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1 Early life  





2 Career  





3 Personal life  





4 Filmography  



4.1  Films  





4.2  Television  





4.3  Music videos  







5 References  





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Martha Hunt
Hunt in 2019
Born (1989-04-27) April 27, 1989 (age 35)
OccupationModel
Years active2007–present
Known forFree People spokesmodel
Victoria's Secret Angel
PartnerJason McDonald (eng. 2020)
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.79 m (5 ft10+12 in)[1]
Hair colorBlonde[2]
Eye colorBlue[2]
Agency

Martha Hunt (born April 27, 1989) is an American model. She is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel.[4] She is also a spokesmodel for Free People.[5]

Early life

Martha Hunt was born and raised in the small city of Wilson, North Carolina.[6]

Career

After hearing about a model search on a local radio station, Hunt attended the event located in Charlotte, North Carolina. She received a large amount of callbacks from numerous agencies.[6] At the model search, Hunt was specifically discovered by a photographer who introduced her to agenciesinNew York.[7] She moved there and signed with IMG Models.[8]

Her first runway work was in 2007, at Paris Fashion Week, where she walked for Issey Miyake.[9] In 2009, she was on the cover of Vogue China and Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Revue des Modes, V, Glamour Germany, and Muse. She has walked for Tracy Reese, J. Mendel, Wayne, and Rebecca Taylor.

She has walked more than 180 fashion shows, including Acne, Balmain, Carolina Herrera, Castelbajac, Chanel, Christopher Kane, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Fátima Lopes, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Hervé Léger, Issey Miyake, Jason Wu, Jefen, Louis Vuitton, Marchesa, Miu Miu, Oscar de la Renta, Prada, rag & bone, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Tory Burch, Ramy Brook, and Versace.[10] In 2010 and 2011, she was featured in Velour, Marie Claire Italia, Vogue Russia, Harper's Bazaar, and Allure, as well as advertisements for BCBG Max Azria, Y-3, Hugo Boss, and Via Spiga.[11][12]

She signed with IMG Models in 2012, during which she also posed for Pennyblack, Jason Wu, and Victoria's Secret, was featured on the cover of Elle, and was selected for LOVE magazine's 2012 video advent calendar.[13]

In 2013, she was featured in commercials for Miu Miu, Santa Lolla, Max&Co (with Frida Gustavsson), Express, Ralph Lauren, Prada, rag & bone, and Juicy Couture. She also posed for many magazines including Wonderland, V, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, 25, Numéro, and Elle Australia. Since 2013 she has represented the brand Free People, which has featured her in several commercials and photoshoots.[5]

In 2014, she posed for Rebecca Minkoff and for the magazines Marie Claire Italy, Glamour Germany, Stonefox, and Lui. She walked for Tome, Jason Wu, Cushnie et Ochs, Hervé Léger, Carolina Herrera, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Jeremy Scott. She did an entry about the Coachella Music FestivalinVanity Fair UK. She was featured in Victoria's Secret's catalogue in early 2013 and walked her first Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013. In 2014, she was credited. In 2015, she was part of the first Victoria's Secret Swim Special and became an Angel.[14]

Personal life

Hunt has a diagnosis of scoliosis.[15] Speaking of her surgical scars, Hunt had stated "Scars are uniquely beautiful, and they tell a triumphant story about you. I have a long one down my back, and one on my lower right abdomen."[16] In January 2020, she announced her engagement to photographer Jason McDonald.[17] On June 18, 2021, Hunt and McDonald announced that they were expecting a child.[18] Their daughter was born on November 6, 2021.[19] Hunt is a fan of Duke Blue Devils basketball.[20]

Hunt has the distinction of scoring the highest-ever point total by a player in the Fast Money round of Celebrity Family Feud, scorings 197 points during her 2019 appearance on the show. Every one of her responses was the No. 1 answer. Hunt was part of a team made up of Victoria’s Secret Angels that defeated a team of five men from Bachelor Nation. Fellow Angel Jasmine Tookes supplied the remaining points for the team to win the $25,000 prize.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Director
2020 Miss Americana Herself Lana Wilson

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 2 Broke Girls Herself Episode: "And the Model Apartment"
2019 Celebrity Family Feud Herself Episode: Season 5, Episode 03

Music videos

Year Title Artist Role Ref
2015 "Bad Blood" Taylor Swift Homeslice [21]
"Hands to Myself" (Victoria's Secret version) Selena Gomez Herself [22]
2017 "Paris" The Chainsmokers [23]

References

  1. ^ "Martha Hunt - New York - IMG Models". IMG Models. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  • ^ a b "Martha Hunt - Fashion Model | Models | Photos, Editorials & Latest News | The FMD". The FMD - FashionModelDirectory.com.
  • ^ "Martha Hunt - Model Profile - Photos & latest news". models.com. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
  • ^ "Victoria's Secret Angel Martha Hunt Is a Model You Should Know". Inside Hook. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  • ^ a b Bacardi, Francesca (June 26, 2015). "Model Martha Hunt Opens Up About Scoliosis, Free People and Going "Stir-Crazy" in New York City". E! Online. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ a b "Exclusive! HFM's cover star Martha Hunt opens up about life as a Victoria's Secret Angel". Hello Fashion! Magazine. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
  • ^ "Model Wall: Martha Hunt". Vogue. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  • ^ Rutherford, Chrissy (November 8, 2013). "Model minute: Martha Hunt". Harpers Bazaar. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  • ^ "Martha Hunt". nymag.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  • ^ "Martha Hunt". models.com. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  • ^ "Martha Hunt by David Bellemere for Marie Claire Italia, December 2014". fashionCOW. November 21, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  • ^ lingeriepedia. "Martha Hunt". Lingeriepedia. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  • ^ "Scoliosis never stopped Martha Hunt from dreaming". India Times. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ "'Victoria's Secret Swim Special': Martha Hunt's Best Photos". Heavy. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  • ^ "Martha's Story: Walking Straight Down the Runway | Scoliosis Research Society". www.srs.org.
  • ^ Hunt, Martha [@MarthaHunt] (December 19, 2016). "Scars are uniquely beautiful and they tell a triumphant story about you. I have a long one down my back and one on my lower right abdomen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  • ^ "Secret's Out! Martha Hunt Announces Engagement to Boyfriend Jason McDonald". People. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  • ^ "DAILY NEWS: LOTS OF BABY ANNOUNCEMENTS, MILEY CYRUS' NEW GUCCI GIG, ISABEL MARANT'S RESALE MARKET, AFTERPAY LAUNCHES "GENDERFREE" SHOP, AND MORE!". The Daily From Row. June 18, 2021.
  • ^ "Victoria's Secret Model Martha Hunt Gives Birth, Welcomes 1st Baby With Fiance Jason McDonald". US Magazine. November 23, 2021.
  • ^ Moody, Aaron (March 15, 2018). "Duke Blue Devils have an Angel on their side – a supermodel from NC, that is". The News & Observer. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  • ^ "Taylor Swift And Martha Hunt Team Up For New Bad Blood Teaser Poster". mtv.co.uk. MTV. May 16, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  • ^ McCall, Malorie (December 1, 2015). "Selena Gomez & Victoria's Secret Angels Can't Keep Their Hands to Themselves in Lip-Sync Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  • ^ "Martha Hunt Stars In The Chainsmokers' "Paris" Video (Watch Now)". headlineplanet.com. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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