Debbie van der Putten
Debbie Heldens - van der Putten | |
|---|---|
| Born | Debbie van der Putten 1985 (age 38–39) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | Model/Leisure and Tourism |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Known for | Britain's Missing Top Model Contestant |
| Modelling information | |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Hair colour | Brown |
| Eye colour | Blue |
| Agency | Julia Barton Milan |
Debbie van der Putten (born 1985) is a Dutch model who also works in the tourism industry. She is particularly known for her physical disability, after she lost her right arm above the elbow as a result of a bus crash in the south of France in 2005;[1][2] and as a contestant on reality TV programmes such as the Dutch show Miss Ability (2007)[3] and the BBC3 show Britain's Missing Top Model (2008).[4]
Career
[edit]Between 1998 and 2002, van der Putten studied Tourism and Catering at De Rooi Pannen, a vocational training college.[5]
Before appearing on Britain's Missing Top Model, van der Putten was the first amputee to be featured in a European edition of Playboy in 2007, when she modelled nude for the Dutch edition in an issue which broke sales records.[6]
In 2008, van der Putten worked in tourism as a career.[7] Since Britain's Missing Top Model she was part of Angel Sinclair's diversity campaign in London through 'Models of Diversity'.[8][9] In January 2012, she was signed by the Ben Barry agency in Canada,[10] an agency that has now closed. Barry's agency specialised in diverse models. Sinclair founded the 'Models for Diversity' campaign to promote models that challenge convention.[11] Models for Diversity featured van der Putten on its first billboard campaign, held during the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London.[1][11]
In 2014, Debbie featured in a campaign for the Dutch department store chain De Bijenkorf, although The Huffington Post noted that she was seen only on the app, while the website showed the same dress worn by a different model.[12]
In 2023, she made a comeback posing for Steve Madden (company) in the #tobitefor campaign featuring Dutch television presenter/stylist Fred van Leer [1]
In various international sources, she has been cited alongside Aimee Mullins as an example of a disabled fashion model.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Doorn, Bert (29 August 2012). "Gehandicapt Helmonds model Debbie van der Putten siert straten van Londen met billboard". Omroep Brabant (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Ineens begon de bus te slingeren". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Crossan, Rob (18 February 2007). "Ouch! (disability) - Features - Miss Ability: could it work on UK TV?". BBC. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Britain's Missing Top Model profile for Debbie van der Putten". BBC. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Debbie Van Der Putten, Linkedin
- ^ Goldwin, Constance (7 August 2009). "Glamorous amputees". VICE Magazine. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Disabled World
- ^ Models of Diversity
- ^ DLM (3 January 2013). "Uniquely picturesque". Disabled Life Media. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Ben Barry Agency
- ^ a b "London gets amputee model campaign against fashion "discrimination"". London24. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Kornowski, Liat (26 February 2014). "Disabled Model Debbie Van Der Putten Stars In New Dutch Campaign". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Cruz Hoyos, Santiago (30 March 2014). "La historia de la joven caleña sin piernas que triunfa en la moda colombiana". El Pais (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Vân, Lê (25 March 2014). "Những người mẫu tàn tật thay đổi bộ mặt ngành thời trang thế giới" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 16 April 2014.