Adele Uddo

Adele Uddo

Adele Uddo is an American parts model who promotes brands and doubles for celebrities.[1]

Early life and education

Uddo grew up in a California commune. She dropped out of college to pursue a modeling career.[2]

Career

As a parts model, Uddo is most known for modelling her hands, but she also models her lips, legs, feet, eyes, neck and chest[3] to promote brands and as a double for celebrities. She has also appeared in Vogue magazine and on billboards.[2]

Uddo has worked on campaigns for Christian Louboutin, Dior,[4] Revlon, Balmain, Chanel,[5] Essie[6] and Taco Bell.[7]

She is a regular hand stand-in for celebrities, including Katy Perry, Penélope Cruz[2], Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman[4] and Beyoncé,[8] and brands she has been featured in include Allure[7], Harpers Bazaar, Byrdie[9] and The New York Times.[2]

Personal life

She works in both Los Angeles and New York City, calling herself "bicoastal."[2]

References

1. "Perfekte Haut: Dieses Model hat die weltweit bekanntesten Hände – so pflegt sie sie". InStyle. 19 May 2019.
2. Rubin, Courtney (2016-03-14). "What a Hand Model Knows About Skin Care". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
3. Bakutyte, Justina (2015-09-08). "This Woman Is A Famous Model, But It's Not Her Face That Brought Her All The Glory". A Plus. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
4. Robehmed, Natalie. "The Life Of A Hand Model: Inside The Secretive World Of Parts Modeling". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
5. Young, Katy (2018-04-11). "The £4,000-a-day hand model and her anti-ageing tips". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
6. "A WOMAN'S BUSINESS SUCCESS - Thrive Global". thriveglobal.com. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
7. "This Woman May Have the Weirdest—and Coolest—Job Ever". Allure. September 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
8. Manning, Charles (2014-08-19). "The Hand Job That Can Make You $5,000 a Day". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
9. "This Model Has the Most Famous Hands in the World—Here Are Her Beauty Secrets". Byrdie. Retrieved 2019-06-05.