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Jill Vedder

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Jill Vedder
Vedder in 2022
Born
Jill Kristin McCormick

(1977-11-11)November 11, 1977(age 46)
Los Angeles,California,U.S.
Occupations
Spouse
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(m.2010)​
Children2
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Hair colorLight brown[1]
Eye colorGreen
AgencyElite Model Management
Champagne Trott Management[2]

Jill Kristin Vedder(néeMcCormick;born November 11, 1977)[1]is an American philanthropist, activist, and former fashion model. She is the co-founder and vice chairman of EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorderepidermolysis bullosa.Vedder is also an ambassador forGlobal Citizenand the Vitalogy Foundation.

Early life

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McCormick was born inLos Angeles,California,[1]to Bud and Amy McCormick. She has five sisters.[3]

Career

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Model

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At 15, McCormick relocated with her family toBradenton, Florida,and was immediately accepted into theElite Models' Miami Division.[citation needed]She attendedMira Costa High SchoolinManhattan Beach, California,and graduated fromManatee High Schoolin Bradenton in 1995.[4]

In 1996, McCormick was one of the 15 finalists in theElite Model Look of the Yearcontest,[5]and moved to Paris to continue her modeling career. McCormick then left Elite Model for the Champagne Trott Management agency.[2][6]She has appeared in many magazines, such asVogue,Elle,Marie Claire,Cosmopolitan(UK and US) andHarper's Bazaar.[1][6][7]

Philanthropy

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After retiring from modeling, McCormick turned to activism. She is the co-founder and vice chairman of the EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorderEpidermolysis bullosa.[8]McCormick was childhood friends with Ryan Fullmer, whose son, Michael, was born with EB. McCormick along with her husband Eddie Vedder, Ryan Fullmer and his wife Heather, founded Heal EB. In 2014, they merged Heal EB with the Jackson Gabriel Research Foundation to create the EB Research Partnership. The foundation hosts several annual fundraising events and have raised over U$25 million to fund research to find a cure for EB.[9]

McCormick is an ambassador forGlobal Citizen,an organization committed to ending extreme poverty by 2030.[10]She is also active with the Vitalogy Foundation, which supports the efforts of non-profit organizations doing commendable work in the fields of community health, the environment, arts & education and social change.[8]She also supports "Moms Demand Action" on their fight against gun violence and theNRA.[11]

Since 2012, McCormick supports "Every Mother Counts", a non-profit that is working to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother in the U.S. and around the world.[12]In 2017 and 2018,[13]McCormick competed in a half-marathon on behalf of Team Every Mother Counts to raise awareness and funds.[12]She is also a supporter ofPlanned Parenthood.[14]

In 2013, along with her sisters Denise and Ashley, Jill formed "Babes Against Brain Cancer", a charity that focuses on helping people withGlioblastoma Multiforme.[15][3]

On November 18, 2020, EB Research Partnership co-founders Jill and Eddie Vedder presented the inauguralVenture Into Cures,a virtual event featuring stories about individuals and families living with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) and raised funds for research toward a cure for EB and other rare diseases. Jill was also an executive producer of the show, that also featured some of the couple's celebrity friends educating viewers about EB.[16]

Personal life

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McCormick andPearl Jamlead singerEddie Vedderbegan a relationship in 2000. The couple engaged in 2009 and married on September 18, 2010.[17][18]They have two daughters.[19][20]In 2011, McCormick appeared in the music video for Vedder's solo single, "Longing to Belong".[21]McCormick has adopted her husband's surname as her professional name.[22]

During a Pearl Jam concert in Milan on June 22, 2018, McCormick wore a jacket that read: "Yes, we all care. Y don't u?", in response to U.S. First LadyMelania Trump,who caused controversy earlier that week when she boarded her plane after visiting children who had been separated from their parents at the border of the United States and Mexico, wearing a jacket that read: "I really don't care. Do u?".[23]

Music videos

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Year Title Artist
2011 ”Longing to Belong”[21] Eddie Vedder

References

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  1. ^abcdJill_McCormickatFashion Model Directory
  2. ^ab"A new pearl on his string".Tulsa World.December 13, 2000.Archivedfrom the original on April 3, 2021.RetrievedJune 28,2019.
  3. ^ab"Jill Vedder".YouTube.September 18, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.
  4. ^"Jill McCormick, Class of 1995 - Manatee High School".Classmates.com.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-04-03.Retrieved2019-03-11.
  5. ^"Elite Model Look of the Year 1996".YouTube.February 19, 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.
  6. ^ab"Biography".Archived fromthe originalon June 6, 2012.
  7. ^"Magazine/Official Photos".Archived fromthe originalon April 25, 2012.
  8. ^ab"Board of Directors - EB Research Partnership".ebresearch.org.Archivedfrom the original on 2019-03-27.Retrieved2019-03-11.
  9. ^Demarco, Zoe (August 9, 2019)."Eddie Vedder surprises boy with life-changing genetic disorder at WE Day California".WE Charity.
  10. ^Brady, Emma (September 20, 2010)."Who Is Jill McCormick? 5 Things About Eddie Vedder's New Wife".babble.com.Archivedfrom the original on February 8, 2014.RetrievedFebruary 15,2014.
  11. ^Watts, Shannon (October 20, 2017)."When Eddie Vedder and his wife Jill McCormick rock @MomsDemand t-shirts and encourage America to #RejectTheNRA!!!".Twitter.Archivedfrom the original on December 11, 2019.RetrievedMarch 18,2019.
  12. ^ab"Every Mother Counts - Vitalogy Foundation Donates $22K In Support Of Maternal Health".PearlJam.com.November 9, 2017.Archivedfrom the original on August 12, 2020.RetrievedMarch 18,2019.
  13. ^Vedder, Jill (November 4, 2018)."We did it! Running for the mamas! #everymileeverymother #runEMC".Instagram.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-12-25.
  14. ^Vedder, Jill (June 2, 2017)."Loved spending time with my daughter supporting this important program that covers so many aspects of women and human rights".Instagram.Archived fromthe originalon 2021-12-25.
  15. ^"Three sisters start brain cancer charity".Your Observer.October 16, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on March 11, 2019.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  16. ^"Jill and Eddie Vedder come together with celebrity friends for 'Venture Into Cures,' a virtual event supporting EB Research Partnership's mission to find a cure for Epidermolysis Bullosa".PR Newswire.November 10, 2020.Archivedfrom the original on October 18, 2021.RetrievedOctober 18,2021.
  17. ^"Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder Gets Married!".US Weekly.September 20, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on July 7, 2018.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  18. ^"PHOTO: Eddie Vedder Dips and Kisses His Bride".People.com.September 22, 2010.Archivedfrom the original on October 23, 2019.RetrievedMarch 11,2019.
  19. ^Jessica Bennett (22 Mar 2009)."The Reluctant Rockstar".Newsweek Magazine.Archivedfrom the original on 28 October 2013.Retrieved14 October2013.
  20. ^Rees, Paul (September 2009)."Last Men Standing".Q Magazine.Archived from the original on 2019-03-27.Retrieved2019-03-14.{{cite magazine}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  21. ^ab"Longing to Belong (Music Video) - Ukulele Songs - Eddie Vedder".YouTube.April 21, 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-12.
  22. ^James, Susan Donaldson (January 4, 2016)."Help for 'butterfly children' in sight, thanks to rockers who care".Today.com.Archivedfrom the original on June 21, 2019.RetrievedJune 26,2019.
  23. ^Daly, Rhian (June 23, 2018)."Eddie Vedder's wife hits back at Melania Trump with response jacket at Pearl Jam show".NME.Archivedfrom the original on September 27, 2018.RetrievedMarch 18,2019.
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