Angela Lindvall is an American

United States

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 model

Model (person)

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 and occasional actress.

Career

Lindvall was born in Midwest City, Oklahoma

Midwest City, Oklahoma

Midwest City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,371, making it the eighth largest city in the state....

 to Randall Lindvall, a pharmacist, and Laura Rasdall, a medical technologist

Medical technologist

A Medical Laboratory Scientist is a healthcare professional who performs chemical, hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological diagnostic analyses on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal fluid , peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial...

 and massage therapist

Massage

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. She was raised in Lee's Summit, Missouri

Lee's Summit, Missouri

Lee's Summit is a city in the U.S. state of Missouri, and is contained within the counties of Jackson and Cass. As of the 2010 census found the population at 91,364 making it the sixth-largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and the sixth-largest city in Missouri...

 and attended Lee's Summit High School. She grew 3 inches from the ages of 13 to 14, and her friends suggested that she try modeling, although it was her sister, Michelle, who wanted to be a model. While doing a local Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...

 fashion show, at age 14, a talent scout spotted her and she signed with IMG

IMG (business)

IMG, originally known as the International Management Group is a global sports and media business headquartered in New York City.-History:...

.

Lindvall has appeared on the covers of many notable magazines, such as ELLE

Elle

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http://www.elle.com/Fashion/Fashion-Spotlight/Fashion-Spotlight-Classic-American-Style/(imageIndex)/1/(play)/falsehttp://www.magxone.com/elle/angela-lindvall-elle-italy-october-2009/, Harper's Bazaar

Harper's Bazaar

Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...

, Marie Claire

Marie Claire

Marie Claire is a monthly women's magazine first published in France but also distributed in other countries with editions specific to them and in their languages. While each country shares its own special voice with its audience, the United States edition focuses on women around the world and...

, Numero, Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

, I-D

I-D

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and W

W (magazine)

W is a monthly American fashion magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, who purchased original owner Fairchild Publications in 1999. It was created in 1971 by the publisher of sister magazine Woman's Wear Daily, James Brady. The magazine is an oversize format – ten inches wide and...

. She walked in the Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...

 fashion shows in 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and has also appeared in the Fendi

Fendi

Fendi is an Italian high fashion house best known for its "baguette" handbags. It was launched in 1925 as a fur and leather shop in Rome, but today is a multinational luxury goods brand owned by LVMH...

, Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

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, Christian Dior

Christian Dior

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, Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger

Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...

, Jil Sander

Jil Sander

Heidemarie Jiline 'Jil' Sander is a minimalist German fashion designer and the founder of the Jil Sander fashion house....

, Chanel

Chanel

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, Versace

Versace

Gianni Versace S.p.A. , usually referred to as Versace, is an Italian fashion label founded by Gianni Versace in 1978.The first Versace boutique was opened in Milan's Via della Spiga in 1978, and its popularity was immediate. Today, Versace is one of the world's leading international fashion houses...

, Prada

Prada

Prada S.p.A. is an Italian fashion label specializing in luxury goods for men and women , founded by Mario Prada.-Foundations:...

, GAP

Gap

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, Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo

Dato' Jimmy Choo, OBE, born Choo Yeang Keat, is a Malaysian fashion designer based in London, United Kingdom. He is best known for founding Jimmy Choo Ltd that became known for its handmade women's shoes....

, Iceberg

Iceberg

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, DKNY

DKNY

DKNY is a label of fashion designer Donna Karan. It is also the name of a clothing store in New York City featuring Donna Karan's associated line.-History:...

, Chloe

Chloe

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, Hermes

Hermes

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, Valentino

Valentino

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, Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton Malletier – commonly referred to as Louis Vuitton , or shortened to LV – is a French fashion house founded in 1854 by Louis Vuitton. The label is well known for its LV monogram, which is featured on most products, ranging from luxury trunks and leather goods to ready-to-wear, shoes,...

, and H&M

H&M

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....

 campaigns. Off the runway, Lindvall has appeared in commercials for H&M

H&M

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....

, The Gap

Gap (clothing retailer)

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, and Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret

Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales of over US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006...

.http://nymag.com/fashion/models/alindvall/angelalindvall/ She was the face of the Spanish "high-street" store Zara

Zara (clothing)

Zara is a Spanish clothing and accessories retailer based in Arteixo, Galicia, and founded in 1975 by Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera. It is the flagship chain store of the Inditex group; the fashion group also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Pull and Bear, Oysho, Uterqüe, Stradivarius and...

, and was featured in their spring/summer 2007 campaign http://www.fashionadexplorer.com/l-zara--m-angela-lindvall. Lindvall has also made appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

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http://cgi.cnnsi.com/features/2004_swimsuit/gallery/angela/.

Lindvall is an ardent environmentalist

Environmentalist

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 and vegetarian and is the founder and president of the Collage Foundation,http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/alter-eco/lindavall-bio.html an organization promoting sustainability

Sustainability

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 and environmentally conscious choices among young people. She was named Dressed Environmentalist in 2004 and 2005 by the Sustainable Style Foundation

Sustainable Style Foundation

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Combining her experience in the fashion industry and her passion for the environment, in 2009 she teamed up with Edun Live and "Yoox.xom" to design a line of eco-friendly clothing where all proceeds will be donated to Green Cross International

Green Cross International

Green Cross International is an environmental organisation founded by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in 1993, building upon the work started by the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

.

In the same year, during a scouting trip for Alter Eco

Alter Eco

Alter Eco is a France-based alternative trading organization, founded in 1998 by Tristan Lecomte, which specializes in the import and distribution of Fairtrade products....

 in Bali, she visited the John Hardy

John Hardy (jewelry)

John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...

 compound and was inspired by the company's value of environmental sustainability.

Through a collaboration with John Hardy's

John Hardy (jewelry)

John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...

 Head Designer and Creative Director, Guy Bedarida

Guy Bedarida

Guy Bedarida, is the Creative Director and Head Designer of the John Hardy brand. He was raised in Florence and Paris and is of French and Italian parentage. Currently, he lives between Asia, Europe and USA.-Education & Career:...

, she helped to design the Hijau collection. Of the collaboration, Bedarida comments "She is a mother, she works. She is very real." All net proceeds from the sale of the Hijau Charity bracelet were donated to Forest Ethics.

In 2010, she left IMG

IMG (business)

IMG, originally known as the International Management Group is a global sports and media business headquartered in New York City.-History:...

 and signed on with modeling agency, Women Management

Women Management

Women Management is a modeling agency based in New York. Founded by Paul Rowland in 1988, Women Management has achieved success in most of the major fashion capitals. Women represents supermodels like Carmen Kass, Natasha Poly, Izabel Goulart, and Isabeli Fontana...

. Following this, she also renewed her contract with Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo Ltd

Jimmy Choo is a British high fashion house specializing in luxury shoes, designer bags, and accessories. The company, J. Choo Limited, was founded in 1996 by couture shoe designer Jimmy Choo OBE and Vogue accessories editor Tamara Mellon OBE. In April 2001 Equinox Luxury Holdings Ltd. bought out...

http://www.supermodels.nl/Pages/NewsArticle.aspx?id=2018 and signed a contract to become the face of John Hardy

John Hardy (jewelry)

John Hardy is a handmade jewelry and home accessories company. Founded by John Hardy in 1989, the company is headquartered in Hong Kong, has its production center in Bali and has a satellite office in New York...

. She has appeared in all John Hardy campaigns since her first in Fall 2010, most recently appearing in the Fall 2011 advertising campaign.

Lindvall partnered with Bedarida again in early 2011 to create the Hijau Dua collection. A continuation of the Hijau collection, a portion of the proceeds from the sale of Hijau Dua pieces are donated to the planting of bamboo seedlings.

Film

As an actress, Lindvall has appeared in CQ

CQ (film)

CQ is a 2001 film written and directed by Roman Coppola. It was screened out of competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.It is a homage to 1960s European spy/sci-fi spoofs like Barbarella and Danger: Diabolik and the documentary spoof David Holzman's Diary. The cinematography is done by Robert...

(2001), Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (2005) and the horror film, Murder World (2009) where she starred alongside Scout Taylor-Compton

Scout Taylor-Compton

Scout Taylor-Compton is an American actress and singer. She has appeared in numerous small television roles and in feature films that range from dramas to those in the horror genre....

. She can also be seen in the DKNY

DKNY

DKNY is a label of fashion designer Donna Karan. It is also the name of a clothing store in New York City featuring Donna Karan's associated line.-History:...

 promotional films New York Stories (2003) and DKNY Road Stories (2004).

Television

In 2011 she appeared in the TV series Hawaii Five-O. In August 2011 Lifetime Television announced that Lindvall will be the host of the new fashion reality series “Project Runway All Stars,” an extension of the popular series “Project Runway.”

Family

In 2001, Angela was single and pregnant when she went on vacation to Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands. There she met South African diver, William Edwards. She gave birth in February 2002 to her son William Dakota and married Edwards that year. Edwards and Lindvall had a son together in May 2005 named Sebastian. The couple divorced in June 2006.

Angela Lindvall is the older sister of the late model Audrey Lindvall

Audrey Lindvall

Audrey Kathryn Lindvall was an American model. She was the sister of supermodel Angela Lindvall, and the former face of Coach and Ann Taylor.-Biography:...

. On August 2, 2006, Audrey, an IMG model, who had appeared with her sister Angela in an Ann Taylor

Ann Taylor

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 magazine advertisement, lost control of her bike and accidentally hit a concrete curb next to a gas station convenience store in Lee's Summit, Missouri while biking with a friend. Audrey was thrown off her bike onto the ground just as a tanker truck was exiting the driveway; Audrey consequently died.

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