Carolyn Murphy
Carolyn Murphy is an American model. Throughout her career, she has been on the cover of Vogue 73 times, making her one of the most featured models in the magazine's history.
Early life
Carolyn Murphy was born on August 11, 1974 in Florida, and grew up between the Gulf Coast and her family's farm in Virginia.Before Carolyn graduated from Fort Walton Beach High School in 1991, her mother enrolled her in a "finishing school" to combat her shyness. Murphy was discovered at the age of 15 at a modelling convention. However, reluctant to begin a career as a model, Carolyn instead moved back to Virginia to pursue her college studies, modelling part time.
Career
In 1998, Murphy was named VH1/Vogues Model of the Year. She played Dubbie in Barry Levinson's film Liberty Heights. She was one of the 'Modern Muses' on the November 1999 millennium cover of American Vogue and was chosen to represent Calvin Klein's perfume, Contradiction. She was featured on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2005 and 2006.Murphy has shot campaigns for Missoni, Versace and Tiffany & Co.
In July 2012, Murphy was hired to replace Angela Lindvall as host of Project Runway All Stars on Lifetime, after Rosie Huntington-Whiteley dropped out for a film project. In 2012, Murphy was ninth on the Forbes top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $3.5 million in one year.