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Jill de Jong

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Jill de Jong
Jill de Jong, 2003.
Born (1982-02-17) 17 February 1982 (age 42)
Modeling information
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorGreen
Websitehttps://www.jilldejong.com/

Jill de Jong, also known as Jildou de Jong (born 17 February 1982) is a Dutch fitness trainer, health coach, podcast host[1] and former model and actress.[2] Born in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands, on 21 March 2002 she was selected by Eidos Interactive as the Lara Croft character model for the Tomb Raider video game series.

She began her career as a model at the age of fifteen after winning a modeling contest in the Netherlands. She went on to become a respected and successful top model, shooting TV and print campaigns for big brand names such as, Ralph Lauren, Escada,[3] Redken, Izod,[4] St. Yves, Fa shower gel,[5] Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana and L'Oréal in Europe and the United States.

In 2019, she published a cookbook titled Models Do Eat.[6] De Jong lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

References

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  1. ^ From the "About" section at "Jill de Jong - Personal Training & Health Coach". Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Why Health Coach and Former Model Jill de Jong *Doesn't* Exercise Every Day". aSweatLife. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ commercialbabes (14 February 2009). "escada pacific paradise commercial with Jill de Jong". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ commercialbabes (14 February 2009). "IZOD In the Snow tv commercial". Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "tv commercial babes". YouTube. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Models Do Eat by Jill De Jong, Nikki Sharp: 9781946885517 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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Preceded by
Lucy Clarkson
Lara Croft model
2002–2006
Succeeded by