Saturday, January 9, 2010

Casey Durkin factoids, gossip and biography

Casey Durkin was born in Boston and grew up in Massachusetts. After
graduation from high school, she attended the Pratt Institute in
Brooklyn, New York, where she studied Fine Art and Art History. Casey
then moved to Los Angeles to continue her studies and graduated from
the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Casey was crowned Miss Los Angeles in 2004, and placed 4th in The Miss
California USA Pageant. She has been a runway model for Mercedes-Benz
Fashion Week since 2003, and has modeled for numerous print campaigns
including Yana K and Interlude, and magazines such as Seventeen and
Women's Wear Daily.

Casey has played leading roles in music videos starring the Rolling
Stones, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, Christina Aguilera, and Snoop Dogg,
among others. She also worked as a Red Carpet Correspondent for Maxim
Online, and as a host for "Your LA" on NBC.

Casey Durkin continues to work in both the fashion and entertainment
industry. Lil' Kim helped the successful launch of Casey's clothing
line "Hush Money" by her appearance in Casey's accessories at the 2009
MTV European Music Awards
.