Fashion Models & Designers Trivia

1. When was Betsey Johnson born?

From Quiz Fun, Funky Betsey Johnson

Answer: 1942

Betsey Johnson was born August 10, 1942 in Wethersfield, Connecticut to Lena and John Johnson. She has a brother named Robert and a sister named Sally. As a young girl she took dance classes which helped to foster an interest in costumes. After high school, she studied at the Pratt Institute and Syracuse University.

From Quiz Concentrate

Answer: Estelle Lefebure

Lefebure started her modelling career in 1985 aged 19 and appeared in most of the top fashion magazines through the '80s and '90s as well as being the model in the first "Guess" clothing campaign. Her starring role in "Frontier(s)" was, one hopes different to her modelling career as she played a publican who seduces young Arab men and in the finale shoots people with a sub machine gun before having her throat ripped out. Now that would be some way to close a catwalk show!

From Quiz Fashion Designers - Past & Present

Answer: Diane von Furstenberg

Diane von Furstenberg created her now-famous jersey wrap dress in 1974, and is so iconic to the world of fashion, that it is featured at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

From Quiz I Whip My Hair Back and Forth

Answer: Versace

Gianni Versace founded the fashion company which bears his name in 1978. His work shot into the public eye when Liz Hurley wore one of his designs to the premiere of 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' (1994). The dress was held together by large safety pins and it generated much publicity for Versace and Hurley herself. Gianni Versace was murdered in Florida and Donatella became head of design for the company. Their older brother, Santo, is also involved with the business and became one of the Chief Executive Officers after the death of Gianni.

From Quiz Does It Come In Red?

Answer: Patsy Brown

Dennis Brown launched Junior Drake in 1994 in honor of his mother, Patsy. Junior Drake was Patsy's stage name. Images of Patsy herself line each handbag. The company's slogan is "It's not the bag, it's the girl."

From Quiz British High Street Collaborations

Answer: Kate Moss & Moss

Kate Moss caused chaos at the launch of her first range in 2007, by posing in the window of the Oxford Street flagship store in London. In May 2009, she launched the range in New York at the 2009 opening of Topshop.

From Quiz Beau Brummell

Answer: George

George Bryan Brummel was born on June 7, 1778, in Downing Street, London, the youngest of three children.

From Quiz Anna Nicole Smith - The Model

Answer: Vickie Smith

Prior to her "Playboy" feature, the then Vickie Lynn Hogan worked as a dancer in gentlemen's clubs in Texas cultivating her Marilyn Monroe-esque look. She would settle on the name Anna Nicole Smith a few months after her centerfold appearance.

From Quiz Kate Moss

Answer: Agent Provocateur

Agent Provocateur is a famous underwear and lingerie company. They called the hidden woman in the videos 'Miss X' until they revealed her as Kate Moss in the sequences.

From Quiz Pretty Boys

Answer: Robert

Boyd was born Robert Holbrook in Kentucky, USA. His distinctive look has been put to good use by the likes of Moschino, Hugo Boss, Alexander MacQueen and Vivienne Westwood.

From Quiz The Modeling Life of Milla Jovovich

Answer: 1975

Milla was born on December 17, 1975 in Russia. She moved to the United States with her parents when she was 5 years old. She started modeling at age 11.

From Quiz Fashion Model Mania

Answer: Gemma Ward

Gemma won this prestigious job in 2005, shooting her to mega-model status!

From Quiz Oh So Shocking - Schiaparelli By Design

Answer: The fabric began to unravel.

Elsa's childhood has been described as colourful. She did many things to deliberately shock her parents and the fabric wrapping was just another of her wilful adventures. It did however give a tiny glimpse into the future where she would extend her daring to her fashion creations.

From Quiz I Can't Believe It, It's Fabio!

Answer: Milan, Italy

Fabio Lanzoni celebrates his birthday on March 15, 1959. His father owned a conveyor belt factory and fully expected little Fabio to go into the family business. Little did Mr. Lanzoni know, his son was more interested in designer belts!

From Quiz Vera Wang

Answer: New York

Vera was born on June 27, 1949 in New York, NY.

From Quiz Gianni Versace

Answer: December 2, 1946

Gianni Versace was born on December 2, 1946 in Reggio di Calabria, Italy.

From Quiz Naomi Campbell

Answer: May 22nd

Naomi was born May 22, 1970.

From Quiz Super Models!

Answer: Tyra Banks

Tyra starred opposite Piper Perabo, Maria Bello and Adam Garcia in this 2000 movie.

From Quiz Model Turned Actress

Answer: Lauren Hutton

Lauren was born in 1944. Her father was in England when she was born, but she never got to meet him as he died when she was 12. She grew up in Florida and was signed up by a model agency in 1963. She has appeared on the cover of American Vogue more than 10 times. She starred in 'Paper Lion' in 1968 and has since made appearances in over 40 films and TV appearances - including 'Falcon Crest'. She returned to a successful modelling career in the 90s.

From Quiz Life and Times of Ralph Lauren

Answer: 1939

Ralph Lauren was born Ralph Lifshitz on October 14th, 1939, in Bronx, New York.

From Quiz Niki Taylor

Answer: July 1995

Krissy was born on May 15, 1978 and passed away on July 2, 1995. She was just 17 years old when her life was taken away by right ventricular dysplasia.

From Quiz Gia Carangi

Answer: Marie

Her full name is Gia Marie Carangi. Gia's father's name was Joseph Carangi and her mother's name was Kathleen Carangi (née Adams).

From Quiz Fun, Funky Betsey Johnson

Answer: A cartwheel into the splits

Johnson's runway shows match her personality and clothing designs - fun and over the top. It is customary for designers to come and take a bow after a runway show. Betsey is known for doing a cartwheel into a split at the end of her runway shows. Johnson celebrated her seventieth birthday and at the end of the runway show, did her customary splits with her daughter, Lulu, and her granddaughter, while 50 Cent's "In Da Club" played!

From Quiz Concentrate

Answer: Milla Jovovich

Jovovich combined modeling and acting from an early age, being just 13 when she began acting in "The Night Train to Kathmandu" and "Two Moon Junction". She became fluent in English in just three months after her family emigrated from Kiev to California and dropped out of school at age 12 to concentrate on modeling, little realising that by 2002, she would be starring in the "Resident Evil" movie and then all five sequels. She has also released two albums on which she wrote the songs, both of which gained favourable reviews from music critics.

From Quiz Fashion Designers - Past & Present

Answer: Dior

The remarks about Hitler that were made by British-born Galliano were caught on camera and published on various websites, spinning the fashion world into a frenzy. On March 1 2011, Dior released a statement saying that they had sacked Galliano after the incident.

From Quiz I Whip My Hair Back and Forth

Answer: Spice Girls

Victoria Adams, as she was then, was known as 'Posh Spice' and was one of the five original members of the Spice Girls. They had a great deal of success, with 'Wannabe' topping the charts around the world as their first hit in 1996. Victoria married English soccer star David Beckham in 1999 and the couple has maintained a high profile ever since. Victoria began her fashion range with sunglasses in 2006 and has followed up with denim jeans and perfumes. She has now established herself as a fashion designer having shown her first collection in New York in 2008.

From Quiz Does It Come In Red?

Answer: Hubert de Givenchy

Hubert de Givenchy was born into wealth in Beauvais, France in 1927. He became the main designer for actress Audrey Hepburn in the early 1950s. He also designed fashions for Jackie Kennedy. The dress in which she attended the funeral of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, was a Givenchy dress flown in from Paris. In 1988, he sold his company to Moet Hennessey-Louis Vuitton.

From Quiz British High Street Collaborations

Answer: Penelope Cruz

Penélope has not only appeared as the MANGO face of the Spring/Summer 2009 season, but also presented her fourth limited edition collection, co-designed with sister Monica Cruz.

From Quiz Beau Brummell

Answer: Annie

The lyrics are from "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," from "Annie."

From Quiz Kate Moss

Answer: Croydon

Croydon is in South London. This is where Kate grew up and went to school before becoming an international icon and part of The Primrose Hill Set, which Kate and her famous friends were nicknamed by the press.

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