May Andersen
{{short description|Danish model}}
{{for|the Latter-day Saint children's leader|May Anderson (1864–1946)}}
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| caption = May Andersen at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
| birth_name = Lykke May Andersen
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| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark
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Lykke May Andersen (born 16 June 1982) is a Danish model. She is best known for her work with Victoria's Secret and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was once assistant director of The Hole, an art gallery, in New York City.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2012/04/hole-gallery-assistant-director-is-on-the-cover-of-playboy/|title=May Andersen, Hole Gallery Assistant Director, Is on the Cover of 'Playboy'|date=18 April 2012|work=New York Observer|accessdate=5 October 2014}}
Career
Andersen began her modeling career in her teens, gaining international prominence as the face of Prada. She became one of the most sought-after catwalk models in Paris, Milan, and New York, appearing on billboards in Times Square and working with major fashion houses.{{cite web|url=https://danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=21691|title=Lykke May Andersen|website=Danske Film Database|accessdate=13 January 2025}}
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Andersen featured on the cover of the May 2012 edition of Playboy. On 19 April 2012, she held a book-signing for her cover of the May issue of Playboy at The Hole Gallery in Manhattan.{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/2012/04/may_andersen_playboy.php|title=May Andersen, Assistant Director of Bowery Gallery the Hole, Is On the Cover of Playboy|website=Papermag|accessdate=5 October 2014}}
Personal life
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In 2013, Andersen gave birth to a son, Shooter Sandhed Schnabel, fathered by Julian Schnabel.{{cite web|url=http://www.elle.dk/Gossip/Nyheder/2013/September/Lykke-May-Andersen-Shooter-Sandhed-Julian-Schnabel-Jr.aspx|title=Lykke May viser sin lille søn frem|work=Elle|accessdate=5 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/filmmaker-julian-schnabel-fiancee-may-andersen-welcome-baby-boy--2013117|title=Julian Schnabel, Fiancee May Andersen Welcome Baby Boy|date=11 July 2013|work=Us Weekly|accessdate=5 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/julian-schnabel-retrospective-debuts-at-655151|title=Julian Schnabel Retrospective Debuts at New York Auction Week|author=Kate Sutton|date=11 November 2013|work=The Hollywood Reporter|accessdate=5 October 2014}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
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- {{Playmate|may-andersen|May Andersen}}
- {{IMDb name|1820963|May Andersen}}
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Category:Models from Copenhagen
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