Simon Nessman Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Simon Nessman is a Canadian supermodel who has done modeling work for a variety of brands and designers such as Versace, DSquared², Givenchy, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Narciso Rodriguez, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Barneys, Giorgio Armani, D&G, Ralph Lauren, John Hardy, Gap, John Galliano, and many more. He was ranked at the 3rd spot in Forbes‘ “World’s Highest-Paid Male Models” list in 2013. In 2014, he was nominated for the “Model Of The Year” award.

Born Name

Simon Nessman 

Nick Name

Simon

Sun Sign

Scorpio

Born Place

Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 

Residence

Tofino, Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, Canada

Nationality

Education

Simon attended Georges P Vanier Secondary at 18.

Being an active player of rugby and basketball, he got selected at both – The University of The Fraser Valley and Quest University respectively.

In late 2013, Nessman attended Quest University in Squamish from where he graduated in Bachelor of Arts and Science in May 2017.

Occupation

Model

Family

• Father – Ron Nessman
• Mother – Carolyn Ireland
• Siblings – He has 3 older siblings.

Manager

He is represented by these agencies –

• Soul Artist Management – New York
• Premium Models – Paris
• Storm Models – London
• I Love Models Management – Milan
• Kult Model Agency – Hamburg
• Nest Model Management – Berlin
• Scoop Models – Copenhagen
• IMM Bruxelles
• Mode Models – Calgary
• Ford Europe
• Major Model Management
• Sight

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 2 in or 188 cm 

Weight

83 kg or 183 pounds

Girlfriend / Spouse

Simon Nessman has dated –

1. Tammi Maxwell (2008-2010) – Simon started seeing Tammi in the year 2008. Not much is known about their relationship, but the couple parted ways in 2010.
2. Gillian Staples – Simon started dating Gillian Staples in 2010. The duo broke up after some time.
3. Andreea Diaconu – He later started dating Romanian supermodel Andreea Diaconu and the couple tied the knot in July 2020.

Race / Ethnicity

White

He has half Austrian and half Scottish ancestry.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Hair
• Lips

Shoe Size

12 (US) or 11 (UK) or 45 (EU)

Brand Endorsements

He has advertised for Giorgio Armani, Versace, D&G, Givenchy, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Lanvin, Yves Saint Laurent, Barneys, Gap, A/X Armani Exchange, Acqua di Gio Essenza, Michael Kors, John Hardy (jewelry), John Galliano among others.

Best Known For

• Becoming the face of the brand Giorgio Armani. He got his claim to fame in 2011 when he got featured as the 2^nd most successful male model in the world on models.com out of the competitive list of 50 international male models.
• Getting featured in 2015, on the list of sexiest men on models.com, top icons men, and the money guys. Not to forget, he was even nominated for a model of the year award in 2014.

Personal Trainer

Simon Nessman is a nature lover and believes in eating right, indulging in sports and ensuring a healthy lifestyle.

In an interview, he even shared surfing, snowboarding, yoga, climbing and mountain biking as some of the activities that he likes to do whenever he gets time in order to stay fit. His connection with nature is quite interesting as he believes in forests, mountains, and ocean as his natural gyming space, unlike others.

Simon even prefers monitoring his diet as he avoids red meat as much as he can. He does consume chicken and fish but in moderation.

The promoter of healthy living and being an environmentalist, Simon believes in taking a good amount of sleep, consuming bananas as detox snacks and water as the best detox drink.

Simon Nessman Favorite Things

• Snack – Bananas
• Sport – Surf Boarding
• Hobbies –  Surfing
• Favorite fitness activity – Yoga

Source – Vogue, CBC

Simon Nessman Facts

1. He has a passion for surfing. He has a little wood shop in Brooklyn, and there were times when he would spend his days at the shop making surfboards.
2. After staying in NYC for 5 years, he shifted to an off-grid boat access property on Vargas Island.
3. Being an environmentalist, his love for nature and ecology gave him the push to create an ecological field station Clayoquot Sound.
4. In 2012, he was featured in Madonna’s music video for the song Girl Gone Wild.
5. In 2013, Forbes listed him as the world’s 3rd highest paid male model.

Featured Image by Sara Cimino / Flickr / CC BY 2.0