PROFILE IN NEW YORK MAGAZINE
“Be professional, polite, and don't let people's opinions about your physical appearance be the image you have of yourself.”
Model-Max
NATIONALITY American
BIRTH DATE November 14, 1976
LIVES NOW New York, NY
STATUS Established, Sexy boy
KNOWN FOR Body
AGENCIES Wilhelmina
FRIENDS Karolina Kurkova, Fernanda Tavares, Carolyn Murphy, Brad Kroenig, Gabriel Aubry, Anja Rubik, Noah Mills, Colette Pechekhonova
INTERESTS Golf, Basketball
Career Highlights
14 Nov, 1976 Born in Garland, Texas
1995 Begins modeling in his hometown for JCPenney
1997 Signs with Ford Models
Sep 1998 Moves from Ford Models to Public Image Worldwide
1998 Moves to New York City
2000 Photographed by Mario Sorrenti, alongside Malgosia Bela, as the face of Jil Sander ad campaign
2000 Face of spring Valentino Jeans ad campaign
2001 Face of spring Perry Ellis ad campaign
2001 Renews contract with Valentino
2003 Gives an interview to Fashion TV durIng Milan Fashion Week
Feb 2005 Walks the fall Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan wearing the much-talked-about “pubic pants”
Aug 2005 Appears in French Vogue editorial with Anja Rubik
2005 Photographed by David Sims for fall Belstaff ad campaign
2005 Face of fall Perry Ellis ad campaign
2006 Renews contract with Belstaff photographed by David Sims
2006 Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier for spring Moschino ad campaign
2007 Appears on the spring cover of Numéro Homme
2007 Featured in the spring issue of V Man for his workout regime
2007 Appears on the spring cover of QVEST
2007 Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, alongside Carolyn Murphy, as the face of 7 for All Mankind ad campaign
2008 Photographed by Steven Klein for the spring Dolce & Gabbana ad campaign
2008 Appears in the spring issue of V Man alongside Angela Lindvall
2008 Joe Lally photographs Ballou for the cover of Squint
2009 Chad Pitman photographs Ballou for the fall issue of V Man
Oct 2009 Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Klein
2010 Matthias Vriens-McGrath photographs Ballou for the fall issue of Numéro Homme
Jun 2010 Appears in Russian Vogue editorial, alongside Tori Praver, photographed by Sharif Hamza
Jun 2010 Walks the spring Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan
Sep 2010 Featured on the cover of V, alongside Marina Abramovic, photographed by Mario Testino
2012 Models for the Calvin Klein spring ad campaign
FAN SITE Most Beautiful Man Tyson Ballou