Shalom Harlow

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{{short description|Canadian supermodel and actress (born 1973)}}
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'''Shalom Harlow''' (born December 5, 1973) is a Canadian actor who began her career in the early 1990s, and by the end of the decade was at [[supermodel]] status. In 2007, Forbes listed her as thirteenth in the list of the World's Top-Earning Supermodels.<ref name="auto">{{cite news |date=July 16, 2007 |title=The World's Top-Earning Models |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815233405/http://www.forbes.com/media/2007/07/19/models-media-bundchen-biz-media-cz_kb_0716topmodels.html |archive-date=August 15, 2007}}</ref> She has also appeared in films such as ''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]'' (1997) and ''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]'' (2003) and hosted [[MTV]]'s ''[[House of Style]]'' alongside fellow model [[Amber Valletta]].

==Early life and family==
Harlow was born in [[Oshawa]], [[Ontario]], the daughter of Sandi Herbert and David Harlow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/38/Shalom-Harlow.html |title=Shalom Harlow Biography (1973-) |publisher=Filmreference.com |date= |accessdate=July 19, 2014}}</ref> Her mother named her Shalom ({{langx|he|שלום}}), meaning "peace", used as a standard greeting in [[Hebrew]]. Her father held several jobs as a social worker, [[real estate agent]], and financial investor, while her mother, Sandi Herbert, worked with developmentally disabled adults.<ref name="Voguepedia">{{cite web|last=Voguepedia|title=Models: Shalom Harlow|url=http://www.vogue.com/voguepedia/Shalom_Harlow#cite_note-4|publisher=www.vogue.com|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> She grew up in a "[[hippie]] community just outside Toronto",<ref>{{cite journal|last=Levy|first=Ariel|title=A Model Act|journal=New York Magazine|date=August 27, 2001|series=Feature Article|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/shopping/fashion/features/5117/|accessdate=March 17, 2014}}</ref> and the family often spent time at their family cottage, built by her great-great grandfather.<ref name="Voguepedia"/> She has two younger brothers, Chris and Nathan.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

Early on, Harlow took up [[ballet]], which she later decided was not for her, as she claimed in a 2008 ''[[New York Times]]'' article, "My rebellious nature always comes out."<ref name="Colman">{{cite news|last=Colman|first=David|title=Bang the Drums Softly|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/03/fashion/03POSS.html?_r=0|accessdate=March 17, 2014|newspaper=New York Times|date=February 3, 2008}}</ref> She instead became interested in [[tap dancing]], as she enjoyed the noise it created.<ref name="Colman"/>

==Career==

Harlow was discovered at age 17 while at a [[Cure (band)|Cure]] concert in [[Toronto]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=July 28, 2015 |title=Revisiting Shalom Harlow's legendary career |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/25659/1/shalom-harlow-was-an-era-defining-90s-model |access-date=April 15, 2023 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref> Since being discovered she has appeared on numerous magazine covers, editorials, in top runway shows and in movies. Shalom has been the long-time favourite model for many designers who found that her look worked well in both commercial and couture campaigns.

She became the first winner of Vogue/VH1's Model of the Year award in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ozzy |date=June 7, 2023 |title=Shalom Harlow: Canadian Model and Actress |url=https://fashionrepublicmagazine.com/shalom-harlow/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Fashion Republic Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1996 she co-hosted [[MTV]]'s ''[[House of Style]]'' with fellow supermodel [[Amber Valletta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=House Of Style: Episode 47 |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/e2ac0e/house-of-style-episode-47 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325063907/https://www.mtv.com/news/e2ac0e/house-of-style-episode-47 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=MTV |language=en}}</ref>

She was featured in finale of [[Alexander McQueen|Alexander McQueen's]] No.13 (Spring/Summer 1999) collection held in September 1998 at a warehouse in [[London]]. During the show she was spray painted in black and yellow by two robotic arms while standing on a revolving platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=December 14, 2022 |title=Legendary supermodel Shalom Harlow on life after THAT 1998 McQueen show |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/57770/1/shalom-harlow-alexander-mcqueen-mind-mythos-muse-exhibition-spray-paint-dress |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Dazed |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErE7O5NceGQ |title=Alexander McQueen spring/summer 1999 |date=2013-01-12 |last=CoutureDaily |access-date=2025-09-09 |via=YouTube}}</ref> In part because of the exhibition, the show has been called one of fashion's most memorable and iconic shows.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2016 |title=Show to Know: When Alexander McQueen's Robots Spray-Painted Shalom Harlow |url=https://www.allure.com/story/alexander-mcqueen-shalom-harlow-runway-show |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Allure |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Feb 10 |first1=Jael RuckerPublished |last2=2023 4:00pm |date=February 10, 2023 |title=A Look at the 10 Iconic Fashion Shows That Altered Style History |url=https://www.one37pm.com/style/most-iconic-fashion-shows-that-altered-style-history |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=www.one37pm.com |language=en}}</ref> The moment has been cited as inspiration for Bella Hadid's spray paint dress at Coperni Spring 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker • • |first=Ashley Joy |date=October 1, 2022 |title=Bella Hadid Gets a Dress Spray-Painted on Her Body for Paris Fashion Week |url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/bella-hadid-gets-a-dress-spray-painted-on-her-body-for-paris-fashion-week/3889795/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=NBC New York |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 30, 2022 |title=Bella Hadid Had a Dress Spray-Painted on Her Bare Body at the Coperni Show in Paris |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-week/a41468833/bella-hadid-coperni-paris-fashion-week-naked-dress/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |magazine=Harper's BAZAAR |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2007, she earned an estimated total of $2 million over the previous 12 months, with ''[[Forbes]]'' naming her thirteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.<ref name="auto" />

Harlow contracted [[Lyme disease]] and [[mold health issues|black mold poisoning]] while living at a home in [[Big Sur]] in 2013, and experienced [[complex post-traumatic stress disorder|C-PTSD]] as a result of the illnesses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Shalom Harlow Is Back, But She's Doing Things Differently This Time |url=https://www.instyle.com/celebrity/shalom-harlow-career-comeback |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=InStyle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 6, 2022 |title=Shalom Harlow Is Just Happy to Be Here |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/shalom-harlow-interview-2022 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=W Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2018–present: Return to modelling ===
In September 2018, after a six year hiatus from runway modelling, she returned at [[Milan Fashion Week]] for the [[Versace]] show.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Okwodu |first=Janelle |date=September 21, 2018 |title='90s Supermodel Shalom Harlow Returns to the Runway at Versace Spring 2019 |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/shalom-harlow-returns-versace-spring-2019 |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref> After the runway show she was part of Versace's ad campaign for Spring/Summer 2019 shot by [[Steven Meisel]].<ref name=":0" />

She was featured on the cover of [[Vogue Italia]] in December 2018, her first magazine cover since June 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eglon |first=Mark |date=December 11, 2018 |title=After More Than 20 Years, Shalom Harlow Is Back on the Cover of Vogue Italia for December 2018 |url=https://www.thefashionspot.com/buzz-news/forum-buzz/817359-shalom-harlow-vogue-italia-december-2018/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=theFashionSpot |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dunbar |first=Hawley |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Shalom Harlow for Oyster #99 {{!}} Sidewalk Hustle |url=https://sidewalkhustle.com/shalom-harlow-for-oyster-99/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2023, she was featured on the cover of [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]] dedicated to [[Karl Lagerfeld]] shot at the [[Grand Palais]] alongside [[Adut Akech]], [[Amber Valletta]], [[Anok Yai]], [[Devon Aoki]], [[Gigi Hadid]], [[Kendall Jenner]], [[Liu Wen (model)|Liu Wen]], [[Naomi Campbell]] and [[Natalia Vodianova]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ushe |first=Naledi |title=Vogue honors Karl Lagerfeld on cover ahead of Met Gala, with Naomi Campbell, Gigi Hadid |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/04/11/vogue-karl-lagerfeld-tribute-2023-met-gala/11639947002/ |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Vogue Pays Tribute to Karl Lagerfeld |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/karl-lagerfeld-tribute-may-2023-cover |access-date=September 15, 2023 |website=Vogue |language=en-US}}</ref>

Since the beginning of her career she has appeared on the cover of magazines such as [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']], [[Elle (magazine)|''Elle'']], ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', [[W (magazine)|''W'']], ''[[L'Officiel]]'' and [[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]. Harlow has also walked runways for [[Chanel]], [[Dior]], [[Prada]], [[John Galliano]], [[Fendi]], [[Givenchy]], [[Hermès]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (fashion house)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Gucci]], [[Alexander McQueen]], [[Michael Kors (brand)|Michael Kors]] and many more. She has appeared in advertising campaigns for [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Max Mara]], [[Ralph Lauren Corporation|Ralph Lauren]], [[Chloé]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[Valentino (fashion house)|Valentino]], [[Lancôme]], [[Saks Fifth Avenue]], [[Gap Inc.|Gap]] and others.

== Filmography ==

=== Films ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|1997
|''[[In & Out (film)|In & Out]]''
|Sonya
|-
|1999
|''Cherry''
|Leila Sweet
|-
|2001
|''[[Head over Heels (2001 film)|Head over Heels]]''
|Jade
|-
|2001
|''[[Vanilla Sky]]''
|Colleen
|-
|2002
|''[[The Salton Sea (2002 film)|The Salton Sea]]''
|Nancy
|-
|2002
|''[[Happy Here and Now]]''
|Muriel
|-
|2003
|''[[How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days]]''
|Judy Green
|-
|2003
|''[[I Love Your Work]]''
|Charlotte
|-
|2004
|''[[Melinda and Melinda]]''
|Joan
|-
|2005
|''[[Game 6]]''
|Paisley Porter
|-
|2006
|''The Last Romantic''
|Christy Tipilton
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1996–1997
|''[[House of Style]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|
|-
|2001
|''When I Was a Girl''
|1 episode
|-
|2004
|''[[The Jury (TV series)|The Jury]]''
|Melissa Greenfield
|3 episodes
|}

=== Documentaries ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|1995
|''[[Unzipped (film)|Unzipped]]''
| rowspan="2" |Herself
|-
|2013
|''[[Bettie Page Reveals All]]''
|}

==Print==
*1998 [[Pirelli Calendar]], June

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|363371|Shalom Harlow}}
*{{Fashionmodel}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050807074204/http://www.askmen.com/women/models_100/110_shalom_harlow.html Shalom Harlow @ AskMen.com]

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[[Category:1973 births]]
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Canadian actresses]]
[[Category:Actresses from Oshawa]]
[[Category:Female models from Ontario]]
[[Category:Canadian film actresses]]
[[Category:Canadian television actresses]]
[[Category:IMG Models models]]

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