About
Taylor Marie Hill is an American fashion model and occasional actress who rocketed from small-town Colorado to the runways of Paris, Milan, and New York. A former Victoria’s Secret Angel (2015 – 2018), she has fronted campaigns for luxury houses such as Versace, Valentino, Ralph Lauren, and Lancôme, while gracing the covers of Vogue, Elle, and Harper’s Bazaar around the world. Forbes even slotted her onto its “Top-Earning Models” list before she turned twenty-one, underscoring a career powered by both classic high-fashion appeal and a social-media audience that now tops 24 million followers.
Before Fame
Born on March 5, 1996, in Palatine, Illinois, and raised in the mountain town of Arvada, Colorado, Hill spent her early childhood flipping across gymnastics mats and riding horses on family ranch outings. At 14, talent scout and photographer Jim Jordan spotted her during a horseback-riding trip, snapped a quick portfolio, and soon secured agency contracts that whisked her into the modeling world. By seventeen she was shooting catalogs for Intimissimi and Forever 21; a year later she was the youngest model in the 2014 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show—an industry-shaking debut that set the tone for everything that followed.
Trivia
- Runway prodigy: Hill has walked for Chanel, Fendi, Moschino, and Balmain, often opening or closing shows despite still being in her teens during her early seasons.
- Record-setting Angel: When she earned her wings in 2015 she became the youngest Angel on the roster at just 19.
- Film cameos: She slipped into Nicolas Winding Refn’s stylish thriller The Neon Demon (2016) and appeared in indie comedies Dating & New York (2021) and Stealing Pulp Fiction (2024).
- Beauty credentials: Lancôme tapped her as a global ambassador in 2016, citing her “approachable glamour” and vast online reach.
- Mountain soul: Despite globe-trotting, she still retreats to Colorado for snowboarding and fly-fishing—two hobbies that keep her grounded far from fashion-week frenzy.
Family Life
Taylor is the second of four children born to David and Jennifer Hill. Her sisters Logan Rae and Mackinley, plus brother Chase, all share her athletic build and ventured into modeling as well, occasionally appearing with Taylor in magazine editorials. On June 10, 2023, she married British private-equity investor Daniel Fryer at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in the Colorado Rockies—a Western-chic ceremony officiated by her grandfather and celebrated barefoot so she could “feel the earth beneath her feet.” The couple split their time between Nashville and Los Angeles with their two rescue dogs, Tate and River.
Associated With
Hill’s career has woven her into fashion’s tightest circles: she’s shared Victoria’s Secret catwalks with Adriana Lima and Sara Sampaio, fronted Lancôme campaigns shot by Mario Testino, and opened Versace shows under the creative eye of Donatella Versace herself. Designer Marco de Vincenzo crafted her custom Etro wedding gown, while photographers like Patrick Demarchelier and Annie Leibovitz have captured her on glossy pages. On-screen, she traded lines with Elle Fanning and Keanu Reeves in The Neon Demon, proving her versatility extends beyond high-fashion photoshoots.
