Casey Legler
Casey Legler | |
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| Born | 26 April 1977 |
| Nationality | French American |
| Education | Graduated cum laude from Smith College |
| Alma mater | Phi Beta Kappa |
| Known for | Olympic swimmer, model and athlete |
| Notable work | Godspeed: A Memoir |
| Spouse | Siri May |
| Website | https://www.caseylegler.com |
Casey Legler (born 26 April 1977) is a French-American writer, restaurateur, model, and former Olympic swimmer.
Early life
[edit]Legler was born in Fréjus, Var, France, to expatriate American parents.[1] She attended school in both France and America, and began competitive swimming at the age of 13.
Career
[edit]Legler competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics at the age of 19, where, after breaking the world record in practice the day before, she came 29th in the women's 50 metres freestyle event and 10th in the women's 4x100 metres freestyle relay event. Legler gave up swimming two years later and subsequently studied architecture, obtained a scholarship for law school, and began medical school. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated cum laude from Smith College before moving to New York to focus on an artistic career.[1]
In 2012, through a connection made by her friend the photographer Cass Bird, Legler became the first woman signed to Ford Models to exclusively model men's clothes.[2][3] While no longer full time, Legler continues to model men's clothes in her spare time and her work has been featured in Vogue, Le Monde and Time.[4]
Legler's first book, Godspeed: A Memoir, was released July 10, 2018 and is published by Simon & Schuster.[5][6]
Personal life
[edit]Legler now dedicates her time to writing and pursuing their love of restaurants, dividing her time between New York and Sydney with her wife, Siri May.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Casey Legler". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- ^ Lapinski, Valerie (20 November 2012). "Male Models: The Female of the Species". Time – via style.time.com.
- ^ Wiseman, Eva (3 March 2013). "Model Casey Legler: is she the perfect man?". The Observer. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "Casey Legler for Le Monde M Magazine".
- ^ Legler, Casey (10 July 2018). Godspeed: A Memoir. Atria Books. ISBN 978-1501135750.
- ^ "Home - Atria Books". www.simonandschusterpublishing.com.
- ^ "#Pride30: Advocate Siri May is protecting LGBTQ rights globally". NBC News.
- ^ "This Model Wore Ryan McGinley's Suit to Her City Hall Wedding". 13 April 2017.
| International | |
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| National | |
- French female freestyle swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for France
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- French female models
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Fréjus
- French lesbian writers
- Queer memoirists
- French women memoirists
- French lesbian sportswomen
- Lesbian models
- Lesbian memoirists
- French LGBTQ models
- LGBTQ swimmers
- 21st-century French women writers
- 21st-century French LGBTQ people
- Models from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur