Rosie Huntington-Whiteley beat Katy Perry, Natalie Portman, Kate Middleton and 96 other women to top Maxim’s Hot 100, leaving many to ask, “Who is she?”
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was born April 18, 1987 with birth name is Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley at Freedom Fields hospital her hometown in Plymouth, Devon, England (United Kingdom (UK)), to Fiona, a fitness instructor, and Charles Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has two younger siblings, Toby and Florence. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s great-great-grandfather was politician Sir Herbert Huntington-Whiteley, 1st Baronet, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s great-grandmother was descended from Polish Jewish immigrants of the 1870s. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley attended Tavistock College.
In her career, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley has appeared in advertisements for Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Bloomingdale’s, Clinique, DKNY, French Connection, L.A.M.B., Pepe Jeans, Shiatzy Chen, Ralph Lauren, and Top Shop among others. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley on 2008 was also placed 6th on Harper’s Bazaar’s annual “Best Dressed List for 2008″. The following year Rosie Huntington-Whiteley received an Elle Style Award for 2009′s “Model of the Year”. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley also starred in a provocative short film for Agent Provocateur playing a woman whose boyfriend forgets Valentine’s Day, featured as the face of Karen Millen’s Spring/Summer season advertising campaign, and was photographed by Terry Richardson for 2010′s Pirelli Calendar.
Although the list might seem like a dubious honor to some, it remains a high-profile platform for women in the entertainment business. Since the list began in 2000, most list-toppers have been well-known celebs, including Katy Perry, Olivia Wilde, Lindsay Lohan, Jessica Simpson and Eva Longoria (twice.) So why did the top spot go to relative newcomer Huntington-Whiteley, a model and star of the upcoming summer blockbuster, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon”?
