Barbados’ first real supermodel, Lene Hall, was scouted in 1995 while working at Louis Bailey (now Little Switzerland) in Sunset Crest, Barbados. A friend of George Gallier, a pioneer of the modeling management industry & head of the then agency American Models, spotted the 5’11” beauty and suggested that she leave for New York immediately.
A meeting with Mr. Gallier was scheduled, she was signed to American Models on the spot & sent directly for her very first casting for Prescriptive by Estée Lauder! Undoubtedly, she got the job & became the face of Prescriptive for the next year. She went on to shoot a spread for Marie Claire magazine, walked the runway for Ralph Lauren and covered Sam Fine’s Fine Beauty.
She traveled to Europe after being booked by several couture designers. An experience that she described to me as lonely. “It just felt lonely at that time! Being young and inexperienced, I guess. I didn’t know how to deal with it. So I couldn’t wait to just do my jobs & leave. Back then we didn’t have communications like we do today for me to talk to family and friends,” she candidly revealed. “I could imagine,” I said. ” And it must have been like a circus!” Lene jokingly confirmed, “A fabulous circus though!! With gorgeous women & men, instead of clowns!”
American Photo magazine listed her as one of the top 10 up-and-coming models in the industry. Brands such as Noxzema, Lubriderm, Kohler, Vaniqua, Lafayette 148, and Oil of Olay all scooped her up! Lene also famously appeared in a Revlon Colorstay Makeup commercial with Cindy Crawford and Shania Twain. Harper’s Bazaar, Spanish Vogue, Elle, Oprah, Marie Claire and Essence have all featured Lene as an editorial model.
Hall gives freely of her time to charities to help in their cause to raise funds, in Barbados and internationally, including Jamaica and Africa. She was also a part of the NY fashion industry’s charity event for the victims of September 11, and now spends her time being a loving mother and wife.
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