Lady Victoria Frederica Isabella Hervey

After turning down a place to read French and History of Art at Bristol University, her mother stopped her allowances and Hervey reluctantly became a receptionist for producer Michael Winner.
• Modelling/fashion
Hervey became a part-time catwalk model in a career move she hoped would take her into television presenting, but with her statuesque 6-foot height she took to the career full-time, ultimately modelling for Christian Dior. In April 2000, she and friend Jane Blight opened Knightsbridge fashion boutique Akademi. Frequented by Victoria Beckham, Meg Mathews and Martine McCutcheon, it closed in 2001 with debts estimated at £350,000. Hervey was reportedly only £20 out of pocket by the business failure but in the year following the closure, Hervey owed a series of personal debts. More recently, as of 2012, it has been reported that she has taken the position as Events and Society Editor for "The Untitled Magazine", a bi-annual cultural title fusing Fashion and Entertainment.