Jill Bauwens

[youarearockstar]

I cannot remember how many months ago I actually figure out who she was, but I was weary to start a thread for her after only seeing her at Nina Ricci S/S 08. Well Jill has apparently mustered up some love from Oliver & Co. because she just did the Pre-Fall collection as well. Great runway frame and a great face as well, plus those eyes are just beautiful... Hopefully Next will position Jill to have a warm reception in New York in the coming weeks.

(next models)

height - 5'11"
bust - 30"
waist - 24"
hips 33.5"
hair - brown / eyes - blue

 

[youarearockstar]

The rest of her, albeit limited, portfolio from Next:

(next models)

Also, style.com has her listed as being with Elite in Paris, but she's not on their site at the moment. Does anyone know where else she's signed?

 

[youarearockstar]

Nina Ricci S/S 08:

(style.com)

Nina Ricci Pre-Fall 08:

(style.com)

 

[penny609]

Nice find !! She's also with Dominique Models (http://www.dominiquemodels.com) in Belgium, think this could be her mother agency btw.

 

[youarearockstar]

^I thought she was Belgian actually. If you google her name, there are some really tacky test shoots from what I can only imagine is very early in her career.

Thanks so much Penny!

 

[penny609]

^I've seen those tests as well, definitely not the same vibe as today
They say she's with Elite Paris ? Never seen her there... but as far as I remember their development section is... under development

 

[*Bianca*]

It wasn't until I saw the pre-fall pics where it clicked that Jill may be this girl who walked for Cathy Pill HC, that I know a few of us were wanting an ID for.

elle.cz

Do you think it's her?

 

[youarearockstar]

^Bianca, that's definitely Jill Bauwens. I remember those images being posted in the ID thread, and I could have sworn that I replied with a positive ID for her. Oh well, at least she's been found and IDed now.

Also, I apologize for the shabby quality of a few of the following images. Blame Dominique for saving their images at an unbecoming resolution. I did my best to preserve the quality as much as I could...

(dominique models)

 

[*Bianca*]

Really? Oh I must have missed it, because I've been wondering all this time who she was!

elle

 

[penny609]

Weird fact she's also with Ford NY... at least she appears on their website. Does anyone know where she exactly is ?

 

[youarearockstar]

^She's been on the Next website for months now, but they don't exactly keep it up to date. I can confirm that she was with Elite Paris, at least last season, as they had a showcard for her:

(MDC)

 

[Saracita]

Jill's not on Next's modelwire anymore, and she was added to the Ford site recently (maybe a month ago?), so I'm pretty sure she switched to Ford.

She did some Paris shows as early as SS07, but I don't remember which ones.

 

[penny609]

^ I should have begun with modelwire... thanks for clearing it up.

edit: I'm wondering now if she also switched to Ford Paris. Checked both Elite and Ford. Nothing yet.

 

[youarearockstar]

So I guess the answer is yes, Jill is now with Ford. Thanks for the heads up Saracita, otherwise I'm not entirely sure I would have recognized her from her showcard!

(MDC)

 

[manette]

Great find youarearockstar

 

[*Bianca*]

Nina Ricci Pre-Fall 2008
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[youarearockstar]

Looks like someone is on a roll...and man does Jill ever look great on the runways!

Felipe Oliveira Baptista S/S 08:

(getty)

(news.yahoo.com)

 

[youarearockstar]

Anne Valerie Hash S/S 08:

(getty)

(Catwalking via OhJane)

At the moment, the Catwalking pictures make it appear as if Jill closed the show...but I'm a little unsure at this point. We'll have to wait and see.

 

[CharlottefromCA]

She sort of reminds me of Svieta Nemkova in the last pics

 

[Atelier]

She sort of reminds me of Svieta Nemkova in the last pics

I thought the same thing. Just as well, I like both.