In the unforgettable era of MySpace and indie sleaze, one woman's face was everywhere: Agyness Deyn. The British supermodel's achingly hip, androgynous look defined the early aughts - and meant she was soon dating rock stars, hanging out with A-listers and getting paid by huge fashion labels to make their clothes look effortlessly cool. And then ... she stopped. In 2012, Deyn became a little disillusioned by the fashion industry and decided to make a move into acting. Now? She's a 42-year-old mom of three who enjoys a quiet life, largely out of the spotlight in New York City with her second husband, Joel McAndrew. Yup, the woman once heralded as "the next Kate Moss" even drives a minivan - and she wouldn't want it any other way. So, how did she get here? Deyn, whose birth name is Laura Hollins - she changed it when she started out in fashion to stand out in a sea of Lauras - was born to humble beginnings outside Manchester in the north of England. Her parents, who divorced when she was 12, were a mailman and a nurse, but Deyn wanted more. Supermodels: Then and Now "I didn't really know what I wanted to do when I was a girl, but it was clear that something was stewing," she told The Independent in 2012. "I was very sporty - I swam competitively - and I loved music, the arts, having a creative outlet." In 2023, she also told Dazed, "I feel like from 17 - or even younger actually, more like 13 - I had a dream that I was going to leave and explore the world." Agyness Deyn in 2007 Stuart Wilson / Getty Images And so she did. At 18, she headed south to London to hang out with her childhood friend, the fashion designer Henry Holland, and was soon spotted by a model scout. "I was never really that interested in fashion growing up," she told The Talks in 2013. "It wasn't something that I always wanted to do. I was just spotted while I was out shopping in London, looking like a boy, and everything just happened to me." At first, Deyn was just a regular, jobbing model picking up work here and there, but when she signed with a new agent in New York, suddenly she was hot property, catching the attention of brands like Burberry, Mulberry and Vivienne Westwood. Her signature look - dark brows, bleached hair, general aura of "I don't care" - upped the edgy credentials of these long-established fashion brands and made her a true icon. "The Agyness" - her short, choppy, pixie cut - was one of the most sought-after and disastrously imitated hairstyles of the era, even if you have long since untagged the photos to prove it. Agyness Deyn in 2007 Eamonn McCormack/WireImage "I enjoyed modelling," she told The Independent in 2012. "Oh, God, I loved it. Being 18 years old, from Manchester and suddenly having this new world to explore - being able to travel, meet all these different people and immerse myself in all these different cultures - was just so much fun." She had a blast and was soon a regular fixture on the international celebrity scene, partying up a storm everywhere from basement clubs in East London to the VIP area at Coachella. In 2008, she met The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. at an awards ceremony, and they rapidly fell in love. "From the first date I went on with her it felt like we knew each other," he told The Guardian in 2009. "Even when I met her parents it was as though I had known them before. It was beautifully strange." Despite their intense feelings - Hammond Jr. even went on record saying he wanted kids with Deyn - and appearing in a Valentine's shoot together for i-D magazine, they split after less than a year together. (New York Magazine even ran an obituary for the couple: "The cause of death was by mutual agreement, and sources say the Relationship already has been reincarnated as the Friendship.") Agyness Deyn and Albert Hammond Jr. in 2008 Jemal Countess/WireImage Deyn carried on dating rock stars until she quit modeling. "It's great to branch out," she told The Independent in 2012. "I suppose I have stopped modeling officially. I've not done any for a good long while now. I think it was about four years ago when my feelings were changing towards the industry. I didn't hate it, but I was yearning to do something different. I was on a gradient. It was a gradual thing." She also told Interview in 2013 that she felt she had "lost a spunk" for modeling. "I couldn't fake it," she said. "It was like, 'I have to figure this out because I can't do it.' I can't do modeling disconnected. And I thought, 'What do I like? What do I love about modeling?' And what I love is that it's such a creative process, with a bunch of people, and I wanted that more, which is how the acting thing came about." Emily Ratajkowski Flaunts Her Fall Style With Leather Blazer and Hermes Bag While lots of models declare ambitions to act, this was different - Deyn was actually good at it. She got rave reviews for her stage work and appeared in some small but well-received indie movies (Electricity, Sunset Song). And she reveled in this new