Patti Hansen

Infobox Model
name = Patti Hansen

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birthname = Patricia Elvina Hansen
birthdate = birth date and age|1956|3|17
location = Staten Island, New York, United States
deathdate =
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height = height|ft=5|in=9
haircolor = Blonde
eyecolor = Blue
measurements = (US) 34-24-34
(EU) 86-61-86
spouse = Keith Richards (1983–present) 2 children

Patricia "Patti" Elvina Hansen (born March 17, 1956) is a former American model and actress.

Biography

Early life and career

Hansen, who is of Norwegian ancestry, was born and raised in the Tottenville section of Staten Island, New York. The youngest of six children, Hansen was discovered by photographer Peter Gert at age 14. After Gert took Hansen to a party hosted by former model and owner of the Wilhelmina Models modeling agency, Wilhelmina Cooper, Cooper signed the teen to her agency. Hansen soon moved to Manhattan, enrolled at the Professional Children's School in Manhattan (she would later drop out) and began landing modeling jobs.cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20075859,00.html|title=Who Is Patti Hansen? Just the Successor to Tiegs and Fawcett, or So Says Scavullo|last=Clurman|first=Shirley |date=1980-02-18|publisher="People"|accessdate=2008-10-01] cite news|title=1970: Model Patti Hansen on sex, decadence, and Studio 54|last=Gandee|first=Charles|date=1999-11|publisher="Vogue"|pages=486, 540|accessdate=2008-10-01]

During Hansen's modeling career, she regularly appeared on the covers and in the pages of "Seventeen", American "Vogue", "Glamour", and "Harper's Bazaar". She also had campaigns for Calvin Klein (for which she featured on a billboard in Time Square), Revlon, and André Courrèges.At the height of her fame, Hansen appeared on the December 1978 cover of "Esquire", celebrating "The Year of the Lusty Woman". [cite book|last=Gross|first=Michael|title=Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women|publisher=HarperCollins|date=2003|pages=346|isbn=0-060-54163-6]

In the early 1980s, Hansen stopped modeling and began acting. She appeared in only three feature films including the 1981 romantic comedy "They All Laughed", directed by Peter Bogdanovich. In 1993, Hansen returned to modeling when designer Calvin Klein used 1970s era models for his 1993 collection. [cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE7DB173EF930A35757C0A965958260|title=From Calvin Klein, the Barest Essentials |last=Morris|first=Bernadine|date=1993-04-03|publisher="The New York Times"|accessdate=2008-10-01] In 2004, Hansen, along with daughters Alexandra and Theodora, were featured in ads for Guerlain's perfume "Shalimar Light". [cite web|url=http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060227/swank_guerlain_060227?s_name=&no_ads=|title=Hilary Swank is muse of new Guerlain fragrance|date=2006-02-26|publisher=ctv.ca|accessdate=2008-10-01]

Personal life

On December 18, 1983, Hansen married Keith Richards, guitarist of The Rolling Stones at the Finisterra Hotel in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. [cite book|last=Bockris|first=Victor |title=Keith Richards: The Biography|publisher=Da Capo Press|date=2003|pages=338|isbn=0-306-81278-9] The couple have two daughters. [cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,631031_7,00.html|title=Most Beautiful People 2004|publisher=people.com|accessdate=2008-10-01]

Filmography

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Persondata
NAME= Hansen, Patti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Hansen, Patricia Elvina
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Model, actress
DATE OF BIRTH= March 17, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH= Staten Island, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=