Amy Lemons

Amy Lemons is an American fashion model and model advocate. She rose to fame quickly by landing the cover of Italian Vogue at age 14. Her ascent in the modeling industry included shooting the covers of Vogue, Harpers Bazaar, Elle and Marie Claire. She also landed campaigns for Abercrombie and Fitch, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Jil Sander, and Louis Vuitton. After a brief hiatus to earn her college degree from UCLA, Amy came back to the modeling industry and began speaking out about the industry's "zero-sized standard" and healthy self-esteem for young women. Amy Lemons was born in Doswell, Virginia. Her father is Donald W. Lemons, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Amy began her career as a fashion model at the age of 12 after being discovered in her dentist's office. At the age of 14 she landed the cover of Italian Vogue. In 2009, Amy Lemons graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in History.