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James Rousseau

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Real Name:
James Osborne
Nationality:
British
Birthday:
December 19, 1980
Born in:
Ashford, Kent, U.K.
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
Next
Known for:
My love life
Dated:
Kate Bosworth, Ana Beatriz Barros
Friends with:
Helena Christensen, Jamie Burke
Model turned…
Actor (The Hole, 2001)
Interests:
Music

Career

Hugo Boss, 2001

Dec 19, 1980
Born in Ashford, Kent, U.K.
1997
Signs with Select Models in London, after customers at his workplace urge him to model
1998
Steven Meisel requests Rousseau for an Italian Vogue editoria
1998
Becomes the face of Miu Miu, sparking a booking frenzy thereafter
2001
Signs with Next Management in New York
2001
Becomes the face of Hugo by Hugo Boss
Apr 20, 2001
Co-stars alongside Kiera Knightley and Thora Birch in the thriller The Hole
Aug 2001
Appears in Russian Elle editorial
2002
Mario Testino photographs Rousseau for the Yves Saint Laurent fall ad campaign
2003
Lands editorials for Elle, GQ, Esquire, and L’Uomo Vogue
Nov 2003
Appears in an Amazon-themed editorial for Brazilian Vogue Homme alongside his then-girlfriend Ana Beatriz Barros
Dec 2003
Featured on Model-Max.com Story »
2004
Signs contract with Hugo Boss
2004
Appears in editorials for Arena Homme Plus, Numéro Homme, and Wallpaper
2005
Renews contract with Hugo Boss
Sep 2006
Begins to date actress Kate Bosworth
2008
Appears in Gap spring ad campaign

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