Background
Harlow was born in Oshawa, Ontario, the daughter of Sandi Herbert and David Harlow. Her mother named her Shalom (שלום), meaning "peace" or "Hello" in Hebrew. Her father held several jobs as a social worker, real estate agent and financial investor while her mother, Sandi Herbert, worked with mentally challenged adults.
Career
Her parents allowed her to experience growing up in a "hippie community just outside Toronto" and the family often spent time at their family cottage built by her great-great grandfather. Early on, Harlow took up ballet which she later decided was not for her as she claimed in a 2008, New York Times article, "My rebellious nature always comes out." She instead became interested in tap dancing as she enjoyed the noise it created. Harlow was discovered at a The Cure concert in Toronto and started modeling straight out of high school.
She has since appeared on numerous magazine covers, editorials, and top runway shows, and appeared in movies and co-hosted Music Television"s House of Style with fellow supermodel Amber Valletta.
She was the long-time favorite model for many designers who found that her look translated well between commercial and couture. Harlow is the spokesperson for Chanel"s Coco fragrance.
She has two younger brothers, Chris and Nathan. In July 2007, she earned an estimated total of $2 million over the previous 12 months, Forbes named her thirteenth in the list of the World"s 15 Top-Earning Supermodels.
In 2007, she modeled for Jones New York, Tumi, Tiffany & Company, Nautica, and Chloé.
The following year, she appeared in the Valentino Spring/Summer 2008 campaign, and then featured as the only model in a digital catwalk for Viktor & Rolfs Spring/Summer 2009 show. In 2012, she appeared in the Cartier clip L"Odyssée directed by Bruno Aveillan. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New New York
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