Scott King (model)
Encyclopedia
Scott King is a former American
male model. He was one of the first men to have achieved supermodel
status.
King started out working for Barclays in Poole
, United Kingdom
, and moved to the United States
after his colleague Tim Langford helped him financially start his modelling career. He then signed for Boss Model Management
in Miami and New York Model Management
at twenty, and started his career featuring in the Calvin Klein
Escape campaign with Shana Zadrick
from 1991 to 1994. He was worked with photographers like Herb Ritts
and Bruce Weber, and he has appeared in advertisements and in magazines like Valentino, Gianni Versace
, International Male
, Dockers
, Revlon
, Esquire
, Harper's Bazaar
, GQ
and Men's Health
where he appeared on the cover of US, UK, German and Italian editions from 1997 to 2001.
Today, King lives in Fern Park, Florida
, just north of Orlando, Florida
, where he had studied at Lyman High School
, and is a firefighter
and a emergency medical technician
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
male model. He was one of the first men to have achieved supermodel
Supermodel
The term supermodel refers to a highly-paid fashion model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling. The term became prominent in the popular culture of the 1980s. Supermodels usually work for top fashion designers and labels...
status.
King started out working for Barclays in Poole
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, and moved to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
after his colleague Tim Langford helped him financially start his modelling career. He then signed for Boss Model Management
Boss Model Management
Boss Model Management is a modelling agency founded in 1988 by British photographer David Bosman. It published a book authored by Vanity Fair’s George Wayne titled Male Supermodels: the Men of Boss Models....
in Miami and New York Model Management
New York Model Management
New York Model Management is a modeling agency based in New York City. New York Models started when Heinz Holba started L.A. Models in 1985. After operating international agencies, he opened New York Models in 1997...
at twenty, and started his career featuring in the Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
Escape campaign with Shana Zadrick
Shana Zadrick
Shana Zadrick is an American model. She has appeared on the cover of several editions of Vogue Italia and in the 1992 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She appeared in John Cougar Mellencamp's music video for the song Wild Night, a track of the album "Dance Naked"...
from 1991 to 1994. He was worked with photographers like Herb Ritts
Herb Ritts
Herbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...
and Bruce Weber, and he has appeared in advertisements and in magazines like Valentino, Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace
Gianni Versace was an Italian fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S.p.A., an international fashion house, which produces accessories, fragrances, makeup and home furnishings as well as clothes. He also designed costumes for the theatre and films, and was a friend of Madonna, Elton John,...
, International Male
International Male
International Male is or was a mail-order vendor of men's casual, office-casual and some gallant clothing which are or were at various price levels and which are and were generally geared to the dandy. The company is owned by New Jersey-based group Hanover Direct, and has existed since the late...
, Dockers
Dockers
Dockers is a brand of khaki garments from Levi Strauss & Co.Levi Strauss & Co., then specialized in denim, introduced the Dockers brand in 1986. Dockers became a leading brand of business casual clothing for men led by Bob Siegel. In 1987, Dockers introduced a women's line...
, Revlon
Revlon
Revlon is an American cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company founded in 1932.-History:Revlon was founded in the midst of the Great Depression, 1932, by Charles Revson and his brother Joseph, along with a chemist, Charles Lachman, who contributed the "L" in the Revlon name...
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, 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.”...
, GQ
GQ (magazine)
GQ is a monthly men's magazine focusing on fashion, style, and culture for men, through articles on food, movies, fitness, sex, music, travel, sports, technology, and books...
and Men's Health
Men's Health (magazine)
Men's Health , published by Rodale Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, United States, is the world’s largest men’s magazine brand, with 44 editions around the world. It is also the best-selling men's magazine on U.S. newsstands. It covers fitness, nutrition, sexuality, lifestyle and other aspects of...
where he appeared on the cover of US, UK, German and Italian editions from 1997 to 2001.
Today, King lives in Fern Park, Florida
Fern Park, Florida
Fern Park is a census-designated place and an unincorporated area in Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 8,318 at the 2000 census...
, just north of Orlando, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, where he had studied at Lyman High School
Lyman High School
Lyman High School is a public high school located in Longwood, Florida, a city located approximately 10 miles north of Orlando. The school, founded in 1924, has been consistently ranked among the best in the state by the Florida Department of Education. It was ranked by Newsweek as the 204th best...
, and is a firefighter
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
and a emergency medical technician
Emergency medical technician
Emergency Medical Technician or Ambulance Technician are terms used in some countries to denote a healthcare provider of emergency medical services...
.