Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley (born 18 April 1987) is an English model best known for her work for Victoria's Secret and for replacing Megan Fox in the upcoming Transformers 3. Huntington-Whiteley was born in Freedom Fields hospital in Plymouth, Devon, England, to Fiona, a fitness instructor, and Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. She has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Her great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and her great-grandmother was descended from Polish Jewish immigrants of the 1870s.
She has appeared in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch, Bloomingdale's, Clinique, DKNY, French Connection, L.A.M.B., Pepe Jeans, Shiatzy Chen, Ralph Lauren, and Top Shop among others. In 2008 she was also placed 6th on Harper's Bazaar's annual "Best Dressed List for 2008". The following year Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009's "Model of the Year". She also starred in a provocative short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine's Day, featured as the face of Karen Millen's Spring/Summer advertising campaign, and was photographed by Terry Richardson for 2010's Pirelli Calendar.
Since 2006, Huntington-Whiteley has modeled for American lingerie and beauty products brand Victoria's Secret. She made her debut with the brand in the Victoria's Secret 2006 Fashion Show, walking the Los Angeles runway among established fashion models Gisele Bündchen, Karolina Kurkova and Adriana Lima. Huntington-Whiteley was the featured model in the 2010 Victoria's Secret "SWIM" catalog. In May 2010, it was announced that Huntington-Whiteley would be replacing Megan Fox as the female lead in Transformers 3, set for release July 1, 2011. She had previously worked with the film's director, Michael Bay, on a Victoria's Secret commercial. On June 1, Victoria's Secret posted a video on their Facebook page congratulating her on being cast in the film.
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This article was published on Tuesday 06 July, 2010.