Genevieve Morton

Genevieve Morton (born 9 July 1986[3] in Benoni) is a South African model. Morton was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in 2012 by FHM and was named one of the Top 50 Swimsuit Models of All Time by Sports Illustrated in 2014.

Genevieve Morton
Genevieve Morton resting during Mountain Hiking
Born
Genevieve Debra Morton

(1986-07-09) 9 July 1986
Benoni, South Africa
Years active2008-present
Modeling information
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
AgencyIMG Models (New York, Los Angeles) [2]
Websitegenevievemorton.com

Life and career

Morton was born in Benoni, in the South African province of Gauteng. At the age of twelve, she moved to Scottburgh, where she spent the rest of her childhood.

Morton shot for South African Sports Illustrated for the first time in 2008 with Settimio Benedusi. She shot with the South African team 4 more times (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014). She appeared on the cover of the 2011 issue, shot by Jacques Weyers. Morton was also featured on the cover in 2013 for the inaugural issue of World Swimsuit South Africa.

In 2010, she made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, going on to appear in the 2011 (Fiji), 2012 (Zambia), 2013 (Hayman Islands), 2014 (Switzerland), and 2015 (Virgin Islands) issues.

Morton appeared on Esquire Online: Me in My Place in 2011,[4] where they visited her model apartment in New York.

She appeared with the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island in the December 2011 issue of GQ.[5] Morton was also selected to be on the cover of the South African GQ Soccer World Cup issue.[6] Morton also appeared on the cover of the July 2014 issue of GQ South Africa.

She has previously been a guest on the David Letterman show, and, in 2012, she appeared in the music video for the song Sweeter by Gavin DeGraw.[7]

Morton was one of the two cover stars for the December 2016/January 2017 Swimsuit Edition for Esquire Mexico.

On September 19, 2021, she sued Twitter for at least $10 million in damages, alleging that Twitter's algorithm contributed to copyright infringement that "created unauthorized derivative works."[8]

References
  1. Genevieve Morton at Fashion Model Directory
  2. http://www.imgmodels.com/genevieve/los-angeles/women%5B%5D
  3. Weather Girls - Genevieve Morton on YouTube
  4. "Esquire Presents Me in My Place, Genevieve Morton".
  5. "US GQ with The Lonely Island".
  6. "GQ Cover South African Soccer World Cup issue". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  7. "Premiere for Gavin DeGraw's latest single". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  8. Kevin Shalvey (19 September 2021). "'Sports Illustrated' model sues Twitter for $10 million, accusing its algorithm of contributing to copyright infringement". Business Insider.
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