Velvet D'Amour

Born

1967-05-27

Birthplace

Rochester, New York, USA

Biography

Velvet d'Amour (born 1967) is the stage name of the American model best known via the worldwide media coverage she received after her appearance as a plus-size model in Jean-Paul Gaultier's 2007 Spring/Summer prêt-à-porter collection shown in Paris in October 2006. She also made a catwalk appearance in John Galliano's prêt-à-porter showing entitled "Everybody is Beautiful" in 2006, and in the associated French Vogue article featuring photography by Nick Knight.