Ruby Rose Langenheim
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Ruby Rose Langenheim better known as Ruby Rose, is an Australian model
and MTV
VJ.
, Tasmania
and Surfers Paradise before finally settling in Melbourne
. As a teenager, she attended University High School
and Footscray City College
. Ruby is the god-daughter of Lionel Rose
and the great-granddaughter of Alec Campbell
, the last surviving Battle of Gallipoli
soldier.
model search in 2002, which she came in second to Catherine McNeil
, to whom she was later engaged to be married. They have since broken up.
, she competed against 2000 other hopefuls in a three-week national search, as former VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues
moved to the United States to co-host TRL
. As part of the competition, she downed 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes against Jackass
' Bam Margera
, and kissed strangers on a busy Sydney
street. Rose has stated that she wanted to be a musician rather than an MTV VJ, however she cannot play any instruments." However, she enjoys her job as VJ compared to her previous job as a model. "Being a model there is always something they want to change. Whether they want someone a little bit skinnier, a little bit taller, a little bit prettier, but MTV want you to be yourself ... not censoring anything and not conforming to anything". Ironically, around the same time Rose won the search, MTV Australia axed most of its music-based programming, so Rose's actual on-air time has been reduced to short filler segments between shows such as The Hills
and Pimp My Ride
.
In 2009, Rose won the ASTRA Award for Favourite Female Personality. She also travelled to Kenya to "highlight ... [the] amazing work" done by Global Vision International
. She appeared on the first episode of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
, representing Generation Y
alongside comedian Josh Thomas
.
She appeared in the episode "Media Virgins", of Australia's Next Top Model
, acting as a guest judge. She also worked as a correspondent for the finale of Australia's Next Top Model.
From July 2009, Rose along with Dave Hughes
, Charlie Pickering
, Carrie Bickmore
and James Mathison
hosted The 7pm Project
, an Australian television news talk show produced by Roving Enterprises
which airs weeknights on Network Ten
. She left the program to pursue her own hosting projects.
, which features ordinary teenagers from a school attempting to put on a music production to a professional standard in just six weeks.
The Australian version was produced by FremantleMedia Australia with Ruby Rose as host, and aired in 2010.
The newly created clothing line is available in selected retailers in Australia.
as a lesbian
when she was 12. As a teenager, she suffered from verbal taunts and physical abuse from her schoolmates due to her sexuality, even requiring hospitalisation once when she was 16. In 2008 and 2009, she was chosen as one of the "25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians" by Same Same, an Australian online gay and lesbian community.
In 2008, she was rumoured to be in a relationship with Jessica Origliasso
from The Veronicas
as the two had been seen pashing, brushing each other's hair, and holding hands. However, Rose denied this in a live blog, stating that the two are "really good mates". She has also been in a relationship with ANTM contestant Lola Van Vorst and was also briefly engaged to model Lyndsey Anne McMillan. They had planned to tie the knot in Canada but broke up in late 2009.
In late 2009, after breaking up with Lyndsey Anne, she was seen kissing Catherine McNeil
, an Australian supermodel, during a pool party in Los Angeles. In 2010 she is reported to have become engaged to Catherine McNeil. However the couple called off the engagement on 2 July 2010.
Rose is also known for her extensive tattoo
collection on her body.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
VJ.
Early life
Rose was born to Katia Langenheim, a 20-year-old single mother and artist, who she now describes as one of her role-models. As a young child, she travelled frequently, living in rural VictoriaVictoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
and Surfers Paradise before finally settling in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
. As a teenager, she attended University High School
University High School, Melbourne
The University High School is a public, co-educational high school, located in the Melbourne suburb of Parkville.-History:...
and Footscray City College
Footscray City College
Footscray City College is a Year 7-12 and TAFE co-educational school in Melbourne, Australia. It is adjacent to Victoria University's Footscray Park campus, and Footscray Park itself. Approximately 1000 students attend, primarily from the local area. The college is on a spectacular site with views...
. Ruby is the god-daughter of Lionel Rose
Lionel Rose
Lionel Edmund Rose MBE was an Australian bantamweight boxer, the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.-Early life:...
and the great-granddaughter of Alec Campbell
Alec Campbell
Alexander William Campbell was the final surviving Australian participant of the Gallipoli campaign during the First World War. His death broke the last living link of Australians with the Gallipoli story....
, the last surviving Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Gallipoli
The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign or the Battle of Gallipoli, took place at the peninsula of Gallipoli in the Ottoman Empire between 25 April 1915 and 9 January 1916, during the First World War...
soldier.
Career
Rose first gained fame by joining the GirlfriendGirlfriend Magazine
Girlfriend magazine is an Australian teen girls magazine. It targets readers aged 12–17 years old with a mix of entertainment, fashion, beauty, advice and lifestyle articles....
model search in 2002, which she came in second to Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend.-Career:...
, to whom she was later engaged to be married. They have since broken up.
Television
In order to land her gig as an MTV VJ in AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, she competed against 2000 other hopefuls in a three-week national search, as former VJ Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues
Lyndsey Rodrigues born July 23, 1981 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian TV host, actress and former MTV VJ, known as a co-host of the MTV TV series Total Request Live...
moved to the United States to co-host TRL
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
. As part of the competition, she downed 100 shots of beer in 100 minutes against Jackass
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass: The Movie is a 2002 American reality film directed by Jeff Tremaine with the tagline "Do not attempt this at home." It is a riskier and uncensored continuation of the stunts and pranks by the various characters of the MTV television series Jackass, which had completed its unique series...
' Bam Margera
Bam Margera
Brandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
, and kissed strangers on a busy Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
street. Rose has stated that she wanted to be a musician rather than an MTV VJ, however she cannot play any instruments." However, she enjoys her job as VJ compared to her previous job as a model. "Being a model there is always something they want to change. Whether they want someone a little bit skinnier, a little bit taller, a little bit prettier, but MTV want you to be yourself ... not censoring anything and not conforming to anything". Ironically, around the same time Rose won the search, MTV Australia axed most of its music-based programming, so Rose's actual on-air time has been reduced to short filler segments between shows such as The Hills
The Hills
The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
and Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride
Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it and customizing it.The original United States version was hosted by rapper Xzibit...
.
In 2009, Rose won the ASTRA Award for Favourite Female Personality. She also travelled to Kenya to "highlight ... [the] amazing work" done by Global Vision International
Global Vision International
Global Vision International is a private volunteer travel organisation that places groups and individuals on volunteer projects around the world...
. She appeared on the first episode of Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Talkin' 'bout your Generation
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef....
, representing Generation Y
Generation Y
Generation Y, also known as the Millennial Generation , Generation Next, Net Generation, or Echo Boomers, describes the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the Millennial generation starts and ends, and commentators have used birth dates ranging somewhere...
alongside comedian Josh Thomas
Josh Thomas (comedian)
Joshua Michael "Josh" Thomas is an Australian comedian. In 2005, at the age of 17, he became the youngest ever winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition...
.
She appeared in the episode "Media Virgins", of Australia's Next Top Model
Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 5
The Fifth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model was an Australian reality television program which was broadcast on the Australian subscription television channel, FOX8. The cycle premiered on 28 April 2009. Auditions were held during October and November 2008 across Australia...
, acting as a guest judge. She also worked as a correspondent for the finale of Australia's Next Top Model.
From July 2009, Rose along with Dave Hughes
Dave Hughes
David William "Hughesy" Hughes is an Australian stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter. He is currently co-host on the Network Ten's The Project and Before the Game as well as the breakfast radio show Hughesy and Kate.-Television:Hughes co-hosted the ABC comedy talk show The Glass House...
, Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering
Charlie Pickering he grew up in Melbourne, Australia and attended an Independent Anglican Boys' School; Brighton Grammar...
, Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore
Carrie Bickmore is an Australian radio news presenter and television presenter. Currently she is a presenter on The Project which airs on weeknights on Network Ten.-Personal life:...
and James Mathison
James Mathison
James Mathison is an Australian television presenter.-Early life:Mathison was born in Sydney, New South Wales He grew up in Frenchs Forest and attended St...
hosted The 7pm Project
The 7PM Project
The Project is an Australian talk show television program airing weeknights across Australia on Network Ten. The formerly half hour long show premiered on 20 July 2009, and is hosted by Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore and Dave Hughes, with a rotating daily guest panelist...
, an Australian television news talk show produced by Roving Enterprises
Roving Enterprises
Roving Enterprises is an Australian television production company, run by comedian Rove McManus. The company is responsible for producing many shows and events, mainly for Network Ten...
which airs weeknights on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. She left the program to pursue her own hosting projects.
Ultimate School Musical: Fame
In October 2009 it was announced that FOX8 had picked up the rights to UK format Ultimate School MusicalUltimate School Musical
Ultimate School Musical is a Fox8 reality television programme in Australia which features ordinary teenagers from a school attempting to put on a music production to a professional standard in just six weeks.-Australia:...
, which features ordinary teenagers from a school attempting to put on a music production to a professional standard in just six weeks.
The Australian version was produced by FremantleMedia Australia with Ruby Rose as host, and aired in 2010.
Fashion
In 2010 Ruby Rose collaborated with the Australian fashion label Milk and Honey to design a capsule fashion line, which embodies her unique style and personality. The collection named Milk and Honey Designed by Ruby Rose includes washed jeans, leather jackets and t-shirts with unique designs.The newly created clothing line is available in selected retailers in Australia.
Personal life
Rose came outComing out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
as a lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
when she was 12. As a teenager, she suffered from verbal taunts and physical abuse from her schoolmates due to her sexuality, even requiring hospitalisation once when she was 16. In 2008 and 2009, she was chosen as one of the "25 Most Influential Gay and Lesbian Australians" by Same Same, an Australian online gay and lesbian community.
In 2008, she was rumoured to be in a relationship with Jessica Origliasso
Jessica Origliasso
Jessica Louise Origliasso is an Australian singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Born and raised in Albany Creek, Queensland she, along side twin sister Lisa Origliasso, performed in show business at a young age. Origliasso rose to fame in 2000's when she and her sister formed a pop duo...
from The Veronicas
The Veronicas
The Veronicas are an Australian electrorock, pop-punk and rock band. Twin sisters Jessica and Lisa Origliasso formed the band in 1999 in Brisbane. They have their own line of clothing which was released in 2007....
as the two had been seen pashing, brushing each other's hair, and holding hands. However, Rose denied this in a live blog, stating that the two are "really good mates". She has also been in a relationship with ANTM contestant Lola Van Vorst and was also briefly engaged to model Lyndsey Anne McMillan. They had planned to tie the knot in Canada but broke up in late 2009.
In late 2009, after breaking up with Lyndsey Anne, she was seen kissing Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend.-Career:...
, an Australian supermodel, during a pool party in Los Angeles. In 2010 she is reported to have become engaged to Catherine McNeil. However the couple called off the engagement on 2 July 2010.
Rose is also known for her extensive tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
collection on her body.