Elyse Sewell

Elyse Sewell, (born June 10, 1982) is an American fashion model based in Hong Kong. A native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Sewell obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Mexico, majoring in biology and Spanish. Her start in modeling came when she entered a reality television modeling competition on the first season of America's Next Top Model, airing at the time on UPN. Sewell was known on the show as the "edgy pre-med student". In 2005, one of her "confessional" clips from the show earned her 16th place on E!'s Most Outrageous TV Moments. Sewell is a top model in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's Cover Magazine named her the face of 2005. She has appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, Women's Wear Daily, Steppin' Out and Sisters Magazine. Sewell has also appeared in other magazines including Esquire, HIM, 3 Weekly, WWD magazine, Jessica CODE, Taxi magazine, Stuff, Cosmo Bride, Tea Magazine, Cover and Talkies. She is also the regular model for the Mingpao Newspaper, Apple Daily and Oriental Daily clothing spreads. Her Hong Kong modeling credits include Staccato (LVMH), Fendi, Chanel, Vidal Sassoon, Motorola, Logitech, Chow Sang Sang Jewelery, DTC Diamonds, Just Jewelery, Giordano, Crown Casino Hotel Macao, I.S.O., Dao, iMaroon, Flair by Joc brand, Paule Ka, Maevon makeup, Azona, Nail Nail, and Sa Sa Cosmetics. Sewell dated Martin Crandall of The Shins until January 2008, when he assaulted her in a Sacramento hotel. Sewell's first book,^[1] based in part on her LiveJournal weblog, was published in China in 2006. She appeared in multiple book signings across China.

References

1. ^http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Elyse_Sewell/

External links

• Elyse Sewell's LiveJournal
• Sewell Elyse TV.com profile
• Sewell Steppin' Out interview with Elyse
• Elyse Sewell at the Internet Movie Database