Karen Elson is one of the world's most unique and stunning supermodels, and her extended editorial in the Zoo 31 Summer 2011 issue only serves to solidify her spot as such.
Elson (the wife of former White Stripes frontman, Jack White) takes a journey with photographer Bryan Adams, which transports her to an unspecified leisurely small town in North America. Presented is a glum-looking Elson as she stands in front of a white picket fence, poses next to a beat-down station wagon and a rusted old Buick, and as she casually loiters in front of a downcast adult book store.
The Zoo 31 Summer 2011 really scored something special in casting Elson for the editorial, her much vaunted supermodel skill set is on full display. Elson is equally adept at portraying a strong, confident minx in one photograph as she is at portraying a bored suburban housewife in another.
Take a ride into the heart of middle America with this editorial.
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Karen Elson is Stunning in the Zoo 31 Summer 2011 Issue
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