Kristen McMenamy
Kristen McMenamy (born December 13, 1964) is an American model known for her unconventional, androgynous appearance. Originally a long-haired redhead, she reinvented her look in the early 1990s by having her hair cut short and dyed black, and her eyebrows shaved off. Her career was boosted by the advent of the grunge fashion trend. Early life McMenamy was born in Easton, Pennsylvania and also spent some time in her youth in Buffalo, New York. She was the third of seven children in an Irish-American Catholic family. McMenamy attended Notre Dame High School in Easton, where she received excellent grades, but was often teased by her classmates, who called her "Skeleton" due to her lanky body. While in college, she decided to drop out of school to pursue a career in modeling. After heading to New York City, she was rejected by various modeling agencies. She nonetheless continued following her dream to model. She later recounted, "I got rejected by everyone. But I was obsessed! It was the only thing I wanted to do and I wanted it so badly. I was like a bulldog, hanging on by my teeth." Career 1984–1998 Upon meeting the modeling agent Eileen Ford, McMenamy was