Hearst was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Patty Hearst and Bernard Shaw. After attending The Lawrenceville School and Wilton High School (where she was a cheerleader), she attended Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.\n', '

She was discovered by photographer Steven Meisel, who shot her first magazine cover for Vogue Italia in April 2004. Hearst covered fashion magazines in Italy, France, Korea, Japan, Latin America, and the United States. She has worked with photographers worldwide, including Steven Meisel, Patrick DeMarchelier, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Paulo Roversi, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Bettina Rheims, Mark Abrams, and Peter Lindbergh.\n', '

At the 2008 Michael Awards, Hearst was recognized as "Model of the Year", as well as acknowledged and given the award for Best International Supermodel at the Madrid Glamour Awards on November 12.\n', '

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