Lily Aldridge is a Victoria Secret model from the United States. She began modeling at the age of sixteen, and by the age of seventeen, she had already appeared on the cover of Vogue Magazine, an honor reserved for the most outstanding models. Her commercial for Levi’s Jeans catapulted her into the spotlight in 2006, and talent companies scrambled to sign her, while she eyed Victoria’s Secrets, the pinnacle of modeling. She made her debut with VS in 2009 and went on to become a regular in their fashion shows over the next few years. In 2014, she got another huge break when she began modeling for the bikini edition of the sports magazine ‘Sports Illustrated.’ Her modeling skills has garnered her a few music videos, the first of which is for Limp Bizkit’s ‘Break Stuff,’ which features Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg. Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood,’ from 2015, was her second music video for a prominent artist, in which she played an assassin.
Childhood and Adolescence
Lily Aldridge was born in Los Angeles on November 15, 1985, into a family with strong ties to the fashion business. Her father, Alan Aldridge, is a prominent artist, and her mother, Laura Lyons, was a Playboy model.
Saffron Aldridge, her half-sister, was the cover model for Ralph Lauren for several years in the 1990s, and Miles Aldridge, her half-brother, is a well-known fashion photographer.
The Career
Lily began off easy at the age of 16, coming from a family with close contacts to the modeling industry. It wasn’t difficult for her to land some early modeling assignments.
Her first modeling assignments were GAP, Tommy Hilfiger, Charles David, Levi’s, Bobby Brown, and J. Brand. She began her career as a print model and was hired by Abercrombie & Fitch.
Vogue magazine has always been a famous name in the fashion world, and Lily was given the opportunity the following year due to her irresistible personality and stunning appearance.
She first featured on the cover of Spanish Vogue in 2003 and has subsequently graced the covers of several publications including French Glamour, Vogue Mexico, Elle Korea, Elle Brazil, 10 Magazine, and Allure Russia.
Lily has also modeled for the Rag & Bone clothing company’s spring collection and worked as a photographer; surprise, her images were good enough for her to contemplate a career in fashion photography once she finishes modeling. XOXO, a clothing firm, and Proactiv, a skincare company she joined in 2014, are among her other print advertisements.
She’s also been in the editorials of various Vogue (American, French, German, British, Mexican) and Elle (Korean, American, Australian) issues, as well as Harper’s Bazaar, Love, V, W, and Marie Claire issues.
Lily made another professional milestone when she featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit edition in 2014, alongside Chrissy Tiegen and Nina Agdal, to commemorate the magazine’s 50th anniversary.
No triumph in her illustrious career, however, could compare to becoming Victoria’s Secret model, which she achieved in 2009 when she was hired to walk the runway for the world’s most prestigious fashion show.
She went on to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel the following year and stayed with the company for many years. Lily wore the much-anticipated Fireworks Fantasy Bra in 2015.
Mouawad designed the bra, which has a price tag of $2 million. The concert took place in December 2015 in New York.
Aside from Victoria’s Secret, she has been a regular face of British GQ, first appearing in the February 2011 issue and then appearing in an editorial for V magazine a few weeks later. She was featured in the October 2014 issue of British Vogue alongside other models.
Among Lily’s other endeavors are a number of music videos. She made a cameo appearance in Limp Bizkit’s ‘Break Stuff’ music video from 2000, which also starred Eminem, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre.
Her music video for Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood,’ released in 2015, earned millions of views on YouTube, and she was hailed for her portrayal of an assassin in the video. She also appeared in the Kings of Leon videos for ‘Temple’ and ‘Use Somebody.’
Personal Experiences of Lily Aldridge
Lily enjoys watching and playing football in her spare time, as well as spending time with her family and friends. She is an ardent traveler who frequently visits Australia, which she considers to be her favorite tourist destination on the planet.
Caleb Followill and Lily Aldridge met at a music event in 2007 and began dating. In 2011, the pair married in California, taking their long-term romance to the next level.
Lily gave birth to a daughter the following year, whom the couple called Dixie Pearl Followill. Lily had a long history of relationships before meeting Caleb, including with David Katzenberg and Mike Einziger of the band Incubus.
Estimated Net worth
Lily Aldridge is an American model with an estimated net worth of $8 million dollars. Lily Aldridge grew raised in a family of models and fashion photographers in Los Angeles, California.
When she was sixteen, she began modeling and landed her first significant campaign with Abercrombie & Fitch.