Guinevere van Seenus
(1977)
GUINEVERE VAN SEENUS was born in Washington D.C. and moved to Santa Barbara, CA during her freshman year of high school. She joined a local modeling school and modeled part-time until she relocated to Paris to pursue her career full time. Her big break came when Mario Testino photographed her for French Vogue. Thanks to her unusual beauty and outgoing personality, Guinevere quickly became a muse to many in the industry.
The industry’s top photographers have captured Guinevere’s modern look. She continues to work consistently with Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, Nick Knight, Steven Klein, David Sims, Terry Richardson, Mario Sorrenti, Mert & Marcus, Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin, Michelangelo Di Battista, Glen Luchford, Paolo Roversi, and the late, legendary Richard Avedon.
She was nominated as “Model of the Year” for the Vogue VH1 Fashion Awards, and was recognized as Rolling Stone Magazine’s “Hot Model”. Guinevere has also appeared on covers of the fashion’s most renowned magazines, including Vogue (Italian, German), L’Uomo Vogue, Numero, i-D, Glamour, Italian Marie Claire, Flair, and Flaunt.
She has been featured in ad campaigns for a range of designers and beauty companies, including Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Belstaff, Yohji Yamamoto, Dries Van Noten, Jil Sander, DKNY, Tse, Moschino, Kenzo, Jimmy Choo, the Gap, Swarovski, Armani Cosmetics, and Sheseido. Guinevere was also the face of Marc Jacob’s fragrance Blush, Alex ander McQueen’s fragrance MyQueen, John Galliano’s fragrance, and Banana Republic’s frargrance, Alibastar. She can currently be seen in the ads for Kenzo, Nars, CK1 and Freesoul Jeans.
Guinevere’s most recent editorial work includes spreads in Vogue (Italian, French, American, British, Japanese) Harper’s Bazaar, W, Numero, i-D, PoP, Another and V magazine. In addition, she has walked the runways from New York to Paris and London in the most prestigious shows, most recently including Marc Jacobs, Gianfranco Ferre, and Rick Owens.
Her inherent creativity comes through in photographs as well as on canvas, as Guinevere counts painting among her true passions. Guinevere is currently based in Los Angeles, California and remains a muse to the industry.
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