Nancy Donahue is an American top model and actress born in 1956. She started her modeling career when she was quite young. In the 1970s, Nancy took the modeling industry by storm.
Within a short time, she was among the topmost successful models. She has worked closely with plenty of top names like Kelly Emberg, Janice Dickinson, Christy Brinkley, Kim Alexis, and Esme. During her modeling career, she was photographed by many elite photographers like Steve Landis, Arthur Elgort, Francesco Scavullo, Hiro, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Stephen Anderson, and Irving Penn.
She led plenty of cosmetic campaigns for famous brands such as Clairol, Helena Rubenstein, and Avon. She was also the face of Virginia Slims in the USA. Furthermore, the model was found on the cover of almost all the magazine like Harper’s Bazaar, French Vogue, British Vogue, Italian Vogue, American Vogue, Self, Mademoiselle, Italian Bazaar, New York Times, Glamour, Redbook, and many more.
When it comes to runway work, she worked with many big names of the fashion world. Early in her career, she walked the ramp for Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis, Calvin Klein, and Donna Karan. As far as her catalog work is concerned, she partnered up with Neiman Marcus, Lord and Taylor, and Bloomingdale’s.
The model was also the Pastry Chef at Bianco’s Catering Company in Massachusetts. There she worked for 10 years at the company and earned a lot of awards at numerous events. Donahue also co-authored a book, One on One with a fashion model and her former husband, Jeff Aquilon. It was published by Simon & Schuster.
Besides being a model, she also worked as a Fitness Director for a club, located in Boston Area. She got certifications including American Council on Exercise (ACE), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). For becoming a yoga teacher, she got registered through Yogafit. Standing and Mat Pilates through Physical Mind Institute of New York.
She is an actress as well. Nancy was seen in Exposed along with Natashia Kinski in 1983. In the same year, she was cast for Portfolio with Julie Wolfe, Kelly Emberg, and Paulina Porizkova. Nancy also appeared in The Self-Destruction of Gia in 2002. Her co-stars included Francesco Scavullo, Janice Dickinson, Diane von Furstenberg.
Donahue lives in her hometown in Lowell, Massachusetts with her third husband, Steven Joncas. She has a son with her second husband. Recently, she made a comeback and joined the modeling career as a classic model.
Nancy Donahue is back to being a classic model and can become one of the most talented models.