Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is a retired American model.
Biography[]
She was born in the suburbs of Omaha, Nebraska, the daughter of Nancy King, a former beauty queen, and Robert King. She has an older sister Sandi, a younger sister Barry and a younger brother Robert. Her parents separated in 1994.
She had attended Nancy Bounds' Studios, a modeling school, and in 1995 dropped out of Westside High School in order to pursue a modeling career in New York City. She later enrolled in a home-study program run by the University of Nebraska.
Career beginnings[]
She was discovered in November 1993, at age fourteen, while attending Nancy Bounds' Studios. After being spotted at her graduation fashion show by model agent Michael Flutie, she was invited to New York City to begin modeling professionally.
Personal life[]
She is now an actress.
During her first job modeling, she began using heroin and had an addiction to the drug from age 14 to 19, at which time she went to rehabilitation for her addiction.
She dated the late fashion photographer Davide Sorrenti.
She briefly dated Robert "Kid Rock" Ritchie at the age of 21.
In January 2005, while working on the set of Fanboys, she met future husband Kyle Newman, the film's director. Within three months of dating, the two moved in together. He proposed in spring 2007, and the two married on November 23, 2007, in an "intimate and relaxed" ceremony in Los Angeles at Greystone Mansion, where he had proposed. They have two sons, James Knight (born October 6, 2013) and Leo Thames (born July 16, 2015).
She struggles with endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome, which led to infertility. She suffered five miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy prior to her first successful pregnancy.
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show[]
Jaime walked in two consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows.
1998[]
Jaime walked in the show.
1999[]
Jaime walked in the show.
