Maggie Rizer
Maggie Rizer | |
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Born | Margaret Mary Rizer January 9, 1978 New York City, U.S.[2] |
Spouse |
Alex Mehran (m. 2010) |
Children | 4 |
Modeling information | |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Hair color | Blonde (natural) |
Eye color | Blue |
Agency |
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Maggie Rizer (born January 9, 1978, in
Early life
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Margaret Mary Rizer was born to Maureen and Kevin Rizer in
Modeling career
Rise to Fame
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Her high school graduation portrait was hung in Burns Photography studio and in the local mall. Neighbors saw the photo and encouraged the girl's mother to send the photo to the
She initially turned down modeling offers to continue her studies at the
She has walked the runway for
She was at the peak of her modeling career in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She has done limited film and television work, appearing briefly in Sex and the City Season 6 episode ("Let There Be Light"); also briefly on America's Next Top Model Cycle 2 Episode 2 ("The Girl Who Floats Like a Butterfly and Stings Like a Bee") while demonstrating proper runway walk to the contestants. She had a more prominent appearance on the CW show Stylista Episode 6 ("Model Behavior") while giving the contestants an idea what it's like to cater to the demands of a top model client. She appeared in a scene (later deleted) in the film Zoolander, asking Ben Stiller's title character (Derek Zoolander) to "come and join our sex party!" with a group of models in a limousine.
Comeback
After a hiatus, Rizer returned to the industry and graced the cover of Singaporean
In March 2014, Rizer returned to the runway, walking for Louis Vuitton at autumn/winter Paris Fashion Week, and in May at the house's 2015 cruise show in Monaco.[3] In September, Rizer opened for Michael Kors at Spring 2015 New York Fashion Week.[4] Rizer appeared among other "Icons" on the cover of the September 2014 issue of Vogue Japan. Rizer was featured on the cover of the November issue of Numéro Tokyo.[5] In 2015, Rizer walked for Prabal Gurung at Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week and in August, was shot by Inez and Vinoodh for American Vogue. In 2016, Rizer appeared in a holiday campaign for Banana Republic.
Personal life
Marriage
Rizer married American businessman Alex Mehran on September 18, 2010, in Lake Placid, New York.[6] They have 4 children and live in San Ramon, California.
Loss of modeling fortune
Maggie earned around $20,000 per fashion show and her day rate started at $30,000. She reportedly amassed a fortune of $7 million in only five years.[7] At age 20, Rizer and her mother hired a New York City financial manager to handle her money in exchange for five percent of her earnings. Weeks later, her stepfather John Breen, who was in the insurance industry, told her that this was a waste of money and that he wanted to handle all of her finances. Breen had a serious drinking problem, however. The family would assume he was at work as he worked for himself at a small local insurance agency. According to him, after he lost his savings, he turned to Rizer's money and sometimes lost over $60,000 of it per day. No one but John was aware of these losses. [citation needed]
Maureen Brennan forced her husband into alcohol rehab and while he was gone, she came across receipts, documents, and forged checks in his trashcan at his office. She slowly unraveled the details of his addiction and discovered that Breen had gambled away all of Maggie's modeling income and the money Maggie had inherited upon the death of her biological father, Kevin, from AIDS in 1992. In 2004, her stepfather was convicted of grand larceny and conspiracy to defraud and was sentenced to sixteen to forty-eight months in prison. The family was left with no money. Ford, and then her new modeling agency,
Filmography
Film | |||
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Year | Film | Role | Notes |
2001 | Zoolander | Model | |
Television | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2004 | Sex and the City | Party Girl | 1 episode |
2004 | America's Next Top Model | Guest Judge | cycle 2
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2008 | Stylista | Herself |
External links
- Look Online Interview with Maggie Rizer
- Maggie Rizer at IMDb
- Maggie Rizer at Models.com
- Maggie Rizer at Fashion Model Directory
References
- ^ "Maggie Rizer - Model".
- ^ Birthplace in Staten Island as per profile at www.fashionmodeldirectory.com
- ^ "Top Models Return to the Runway at Louis Vuitton". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Michael Kors Collection Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear Collection". 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Sneak peek! Maggie Rizer for Numero Tokyo". Trump Models. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
- ^ "Stepdaddy's Little Girl", by Kate Pickert New York Magazine April 11, 2005. [1]
- ^ "Maggie Rizer, Broke Supermodel, How the Lotto Ruined Her Life" by Kate Pickert, New York Magazine, May 21, 2005.
- ^ "Maggie Rizer, Broke Supermodel, How the Lotto Ruined her Life", ibid.