User:Joanneblackstyle

Joanne Black (born 25 October 1974 in County Cavan, Ireland) is a stylist based in Los Angeles. A former model she took part in beauty pageants, becoming Miss Limerick Photogenic, then Miss Ireland in 1995, at the age of 20. She represented Ireland at the Miss World event in Cape Town in November 1995. She also attended the Miss Europe event in Tirana, Albania, and the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas in 1996. Joanne has been involved in the fashion industry for nearly two decades and has since become a renowned stylist. Thanks to the combination of her own exposure to some of the top designers in the world and the experience she had gained from being in the public eye, her passion for fashion was reinforced; she studied styling at London college of Fashion and launched her own business, styling celebrities for global red carpet and press events. Regularly attending the Cannes Film Festival, Joanne started to become a reference in red carpet fashion by A-list stars who climb up those famous red stairs.

Career
Joanne began her career as a model with the Celia Holman Lee Agency in 1990. She was crowned Miss Limerick Photogenic, then Miss Ireland in 1995. Black was then described as ‘Ireland’s most eligible young woman’. With 15 years experience in fashion under her belt Joanne decided to start developing her skills as a stylist. Joanne's personal style was noticed by the fashion photographer Tony Mcgee, who photographed Kate Moss in her waifish early teens, chose Joanne Black as Ireland's most stylish woman because: "It's not about what she's wearing, or being noticed, it's about her personality. Style is sharing." As a stylist, she has worked among others with Petra Nemcova, Erin O'Connor, Zara Phillips, Goldie Hawn, Sarah Bolger, Elena Satine, Laura Michelle Kelly, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Max Irons, Bill Nighy, Ronan Keating and Rory J. Saper