46 facts about model Jourdan Dunn

Ten weeks after giving birth, Dunn returned to the runway. Learn 46 facts about fashion model Jourdan Dunn.

1. Her full name is Jourdan Sherise Dunn.

2. She is a British fashion model.

3. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Model Management in London shortly thereafter.

4. She began appearing on international runways in early 2007.

5. In February 2008, she was the first black model to walk a Prada runway in over a decade.

6. She has attracted attention because of the paucity of black models in the fashion modelling industry.

7. In April 2014, it was announced that Dunn was signed as the new face of Maybelline New York.

8. As of July 2014, she was declared an icon by models.com.

9. In 2014, Forbes listed Dunn in their top-earning models list, estimated to have earned $4 million in one year. She was the first black British model to make the list.

10. Jourdan Dunn was born in the West London suburb of Greenford.

11. She grew up with her mother.

12. Her mother is a receptionist of Grenadian heritage.

13. She has two younger brothers.

14. She admitted to being self-conscious as a teenager, due to her height and weight.

15. She stated growing up, people would often tell her she should become a model, but she was apprehensive as she was not really sure what a model did.

16. She commented that shows like America's Next Top Model intrigued her as it gave her a new perspective of the job.

17. At the age of 16, Dunn made her runway debut in the New York shows in the autumn of 2007, walking in shows for Marc Jacobs and Polo Ralph Lauren, among others.

18. In 2007, she was featured on British Vogue as a "new star,".

19. In 2008 Style.com listed her as one of the top 10 newcomers.

20. She also walked 75 shows during the spring/summer 2008 season, including Louis Vuitton and Valentino.

21. Dunn has since become a major fixture on runways, having walked for the industries biggest designers. She was often distinguished for being the only black model in shows, for which she later condemned designers.

22. In July 2008, Steven Meisel selected Dunn to appear on the cover of the Vogue Italia issue devoted entirely to black models.

23. She has also been featured on the cover of American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue Turkey, Vogue Japan, Vogue Brazil and Teen Vogue, as well as covering i-D- eight times, W Magazine, Elle, Pop, Russh, Muse, The Sunday Times Style, Ponystep, Antidote and Luella.

24. She has garnered attention for her legs and for her walk.

25. She says she practises her walk frequently with very tall heels.

26. She has been in campaigns for Ann Taylor, Burberry, Balmain, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, DKNY, John Galliano, Victoria's Secret, Tommy Hilfiger, Topshop, Kate Spade, Express, Jaeger, Rag & Bone, Gap, Aldo, Shiatzy Chen, Benetton, H&M, Banana Republic, Free People, Neiman Marcus, Pepe Jeans, Liu Jo and Saks Fifth Avenue.

27. Was the face of Rihanna's collections for River Island.

28. She has appeared in editorials for the American, Italian, French, British, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese, Brazilian editions of Vogue, Elle, i-D, Dazed & Confused, W, Pop, Centrefold and V - among others.

29. She continued to model until she was six months pregnant and couldn't fit into any of the clothes- notably walking the catwalk for the Spring 2010 Jean Paul Gaultier show, with a baby bump.

30. At the age of 19, ten weeks after giving birth, Dunn returned to the runway at London Fashion Week for the Winter 2010 season.

31. For returning to work so quickly, she said her motivation was her son: "More than anything, having a son has made me realise I have to make shit work: I'm his voice, I'm his lifeline, I have to be driven. I think he pushed me in the right direction. I've always been ambitious, but now I have more focus. I'm more hardworking."

32. During the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony, Dunn was one of the British models wearing bespoke fashions created by British designers specifically for the event. The other models were Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, David Gandy, Karen Elson, Lily Donaldson, Lily Cole, Georgia May Jagger and Stella Tennant. She wore a gold and white gown by Jonathan Saunders with feathered headdress by Stephen Jones.

33. She also made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut for the 2012 show.

34. In March 2013, Dunn appeared as the cover story in Net-a-Porter's "The Edit." In it she spoke of encountering discrimination telling the magazine that casting agents would say clients "didn't want any more black girls".

35. In July 2013, she received media attention for tweeting that she had been cancelled from a Dior haute couture show, "for her boobs"; rather than her skin colour - which she noted, "usually happens".

36. In April 2014, it was announced Maybelline New York had signed her to join the brand.

37. In November 2008, Dunn was named "Model of the Year" at the British Fashion Awards.

38. In November 2013, she won "Model of the Year" at the Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards.

39. As of July 2014, she was declared an icon by models.com after appearing on their Top 50 Models Women list for seven consecutive years.

40. As of May 2015, models.com declared her a "New Super", a selection of models who are recognised as modern day supermodels; having transcended the fashion industry and established themselves as brands and celebrities.

41. She won the "Inspiration Award" at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2015, for her philanthropic work raising awareness for Sickle-cell disease and her consistent activism for diversity within the modeling industry.

42. In November 2015, she won "Model of the Year" at the British Fashion Awards, for the second time.

43. Dunn appeared in the music videos for "Yoncé" and "XO" from Beyoncé's fifth self-titled studio album which is widely described as a "visual album" due to every song being accompanied by a music video.

44. Dunn currently hosts a cooking show entitled, "Well Dunn", on Jay Z's Life+Times YouTube channel. The web show has featured celebrity guest co-chefs, such as 2 Chainz, Wale, Karlie Kloss, Chanel Iman, Cara Delevingne and Joan Smalls among others.

45. She was a guest on The Jonathan Ross Show in March 2013, to discuss her career.

46. She's appeared in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.