Having been discovered in London in 2006, British model Jourdan Dunn has secured some of the most prominent castings within the industry. She is a model, mother and making moves into acting.
She has a string of awards and accolades; having won ‘Model of the year’ at the 2008 and 2015 British Fashion Awards and at the 2013 Harpers Bazaar ‘Women of the Year Awards’.
In 2014 models.com named her as an ‘icon’ and in 2015 she was dubbed a ‘new super’, in a selection of models that are recognised as the new, modern-day supermodels.
In 2015 she won the Inspiration Award at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards, in 2016 she was Elle’s ‘Style Influencer of the Year’ and in 2017 she won Glamour’s ‘Entrepreneur of the year’.
Jourdan has featured in advertising campaigns for companies including Burberry, YSL Beauty, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, Rag & Bone, Topshop, Brandon Maxwell and Thierry Mugler. She has appeared on over 50 magazine covers, with multiple international issues of Vogue, 10 Magazine, i-D, ODDA and Wonderland; as well as on the cover of the iconic Italian Vogue Black Issue.
Known for her fun-loving personality and her hard working ethic, Dunn has been included in castings for luxury brands like Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Balenciaga, Balmain, Brandon Maxwell, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Chanel, Christopher Kane, Celine, Dior, Fendi, Gucci, Hermes, Hugo Boss, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Marc Jacobs, Off-White, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Tom Ford and Valentino.
She also walked the catwalk alongside fellow British models as part of the 2012 celebrations of the London Olympics.
Her love of cooking has seen her host her own cooking show, ‘Well Dunn’ on Jay-Z’s YouTube channel and has appeared in numerous music videos for Beyonce, Drake, Kanye West, Nicky Minaj, Katy Perry and Jesse J.
