Beverly Peele

Beverly Peele (born March 18, 1975) is an American model and actress. Peele rose to fame in the late 1980s and 1990s, appearing mostly in Mademoiselle and Elle magazine. She appeared on over 250 fashion magazine covers.[1]

Beverly Peele
Born (1975-03-18) March 18, 1975
Los Angeles, California, USA
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Model
  • Actress
Years active1987–present
Partner(s)Jeffrey Alexander (1993-1994)
Children4
Modeling information
Height1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown

Career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Peele began modeling in 1987 at age 12 and landed her first magazine cover, Mademoiselle, in 1989. During her modeling career, she was featured in ads for the likes of Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Versace, among others. She also did runway work for Chanel and Comme des Garçons. Peele has appeared on magazine covers worldwide including Vogue, Mademoiselle, Elle, and Cosmopolitan.[2]

In addition to modeling, Peele also appeared in Heavy D & the Boyz's music video for "Nuttin' but Love," Jodeci's 1995 video "Freakin You", and George Michael's Thierry Mugler-styled "Too Funky" video alongside Nadja Auermann, Tyra Banks, Linda Evangelista, Estelle Hallyday, and Rossy de Palma.[2][3] In 1997, she began acting and appeared in Sister, Sister and Girlfriends. Peele also had a role in the 2002 film Sweet Friggin' Daisies with Zooey Deschanel.

Personal life

In 1993, at age 17, Peele had a daughter named Cairo with former partner Jeffrey Alexander. She has since welcomed two sons, Trey and DJ, and a daughter, Storm (b. 2017).[4] Cairo, DJ, and Storm appeared with Peele on the Lifetime docuseries Growing Up Supermodel.[5]

On May 10, 2010, Peele and her daughter Cairo were in a car accident which resulted in multiple broken bones and internal injuries.[6]

References
  1. "Beverly Peele - Voguepedia". Vogue. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  2. "Beverly Peele: Biography". nymag.com. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  3. Sherwood, James (February 13, 2003). "Fashion & Style: Mugler's Magic Lives On". The Independent. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
  4. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6gJZNjg16X/
  5. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7278114/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
  6. HuffingtonPost.com, May 11, 2010.
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