Lara Catherina Stone (born 20 December 1983) is a Dutch fashion model. First discovered in the Paris Metro when she was 12, she then went on to participate in the Elite Model Look competition at age 15. Stone has appeared on the covers of W and Vogue and has worked with brands like Fendi, Chanel, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, H&M, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Versace among others. She has been signed with The Lions, IMG Models, and Elite Model Management. Early life Stone was born in Geldrop and grew up in Mierlo, a small town in the Netherlands. She has Dutch mother Kathryna and an English father, Michael Stone. She was discovered in the Paris Metro while on holiday with her family when she was 12, and she also took part in the Elite Model Look competition in 1999 when she was 15. Although she did not win, she impressed the Elite executives and was signed to the Elite Modelling Agency. Modeling career Breakthrough: 2006–2008 Stone left Elite and signed with IMG Models worldwide in 2006. In January, she made her catwalk debut when Riccardo Tisci put her in his Givenchy couture shows during the Paris Fashion Week. Later that year, she has signed an exclusive for Calvin Klein. In 2007, she was the subject of a spread in March's Vogue Paris in the style of Brigitte Bardot and also appeared on the cover of the April issue. The New York Times''' fashion critic Cathy Horyn named her the "anti-model" in her On the Runway blog; describing her as "not your typical catwalk android with her gapped front teeth, stunned expression, and Lurch walk, which can be attributed to her small foot size 7 – catwalk shoes are at least a size larger." New York Magazine to rank her No. 2 on their "Top Ten Models to Watch" for in New York Fashion Week. Stone has opened shows for Giles Deacon, Isabel Marant, Christopher Kane, Fendi, and MaxMara, and closed for Chanel, Diesel, Marc Jacobs, Stella McCartney, and Balmain. She has also been a "semi-exclusive" for Prada, meaning she could not walk any other shows during New York Fashion Week or any shows in Milan before the Prada show. Her spring/summer 2008 campaigns included Givenchy, Belstaff, Just Cavalli, and H&M. Her campaigns for autumn/winter 2008 included Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Belstaff, Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein Cosmetics, and Jil Sander. Stone was