Jill Vedder

{{short description|American philanthropist, activist and former fashion model}}

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| caption = Vedder in 2022

| birth_name = Jill Kristin McCormick

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|11|11}}

| birth_place = Inglewood, California, U.S.

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| occupation = {{hlist|Philanthropist|Activist|Fashion model}}

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| eyecolor = Green

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| agency = Elite Model Management
Champagne Trott Management{{Cite web |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/archive/a-new-pearl-on-his-string/article_ebaf0daa-2ca3-5552-a865-e09b068bf996.html |title=A new pearl on his string |date=December 13, 2000 |website=Tulsa World |access-date=June 28, 2019 |archive-date=April 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403064659/https://tulsaworld.com/archive/a-new-pearl-on-his-string/article_ebaf0daa-2ca3-5552-a865-e09b068bf996.html |url-status=live }}

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| spouse = {{marriage|Eddie Vedder|2010}}

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Jill Kristin Vedder (née McCormick; born November 11, 1977) is an American philanthropist, activist, and former fashion model. She is the co-founder and vice chairman of EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorder epidermolysis bullosa. She is also an ambassador for Global Citizen and the Vitalogy Foundation.

Early life

McCormick was born in Inglewood, California, to Bud and Amy McCormick. She has five sisters.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiwhcobSK6g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/oiwhcobSK6g| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Jill Vedder |date=September 18, 2014 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}

Career

=Model=

At 15, McCormick relocated with her family to Bradenton, Florida, and was immediately accepted into the Elite Models' Miami Division.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} She attended Mira Costa High School in Manhattan Beach, California, and graduated from Manatee High School in Bradenton in 1995.{{Cite web |url=https://www.classmates.com/people/Jill-McCormick/257381151 |title=Jill McCormick, Class of 1995 - Manatee High School |website=Classmates.com |access-date=2019-03-11 |archive-date=2021-04-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403064545/https://www.classmates.com/people/Jill-McCormick/257381151 |url-status=live }}

In 1996, McCormick was one of the 15 finalists in the Elite Model Look of the Year contest,{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nMjbrwQYco&t=6230 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/0nMjbrwQYco| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Elite Model Look of the Year 1996 |date=February 19, 2015 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} and moved to Paris to continue her modeling career. McCormick then left Elite Model for the Champagne Trott Management agency.{{Cite web |url=http://jillmccormick.iwarp.com/about.html |title=Biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606091934/http://jillmccormick.iwarp.com/about.html |archive-date=June 6, 2012 |url-status=dead}} She has appeared in many magazines, such as Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan (UK and US) and Harper's Bazaar.{{Cite web |url=http://jillmccormick.iwarp.com/photo.html |title=Magazine/Official Photos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425062446/http://jillmccormick.iwarp.com/photo.html |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |url-status=dead}}

=Philanthropy=

After retiring from modeling, McCormick turned to activism. She is the co-founder, with her husband Eddie Vedder, and chairwoman of the EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorder Epidermolysis bullosa.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ebresearch.org/board-of-directors.html |title=Board of Directors - EB Research Partnership |website=ebresearch.org |access-date=2019-03-11 |archive-date=2019-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327161729/https://www.ebresearch.org/board-of-directors.html |url-status=live }} McCormick had a childhood friend whose son was born with EB. The foundation hosts several annual fundraising events and have raised over U$75million to fund research to find a cure for EB.{{Cite web |url=https://www.we.org/en-CA/we-stories/we-day/eddie-vedder-eb-research-partnership-we-day-california |title=Eddie Vedder surprises boy with life-changing genetic disorder at WE Day California |last=Demarco |first=Zoe |date=August 9, 2019 |website=WE Charity}}

McCormick is an ambassador for Global Citizen, an organization committed to ending extreme poverty by 2030.{{cite web|url=http://www.babble.com/celebrity/who-is-jill-mccormick-5-things-about-eddie-vedders-new-wife/|title=Who Is Jill McCormick? 5 Things About Eddie Vedder's New Wife|last=Brady|first=Emma|work=babble.com|date=September 20, 2010|accessdate=February 15, 2014|archive-date=February 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208070344/http://www.babble.com/celebrity/who-is-jill-mccormick-5-things-about-eddie-vedders-new-wife/|url-status=live}} She is also active with the Vitalogy Foundation, which supports the efforts of non-profit organizations doing work in the fields of community health, the environment, arts & education and social change. She also supports "Moms Demand Action" on their fight against gun violence and the NRA.{{Cite web |url=https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/921473843302227970 |title=When Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill McCormick rock @MomsDemand t-shirts and encourage America to #RejectTheNRA!!! |last=Watts |first=Shannon |date=October 20, 2017 |website=Twitter |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211060322/https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts/status/921473843302227970 |url-status=live }}

Since 2012, McCormick supports "Every Mother Counts", a non-profit that is working to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother in the U.S. and around the world.{{Cite web |url=https://pearljam.com/news/vitalogy-foundation-supports-every-mother-counts |title=Every Mother Counts - Vitalogy Foundation Donates $22K In Support Of Maternal Health |date=November 9, 2017 |website=PearlJam.com |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812130724/https://pearljam.com/news/vitalogy-foundation-supports-every-mother-counts |url-status=live }} In 2017 and 2018,{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpxj4x1HCCr/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jill.vedder/1905461950777401515 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=We did it! Running for the mamas! #everymileeverymother #runEMC |last=Vedder |first=Jill |website=Instagram |date=November 4, 2018}}{{cbignore}} McCormick competed in a half-marathon on behalf of Team Every Mother Counts to raise awareness and funds. She is also a supporter of Planned Parenthood.{{Cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BU2zducAzdD/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jill.vedder/1528635466637850435 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Loved spending time with my daughter supporting this important program that covers so many aspects of women and human rights |last=Vedder |first=Jill |date=June 2, 2017 |website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}

In 2013, along with her sisters Denise and Ashley, Jill formed "Babes Against Brain Cancer", a charity that focuses on helping people with Glioblastoma Multiforme.{{Cite web |url=https://www.yourobserver.com/article/three-sisters-start-brain-cancer-charity |title=Three sisters start brain cancer charity |date=October 16, 2013 |website=Your Observer |access-date=March 11, 2019 |archive-date=March 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311083335/https://www.yourobserver.com/article/three-sisters-start-brain-cancer-charity |url-status=live }}

On November 18, 2020, EB Research Partnership co-founders Jill and Eddie Vedder presented the inaugural Venture Into Cures, a virtual event featuring stories about individuals and families living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and raised funds for research toward a cure for EB and other rare diseases. Jill was also an executive producer of the show, that also featured some of the couple's celebrity friends educating viewers about EB.{{Cite web |date=November 10, 2020 |title=Jill and Eddie Vedder come together with celebrity friends for 'Venture Into Cures,' a virtual event supporting EB Research Partnership's mission to find a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jill-and-eddie-vedder-come-together-with-celebrity-friends-for-venture-into-cures-a-virtual-event-supporting-eb-research-partnerships-mission-to-find-a-cure-for-epidermolysis-bullosa-301169548.html |website=PR Newswire |access-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-date=October 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018194056/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jill-and-eddie-vedder-come-together-with-celebrity-friends-for-venture-into-cures-a-virtual-event-supporting-eb-research-partnerships-mission-to-find-a-cure-for-epidermolysis-bullosa-301169548.html |url-status=live }}

Personal life

McCormick and Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder began a relationship in 2000. The couple became engaged in 2009 and married on September 18, 2010.{{Cite web |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/pearl-jams-eddie-vedder-gets-married-2010209/ |title=Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Gets Married! |date=September 20, 2010 |website=US Weekly |access-date=March 11, 2019 |archive-date=July 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010217/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/pearl-jams-eddie-vedder-gets-married-2010209/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://people.com/celebrity/photo-eddie-vedder-dips-and-kisses-his-bride/ |title=PHOTO: Eddie Vedder Dips and Kisses His Bride |date=September 22, 2010 |website=People.com |access-date=March 11, 2019 |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023075638/https://people.com/celebrity/photo-eddie-vedder-dips-and-kisses-his-bride/ |url-status=live }} They have two daughters.{{cite web|title=The Reluctant Rockstar|url=http://mag.newsweek.com/2009/03/22/the-reluctant-rock-star.html|publisher=Newsweek Magazine|accessdate=14 October 2013|author=Jessica Bennett|date=22 Mar 2009|archive-date=28 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028010517/http://mag.newsweek.com/2009/03/22/the-reluctant-rock-star.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite magazine |last=Rees |first=Paul |date=September 2009 |title=Last Men Standing |url=http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/08/04/q-magazine-pearl-jam-feature/ |magazine=Q Magazine |access-date=2019-03-14 |archive-date=2019-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327172412/http://www.twofeetthick.com/2009/08/04/q-magazine-pearl-jam-feature/ |url-status=usurped }} In 2011, McCormick appeared in the music video for Vedder's solo single, "Longing to Belong".{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqZ0-PhHsaE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/lqZ0-PhHsaE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Longing to Belong (Music Video) - Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder |date=April 21, 2011 |website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}} McCormick has adopted her husband's surname as her professional name.{{Cite web |url=https://www.today.com/health/help-butterfly-children-sight-thanks-rockers-who-care-t64706 |title=Help for 'butterfly children' in sight, thanks to rockers who care |last=James |first=Susan Donaldson |date=January 4, 2016 |website=Today.com |access-date=June 26, 2019 |archive-date=June 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621190754/https://www.today.com/health/help-butterfly-children-sight-thanks-rockers-who-care-t64706 |url-status=live }}

During a Pearl Jam concert in Milan on June 22, 2018, McCormick wore a jacket that read: "Yes, we all care. Y don't u?", in response to U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, who caused controversy earlier that week when she boarded her plane after visiting children who had been separated from their parents at the border of the United States and Mexico, wearing a jacket that read: "I really don't care. Do u?".{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/eddie-vedders-wife-hits-back-melania-trump-statement-making-jacket-pearl-jam-show-2342958 |title=Eddie Vedder's wife hits back at Melania Trump with response jacket at Pearl Jam show |last=Daly |first=Rhian |date=June 23, 2018 |website=NME |access-date=March 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927122812/https://www.nme.com/news/music/eddie-vedders-wife-hits-back-melania-trump-statement-making-jacket-pearl-jam-show-2342958 |url-status=live }}