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American male fashion model (1984–2010)
Ambrose Olsen
Born (1984-11-27 ) November 27, 1984Died April 22, 2010(2010-04-22) (aged 25) Occupation(s)
Fashion model ,
supermodel Modeling information Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Hair color Brown Eye color Blue Agency Click Management (as of 2010)
Ambrose Olsen (November 27, 1984
[1] – April 22, 2010
[2] ) was an American
male
fashion model . He was known for appearing in dozens of
ad campaigns for
Armani and
Hugo Boss .
[3]
Early life
Ambrose Olsen (sometimes also written as Olson ) was born in
Homer, Alaska .
[4] Prior to modeling, he studied to be a carpenter. He also practiced
surfing ,
boxing , and
hockey as sports and planned to volunteer for the US Navy.
[5] He began modeling at the age of 17,
[4] moving to
New York City in 2002.
[6]
Modeling
Olsen appeared in many print ads and a few
runway shows and a few fashion videos. At time of death he was represented by the Click Management
modeling agency .
[7] He was best known for his 2007
Armani Exchange ads with
Adriana Lima .
[8] He also worked for numerous other brands such as
TNT ,
[9]
Hugo Boss ,
D&G ,
Nautica ,
Yves Saint Laurent ,
Dior ,
Louis Vuitton ,
Burberry ,
Giorgio Armani Extreme Attitude
[10] among others.
[11] He also did the catwalk on shows by
Alexandre Herchcovitch and
Kim Jones among others.
[6]
Major advertising campaigns
Major magazine appearances
Death
Olsen died on April 22, 2010.
[13] He was discovered hanged,
[3] in his apartment in
New York City .
[14] According to police reports, it was a
suicide .
[15]
References
^
"Ambrose R. Olson" , 27 April 2010,
The Post-Star
^
"Le mannequin Ambrose Olsen s'est suicidé"
Archived 2010-05-02 at the
Wayback Machine , 29 April 2010,
Libération (in French)
^
a
b
"Why are so many models attempting suicide? Lives of top catwalkers fraught with pressure: experts" , 18 May 2010,
NY Daily News
^
a
b
"Homer-raised supermodel Olson dead at 25"
Archived 2012-06-11 at the
Wayback Machine , April 28, 2010,
Anchorage Daily News
^
a
b
"Ambrose Olsen, mannequin et ancien cover boy de TÊTU, s'est donné la mort"
Archived 2010-05-03 at the
Wayback Machine , 30 April 2010,
Têtu (in French)
^
a
b
"Ambrose Olsen"
Archived 2010-02-13 at the
Wayback Machine ,
New York Magazine
^
"Who is Ambrose Olsen? Ambrose Olsen BIOgraphy"
Archived 2011-07-11 at the
Wayback Machine , 28 April 2010,
Gather News
^
"Ambrose Olsen: Male Model Ambrose Olsen Dead at 25"
Archived 2012-10-01 at the
Wayback Machine , 27 April 2010,
Long Island Press
^
Ambrose Olsen in TNT ad on
YouTube
^
"Ambrose Olsen"
Archived 2010-11-22 at the
Wayback Machine , 11 November 2008, OHLALA Mag
^
"Super Model Ambrose Olsen Passed Away at 24 in NY"
Archived 2010-07-01 at the
Wayback Machine , 27 April 2010, SSC Article Directory
^
In Memory of Ambrose, video shot by Hedi Slimane
^
"AMBROSE OLSEN DEAD: Male Model Dies At Age 24" , 23 March 2011,
The Huffington Post
^
"Armani : l’égérie Ambrose Olsen s’est suicidé" , 28 April 2010,
Elle (in French)
^
"Fashion's worst trend: suicidal models" , 17 March 2011,
The Times of India