Jessica Stam (born April 23, 1986) is a Canadian model.
Stam was born in Kincardine, Ontario in a religious family and grew up on a farm alongside her six brothers.
Stam was discovered in a local Tim Hortons coffee shop by an agent at the International Model Management agency.
Photographer Steven Meisel jump-started her career and soon after cast Stam in every advertisement campaign of his.
Jessica Stam Quote," Boys ignored me. I never thought I was gorgeous., on growing up."
She has appeared on the cover of UK, Turkish & German Vogue and in advertisements for Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Giorgio Armani and others.
Fashion designer Marc Jacobs created The Marc Jacobs Stam, a bag inspired and named after her.
She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces".
For Spring 2006 Ready-to-Wear, Stam walked a total of 64 shows combined during the New York, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks.
For the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2006, she opened the fourth runway theme "Pink". The appearance also included a featurette showing a Victoria's Secret commercial shoot and what a model sees when walking the runway.
Stam fell at the Chlo Fall 2006 show in Paris, while wearing "ridiculously high patent-leather pumps" that got caught on each other as her feet crossed on the runway.
Her fall received millions of views on YouTube and took first spot on the "Top Five Runway Falls" list by New York Magazine.
In July 2007, earning at an estimated total of $1.5 million in the previous 12 months, Forbes named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.
She also appears in the F/W 2007 Christian Dior, DKNY, Miss Sixty, Loewe and Roberto Cavalli ad campaign.
She has also walked in the 2006, 2007, and 2010 Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
The Wall Street Journal featured Jessica Stam in their article on "How to Walk Like a Model" and taught a DKNY intern her runway moves.
In 2009, she returned as the face of Bulgari and in March she appeared on the cover of Tokyo Numro.
She starred in the fall Fendi campaign, shot by Karl Lagerfeld.
She starred in Nina Ricci's new floral fragrance named Ricci Ricci for summer 2009.
Stam previously dated then New York Ranger hockey player Aaron Voros, DJ AM and Anthony Kiedis of The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
For F/W 08, Stam can be seen in ads for Giorgio Armani's "Onde" fragrance, Dolce & Gabbana and Bulgari.
Stam guest starred in Season 1, episode 4 of CW’s The Beautiful Life.
Jessica makes the Turkish Vogue’s First Cover So Great by being on the cover page.
She appeared on the inaugural cover of Vogue Turkey, launched March 2010.
Stam Is (Sort Of) The New Nathan Bogle.
Lauren Santo Domingo, who showed off her hand-painted Christian Cota dress and new Chanel bucket bag, said “Stam’s got great style. Everyone loves to see what she’s wearing.”
The first Nina Ricci campaign since Olivier Theyskens's departure from the label is out. It stars Jessica Stam and a handbag.
In 2011, Stam was named the face of CoverGirl, teaming up with makeup artist Pat McGrath for the brand's new Lip Perfection campaign.
