Hilary Rhoda is an American model. Rhoda was originally discovered at a
ProScout event in Washington, D.C. After getting numerous call backs, she
decided to be represented by Women Model Management under the name Hilary St.
Claire. She soon appeared in ads for Hollister and Abercrombie, before
switching to Click Model Management and ultimately IMG Models, globally.
Prior to her career as a model, Rhoda graduated from the Academy of the
Holy Cross, a Catholic all-girls' school in her native Maryland.
She has appeared in advertisements for Balenciaga, Valentino, Belstaff,
Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Donna Karan, Gucci, Gap, Dsquared, Blumarine,
and Ralph Lauren, and in Victoria's Secret catalogs. She has also appeared on
the covers of American Vogue, Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, British Harper's
Bazaar, Time, Numéro, and W. In particular, for the May 2007 issue of American
Vogue, Rhoda was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes,
Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco
Rocha, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of "supermodels."
In January 2007, Rhoda signed an exclusive contract with Estée Lauder as
their newest face. In July of that same year, earning at an estimated total of
$2 million in the past 12 months, Forbes named her twelfth in their list of The
World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels. She is the current face of St. John Knits
(replacing Angelina Jolie), ERES Beachwear, and the Neiman Marcus spring/summer
2009 campaigns. 2009 also marks Rhoda's debut in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Edition.
Born April 6, 1987, her primary personality traits are represented by the
Chinese Zodiac elemental animal sign, the Fire Rabbit. The Fire Rabbit is a
Rabbit with spunk. She is more outgoing and decisive than other Rabbits. On the
downside, she does tend to have sudden emotional outbursts and a fiery temper.
Nevertheless, she still possesses that sweet, gentle, Rabbit disposition, is
very popular and makes good company. Like other Rabbits she likes the classy
look but is not afraid to put a touch of pizzazz in her fashions.