Cato van Ee
{{short description|Dutch fashion model (born 1990)}}
{{use dmy|date=September 2022}}
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| name = Cato van Ee
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|1|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = South Carolina, U.S.
| nationality = Dutch
| spouse = {{marriage|Sander van der Does|2022}}
| children = 2
| hair_color = Blonde
| eye_color = Blue
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- IMG Models (New York)
- VIVA Model Management (Paris, London, Barcelona)
- Platform Agency (Madrid, Amsterdam) (mother agency){{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/cato-van-ee|title=Cato van Ee - Model|website=}} }}
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Cato van Ee is a Dutch-American fashion model.
Early life
Van Ee was born in South Carolina, United States, to Dutch parents and raised in California, United States, until she was eight years old, when the family moved to Bentveld, The Netherlands.{{cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/861/1/dazed-confused-issue-165-cover-shoot|title=Dazed & Confused Issue 165 Cover Shoot|work=Dazed|date=14 August 2008|last=Shillingford|first=Katie}}
Career
Van Ee entered the Dutch Elite Model Look contest in 2004 and signed with Elite Model Management the same year. Her first magazine cover was in January 2006 for Elle Netherlands, and she appeared in the magazine throughout the year.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713044230/https://nymag.com/fashion/models/cee/catovanee/|url=https://nymag.com/fashion/models/cee/catovanee/|title=NY Mag Model Profile|archive-date=13 July 2012|work=New York Magazine}} She made her runway debut as a Prada (and Miu Miu) exclusive in 2008.{{cite web|url=https://www.thecut.com/2008/04/meet_the_new_girl_cato_van_ee.html|title=Meet the New Girl: Cato van Ee|work=The Cut|publisher=Vox Media, LLC|date=1 April 2008}} She moved to New York City for her career, and switched to IMG Models. Soon after, she was photographed by Steven Meisel for a Calvin Klein Jeans ad campaign. In 2009, she was also chosen as an exclusive for Givenchy and participated in Vogue's Fashion's Night Out event.{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.vogue.com/issue/20091101|title=After Hours: Fashion's Night Out|issue=November 2009|magazine=Vogue|publisher=CONDÉ NAST}} She appeared in an ensemble D&G campaign with models such as Jacquelyn Jablonski and Daria Strokous.{{cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/brands/dg/advertisements/2010/spring-summer/302/page/1/|title=D&G Spring Summer 2010 Ready to Wear|work=Fashion Model Directory}}
In June 2020, she, Julie Hoomans, and various other models such as Bente Oort and Anna de Rijk appeared on individual covers of Vogue Netherlands during the COVID-19 health crisis; the covers had been shot remotely.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/gallery/2020/may/14/10-vogue-covers-during-covid-19-in-pictures|title=CGI, illustrations and archive photographs: 10 Vogue covers during the Covid-19 crisis – in pictures|work=The Guardian|date=14 May 2020|last=Jones|first=Jo}}
Personal life
Van Ee has a daughter, Eleanor Maeve, born in December 2021.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/nl/cultuur-reizen/a38674032/cato-van-ee-bevallen/|title=Bazaar-model Cato van Ee bevalt van een meisje - en wel met deze bijzondere naam|language=Dutch|magazine=Harper's Bazaar Netherlands|date=5 January 2022|last=Vloeimans|first=Emma}} After years of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she married her life partner in 2022.{{cite web|url= https://www.instagram.com/p/CenkJqPsKaO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=|title=Exactly 13 years ago I met the man of my dreams, my best friend & soulmate! And now last weekend we finally were able to become husband & wife, after 2 years of wedding delay due to covid. […]|via=Instagram|author=Cato van Ee|date=10 June 2022}} She and her daughter have appeared on the cover of Elle Spain.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.elle.com/es/extra-elle/revista/a40833387/tips-para-la-rentree-en-el-numero-de-septiembre-de-elle/|title=Todo lo que necesitas para la 'rentrée' en el número de septiembre de ELLE|magazine=Elle España|language=Spanish|last=Almansa|first=Beatriz|date=17 August 2022|publisher=Hearst España S.L.}} As of 2023, they have a second daughter.
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Category:American female models
Category:American people of Dutch descent
Category:People from Zandvoort
Category:People from North Holland
Category:Models from Amsterdam
Category:Models from South Carolina
Category:Female models from California