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| Birth Name(s) : Margaret Mary Rizer |
Date of Birth: January 9, 1978 |
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Full Maggie Rizer Biography
Maggie Rizer is currently one of fashion's hottest models, particularly with those in the know. She is not dissimilar to another famous sporty beauty, Patti Hansen, in her heyday in the 1970's. Interestingly, Hansen is a model Maggie admires and someone she says she would like to work with someday. Maggie's image is that of the all-American fresh-faced girl next door, groomed within an inch of her life. She slips easily into the role of the sporty-looking socialite she portrays in Arthur Elgort's Palm Beach Story in February American Vogue. Her appeal is akin to that of actress Gwyneth Paltrow - in her blonde incarnation - but minus Paltrow's icy perfection.
Maggie is a model who shot straight to the top of her profession; her first job was shooting a story with uber photographer, Steven Meisel for Italian Vogue. There is one obvious difference that is immediately apparent when one speaks with her; she lacks the attitude of the supermodels who came before her in the early 90's. What is important to her is behaving professionally, and being treated with respect. "I'm more professional now that I've been working a while, I feel that I know what I'm doing." |
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Maggie Rizer (born Margaret Mary Rizer on January 9, 1978 in Watertown, New York) is an American supermodel, an actress and an AIDS activist.
Her family includes her mother Maureen Breen, her stepfather John, and her siblings: Julia, Patricia, Katie and Jake. Her mother and her boyfriend (whom she met in high school) live in upstate New York. In 2004, her stepfather and accountant were convicted of laundering much of the fortune she amassed modeling and gambling it away.
Rizer initially turned down modeling offers to continue her studies at the State University of New York at Geneseo, but eventually dropped out to pursue a modeling career. In addition to appearing in ad campaigns for Calvin Klein, Max Mara & Versace, Maggie has walked the catwalk for Victoria's Secret and shot editorials with Steven Meisel. She is known for her uncanny ability to change her appearance in her photos, making herself almost unrecognizable.
She was a canvas you could manipulate and mold into whatever mood or look you were doing, which made her, obviously, a very popular model, says Ford agent Neal Hamil. That, and the fact that she was so eager to please.
Rizer was fourteen when her openly gay father Kevin O'Dea Rizer died of AIDS and she has since become involved in AIDS awareness. As an adult, she spoke with Scott, her father's partner of fifteen years about how many friends her father had lost to the disease.
Maggie is currently in production of a documentary called Maggie and Me which looks to explore the importance of youth initiated, cross cultural and global partnership in the fight against AIDS. The documentary is directed by Alexandra Kerry daughter of Senator John Kerry and produced and co featuring daughter of African diplomats and Film Producer/AIDS Activist Suzanne Engo. |
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| Food is VERY important. I love it when they come and cook on the set. |
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