Ambrose Olsen

Ambrose Olsen (November 27, 1985[1] – April 22, 2010[2]) was an American male fashion model. He was known for appearing in dozens of ad campaigns for Armani and Hugo Boss.[3]

Ambrose Olsen
Born(1985-11-27)November 27, 1985
DiedApril 22, 2010(2010-04-22) (aged 24)
New York City, New York, United States
Cause of deathSuicide
OccupationFashion model, supermodel
Modeling information
Height5' 10"
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue
AgencyClick Management (as of 2010)

Early life

Ambrose Olsen (sometimes also written as Olson) was born in Homer, Alaska.[4] Prior to modeling, he studied to be a carpenter. He also practiced surfing, boxing, and hockey as sports and planned to volunteer for the US Navy.[5] He began modeling at the age of 17,[4] moving to New York City in 2002.[6]

Modeling

Olsen appeared in many print ads and a few runway shows and a few fashion videos. At time of death he was represented by the Click Management modeling agency.[7] He was best known for his 2007 Armani Exchange ads with Adriana Lima.[8] He also worked for numerous other brands such as TNT,[9] Hugo Boss, D&G, Nautica, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Burberry, Giorgio Armani Extreme Attitude[10] among others.[11] He also did the catwalk on shows by Alexandre Herchcovitch and Kim Jones among others.[6]

Major advertising campaigns

Major magazine appearances

Death

Olsen died on April 22, 2010, at the age of 24.[13] He was discovered hanged,[3] in his apartment in New York City.[14] According to police reports, it was a suicide.[15]

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