Erin Heatherton
Erin Heather Bubley, known professionally as Erin Heatherton, is an American model known for her work as a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2010 to 2013.
Early life
Heatherton was born and raised in Skokie, Illinois, the daughter of Laura and Mark Bubley. Her family is Jewish, and she attended Solomon Schechter Day School, a Jewish day school, as well as Niles North High School. She grew up competing in science fairs and played basketball for Niles North High School.Career
Heatherton was discovered by modeling scout Arri Taylor while vacationing with a friend on South Beach, Miami. At the age of 17, Heatherton moved to New York City and signed with the Marilyn Agency. She made her runway debut in September 2006 at the Diane von Fürstenberg fashion show. She has since walked the runway for Prada, Stella McCartney, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, Marc Jacobs, Jason Wu, Carolina Herrera, Michael Kors, Christian Lacroix, Lacoste, Valentino, Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen, Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, L.A.M.B., Elie Saab, Carmen Marc Valvo, Derek Lam, Etro and Isaac Mizrahi.At the age of 17, she booked her first cover with Italy's Flair. She has since appeared on the magazine covers of D, Grazia, Velvet, Elle GQ, Beauty in Vogue, Russh, L'Officiel Hommes 2, Flair, and Muse. Additionally, she has appeared in editorials for Mixte, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Interview, Numero, V, Marie Claire, and Harper's Bazaar. Heatherton's campaigns include Chopard, XOXO, Diesel, Versace, Lord & Taylor, Blanco, BLK DNM, John Galliano, H&M, Blugirl, Lacoste, Armani, Liu Jo, Valentino, Karl Lagerfeld, Osiris, Pronovias, and Dolce & Gabbana.
Heatherton began walking in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2008. From 2010 to 2013, Heatherton was officially contracted as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She appeared in several television commercials and advertising campaigns for the brand, including a billboard in New York City for the company's "Showstopper" launch. She appeared in Victoria's Secret's "Very Sexy Now" fragrance's spring 2015 advertising campaign. In 2013, it was announced that Heatherton had signed with IMG. She was ranked at number 35 on Askmen's list of the "Top 99 Most Desirable" women for 2013. She appeared in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues in 2015 and 2016. Also in 2016, she was featured in various campaigns for Adore Cosmetics.
In 2019, she signed with Select Model Management. After hiatus, she returned to modeling and appeared on the cover of Chicago Splash magazine in November 2019.
Personal life
Heatherton dated actor Leonardo DiCaprio from December 2011 to November 2012. She resides in Chicago, Illinois. She is the godmother to model Lily Aldridge’s daughter.She has supported numerous charities, including Global Poverty Project, and the Global Citizen Festival, a concert to combat poverty held in Central Park that attracted 60,000 attendees.
Legal issues
New York condominium lawsuit
Morton Square Condominium filed a civil lawsuit against Heatherton stating that the model "regularly causes and allows unreasonable levels of noise and bass vibrations... disturbing the condo's residents and interfering with their ability to use and enjoy their units."Sportswear lawsuit
Fashion stylist Clare Byrne sued Heatherton in 2017 for $10 million as compensation for a proposed sportswear line called RetroActive that never got off the ground.Bankruptcy
In April 2019, Heatherton filed for bankruptcy.Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008–2013 | The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show | Herself / Model | Television special |
| 2013 | The League | Coach Crowley | Episode: "The Credit Card Alert" |
| 2014 | Herself | Episode: "Supermodel Pad" | |
| 2016 | 73 Questions | Herself | Uncredited Episode: " 73 Questions with Derek Zoolander" |