TORI PRAVER
Tori Praver Vital Stats
- Date of Birth: 1986
- Birthplace: San Diego, California
Tori Praver has taken the modeling world by storm since she became the sultry new face of Guess? in 2006. This 5’11”, blue-eyed, blonde goddess further solidified her reputation with a jaw-dropping pictorial in the 2007
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
Tori is a regular, down-to-earth gal who enjoys surfing, wakeboarding and, yes, even karaoke. “It's one of my favorite things to do in the whole world,” she says. “You will most likely find me singing '80s rock.”
The first album Tori bought was The Sign by Swedish Euro-pop group Ace of Base. “I bought it when I was in the first grade and listened to 'The Sign' over and over again,” she says.
Growing up, Tori Praver never intended to become a model. In fact, this sun-bleached beach bum had much bigger fish to fry. “I wanted to be a whale trainer at Sea World,” she admits. “I grew up in San Diego and my mom would take me there every week and I always wanted to be the person training the whales.”
Luckily for men around the world, Tori’s career ambitions changed dramatically at the age of 11 when she was discovered walking through Costco with her mom. That chance encounter lead to a series of small modeling assignments that led to Tori signing with Ford Models, the same prestigious agency that has represented
Naomi Campbell,
Christie Brinkley and
Paris Hilton.
Since joining Ford, Tori’s smiling face has graced the covers of
Cosmopolitan and
Glamour, and she beat out thousands of other models to become the new face of Guess?. That coveted position has previously been held by A-list celebrities such as Naomi Campbell,
Claudia Schiffer,
Anna Nicole Smith,
Drew Barrymore, and Paris Hilton.
In 2007, Tori increased her exposure thanks to her sizzling debut appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. Her Memphis-based pictorial afforded her the unique opportunity of posing in the inner sanctum of Graceland as well as in Elvis’s old high school. “We did a shoot on this big, huge giant guitar and I was just laying on it -- naked,” she laughs. “So, interesting situations so far.” We’re sure this is just the beginning for the up-and-coming American model.
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