Name: Cecilia De Bucourt
Date and place of Birth: Sep. 20th. 1971. Buenos Aires, Argentina
-She grew up and finished her studies in Argentina.
-At the age of 14, she won the modeling contest for FORD Agency in her native country and she became the Argentinian representative in the international contest ìSUPERMODEL OF THE WORLDî which took place in U.S.
-Soon after, just turned 15, she was offe
red a modeling contract to work for FORD models in Tokyo, Japan.
-At the age of 16,she modeled in Spain (Madrid and Barcelona) for the period of one year.
-At 17, she worked in Milan, Italy where she became the image for the Ad. She did runway shows for designers such as Valentino, Alberta Ferreti, Byblos, Blumarine, etc. Director Ottavio Fabbri offered Cecilia a part in an Italian movie and she did her debut together with actors Omar Shariff and Lea Massari in the movie called ìViaggio díamoreî.
-At the age of 18, she decided to move to Paris and worked there for 5 years in Karinís model agency. Here, she worked for the most prestigious fashion magazines like Elle, Vogue, Glamour, Harperís Bazaar and also did TV. Commercials for brands like Renault, Wella, Líoreal, ìALLUREî (perfume by Channel).
-At 23, she went back to Argentina where she started acting school and was chosen to have her own fashion segment in a daily TV. Show where she worked for 8 months. The fact that Cecilia as a model traveled the world since the age of 14 and learnt 4 languages fluently, her mother who had an already very famous TV show back in Argentina, decided to incorporate Cecilia and they worked together for 2 years.
-When she turned 25, she went to NYC, as she was offered to join ELITE model agency. While still modeling, Cecilia started working with young photographers doing the sets, styling , hair and make-up. All these experiences made her want to make her own clothes and decided to start attending classes at FIT in NYC and here is where she discovered her true passion: Designing. During her first year at school, she started her first line of clothes and sold it to Barneys NY and exclusive stores in NYC, Los Angeles, Miami and Chicago. She continued designing season after season and getting more clients and at the age of 29 she had the opportunity to create a private label and sold it to companies such as ARDENB, BEBE, GUESS and MARCIANO. Nowadays, CECILIA DE BUCOURT is a brand on her own and sells to over 250 stores worldwide.
