Maggie Rizer life and biography

Maggie Rizer is an American fashion model born in New York.

Agencies:

Munich Munich Models
Milan d'management

Career Highlights:

1992:
- Father Kevin passes away of AIDS

1996:
- Signs with Ford Models

1997:
- Debuts on the spring New York, Milan, and Paris runways for over 40 collections

1998:
- Becomes the face of Lanvin and MaxMara
- Steven Meisel photographs Rizer for Versace
- Commands $20,000 per fashion show and $30,000 per photo shoot
- Lands first cover of Italian Vogue; thereafter becoming one of Steven Meisel's favorites
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue
- Appears on her third cover of Italian Vogue for the year
- Voted VH1/Vogue Model of the Year (27 OCT)
- Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- Appears on the cover of German Vogue

1999:
- Walks the runways for DKNY, Dolce & Gabbana, MaxMara, and Missoni
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue
- Lands on the cover of Vogue alongside Kate Moss
- Appears on the cover of British Elle with Erin O'Connor

2000:
- Cuts hair into a choppy bleached-blonde bob
- Appears on the cover of German Vogue and Japanese Vogue
- Appears on the cover of Japanese Vogue
- Lands on the covers of Vogue and German Vogue

2001:
- Patrick Demarchelier photographs Rizer for several editorials for Harper’s Bazaar
- Walks in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show

2002:
- Photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matain for Balenciaga spring ad campaign
- Photographed by Craig McDean for Vogue editorial

2003:
- Realizes stepfather John Breen has mishandled her funds
- Moves from Ford to IMG

2004:
- Hires celebrity lawyer Ed Hayes to handle her case against her stepfather
- Appears in Sex and the City as a party girl(4 JAN)

2005:
- IMG’s agent Ivan Bart plans on “evolving” Rizer into a household name
- Appears in Hugo by Hugo Boss show in L.A.
- Dyes her hair back to red
- Wins the case and is awarded $7 million

2006
- Returns home to Watertown, New York, to begin filming Maggie and Me, a documentary about AIDS; directed by Alexandra Kerry, John Kerry’s daughter

2007:
- Busted for illegally dumping garbage behind a pizza restaurant near her summer retreat on Lake Ontario, though the pizza-store owner eventually agrees not to press charges

2008:
- Signs with Muse Management in New York

2009:
- Leaves Muse and signs with Trump Management

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