Genevieve Morton
{{short description|South African model (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Genevieve Morton
| image = Genvievemorton.jpg
| caption = Genevieve Morton resting during Mountain Hiking
| birth_name = Genevieve Debra Morton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Benoni, South Africa
| years_active = 2008-present
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}{{fashionmodel|Genevieve_Morton|Genevieve Morton}}
| haircolor = Blonde
| eyecolor = Blue
| spouse =
| children =
| agency = IMG Models (New York, Los Angeles) {{cite web |url=http://www.imgmodels.com/genevieve/los-angeles/women |title=Genevieve | IMG Models |website=www.imgmodels.com |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218091226/http://www.imgmodels.com/genevieve/los-angeles/women |archive-date=18 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}
| website = {{url|genevievemorton.com}}
}}
Genevieve Morton (born 9 July 1986{{youTube|b80BSpkJMrk|Weather Girls - Genevieve Morton}} in Benoni) is a South African model. Morton was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in 2012 by FHM and was named one of the Top 50 Swimsuit Models of All Time by Sports Illustrated in 2014.
Early life
Morton was born in Benoni, in the South African province of Gauteng. At the age of twelve, she moved to Scottburgh, where she spent the rest of her childhood.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Career
Morton was photographed for the Sports Illustrated for the first time in 2010 by photographer Walter Chin.{{cite web|url=https://swimsuit.si.com/swimsuit/model/genevieve-mortons-first-si-swimsuit-shoot-2010-0#gid=ci025945fb000c2521&pid=10_genevieve-morton_14jpg|magazine=Sports Illustrated|title=Genevieve Morton's first SI Swimsuit shoot, shot by Walter Chin (2010)|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=July 7, 2014|access-date=August 12, 2022|archivedate=August 9, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809123646/https://swimsuit.si.com/swimsuit/model/genevieve-mortons-first-si-swimsuit-shoot-2010-0|quote=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4WRE8r4HV/|title=(Untitled)|publisher=Instagram|author=Morton, Genevieve|language=en-US|url-status=bot: unknown|date=August 5, 2022|access-date=August 12, 2022|archivedate=13 August 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813002746/https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg4WRE8r4HV/|quote=Imagine being a young woman selling cigarettes in bar...and then the next thing you know you get to come to America and work with the incredible Waltere Chin for Si Swimsuit?!?!}}
She shot with the South African team four more times (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014). She appeared on the cover of the 2011 issue, shot by Jacques Weyers. Morton was also featured on the cover in 2013 for the inaugural issue of World Swimsuit South Africa.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
In 2010, she made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, going on to appear in the 2011 (Fiji), 2012 (Zambia), 2013 (Hayman Islands), 2014 (Switzerland), and 2015 (Virgin Islands) issues.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
Morton appeared on Esquire Online: Me in My Place in 2011.{{cite web | url = http://www.esquire.com/women/me-in-my-place/genevieve-morton-pictures-2011 |title=Esquire Presents Me in My Place, Genevieve Morton|date=11 April 2011 }}
She appeared with the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island in the December 2011 issue of GQ.{{cite web | url = http://www.2oceansvibe.com/2011/12/06/genevieve-morton-and-lonely-island-in-the-latest-us-gq-magazine/ |title = US GQ with The Lonely Island |date = 6 December 2011 }} Morton was also selected to be on the cover of the South African GQ Soccer World Cup issue.{{cite web|url=http://www.gq.co.za/video/629037.html |title=GQ Cover South African Soccer World Cup issue |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120315094810/http://www.gq.co.za/video/629037.html |archivedate=2012-03-15 }} Morton also appeared on the cover of the July 2014 issue of GQ South Africa.
In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the song "Sweeter" by Gavin DeGraw.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/gavin_degraws_sweeter_music_video/301300?cmpid/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719111915/http://uk.eonline.com/news/gavin_degraws_sweeter_music_video/301300?cmpid/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-19 |title=Premiere for Gavin DeGraw's latest single }}
References
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External links
- {{official|http://www.genevievemorton.com}}
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Category:White South African people