Anna Bayle
Anna Bayle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Bayle 1956 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Website | http://www.annabayle.com |
Anna Bayle (Tagalog: [ɑnɑ bɑjlɛ], born 1956) is a retired Filipino fashion model who achieved success in the late 1970s and 1980s up to early 90s. She became one of the highest paid models of her time. She is also known as the first Asian supermodel.[1][2]
Life and career
Bayle was born in 1956 in Manila to a family of seven.[3] After graduating from the Philippine Science High School System, she became a pre-medical student at the University of the Philippines.[4][5] After being encouraged by her friends at university, Bayle competed in the Miss World beauty pageant, where Filipino fashion designer Auggie Cordero noticed her.[4] With Cordero as her mentor, Bayle began working in the local modeling scene.[6] After moving to Hong Kong for a little while, she received attention on an international scale when she replaced Billie Blair in the Hong Kong Trade Fashion Show, after Blair withdrew from the event due to an accident.[4][6]
She worked for numerous New York designers and became a design consultant to some established fashion houses.[clarification needed] She did national and international campaigns for fashion houses and major department stores, as well as calendars for Elite Modeling Agency and Shiseido Cosmetics. She was featured in numerous fashion books, such as Thierry Mugler, Chanel, Scaasi, Valentino, Versace, YSL, Dior, Fashion Illustrations by Antonio, etc. Bayle was photographed by fashion photographers including Helmut Newton, Norman Parkinson, Sante D' Orazio, Peter Beard, David Seidner, Oliviero Toscani, Arthur Elgort, Patrick Demarchelier, Peter Lindbergh, Victor Skrebneski, Alex Chatelain and Paolo Roversi.[7]
Bayle decided to retire in 1994.
References
- ^ Carreon, Blue (2011-02-28). "Is This the Time of the Asian Model?". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ "These Original Supermodels Continue to Wow the Fashion World". www.icepop.com. 2017-11-22. Archived from the original on 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ^ Gayatin, Cybill; Luym-Sala, Kaye (2018-05-26). "Anna Bayle: The extraordinary life–'I never looked back'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c Lijauco, Chit (2020-04-20). "From the Archives: Anna Bayle, Asia's First Supermodel". Tatler Philippines. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
- ^ San Juan, Thelma Sioson (2018-05-13). "Anna Bayle: The supermodel-turned-supermom is coming home". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Lo, Ricky (2005-07-03). "Anna of a Thousand Sighs". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Anna Bayle Official Site", Anna Bayle Official Site. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
External links
- Official website
- Anna Bayle Manila Standard (newspaper)
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