006
Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by David Sims
2007
Becomes the face of Blumarine
2007
Featured as the only girl in the pre-fall Louis Vuitton presentation
2007
Appears in Stella McCartney’s Care organic skin-care campaign
2007
Appears in Celine fall campaign engaged in a pillow fight
Sep 2007
Closes the spring Luella Bartley show in London
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Stella McCartney shows in Paris
Oct 2007
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Nathaniel Goldberg
Nov 2007
Photographed by Dusan Reljin for the cover of Japanese Numéro
Feb 2008
Walks the fall Etro, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Hermès, and Stella McCartney shows in Milan and Paris
Mar 2008
Lands on the cover of French Elle, photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Jul 2008
Appears on the cover of Avantgarde with Viktor Horsting and Rolf Snoeren
Sep 2008
Walks the spring Derek Lam, Michael Kors, Narciso Rodriguez, Ralph Lauren, Prada, and Miu Miu shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
Nov 2008
Featured on the cover of Italian Flair, photographed by Chad Pitman

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