Lyndsey Scott facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lyndsey Scott
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Scott in 2016, photographed by Lucas Traian.
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| Born | December 7, 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Model, software developer |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Hair color | Dark brown |
| Eye color | Dark brown |
Lyndsey Scott is an amazing American woman who is both a successful fashion model and a talented iOS mobile app software developer. She made history as the first African American model to get an exclusive runway contract with Calvin Klein. She has also walked the runway for famous brands like Gucci, Prada, and Victoria's Secret.
Beyond the fashion world, Lyndsey creates mobile apps for iPhones and iPads. She also helps and teaches young women how to code. She is known for showing everyone that models can be super smart and computer programmers can be stylish!
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Lyndsey Scott's Early Life
Lyndsey Scott was born in 1984. She grew up in West Orange, New Jersey, as the oldest of four children. Her dad started a company that helps people at home. Before that, he was a programmer for a government agency. From age nine, she practiced martial arts. She even earned a black belt in Taekwondo!
Lyndsey faced challenges during her teenage years. She attended a special high school where she sometimes felt different from her classmates. She was very thin, and some kids were not kind to her. She even felt shy about eating lunch in the cafeteria.
Lyndsey went to Amherst College. There, she studied subjects like theater, economics, physics, and later, computer science. She was also a great athlete! She ran track and field, excelling in the high jump and the 400-meter dash. In 2006, she graduated with degrees in both theater and computer science.
Lyndsey Scott's Modeling Career
After college, Lyndsey wanted to be an actress. She started trying out for roles in New York City. Friends told her she looked like a model, so she tried modeling too. For two years, she faced many rejections. Her parents even suggested she focus on computer science jobs.
But Lyndsey had put her photos on a website called Models.com. In 2008, a modeling agency called Click Model Management contacted her. She was 24, which was older than most new models. For a while, she even pretended to be younger.
Even with an agency, success didn't come right away. In early 2009, she was handing out flyers when she got a big call from fashion house Calvin Klein. That February, during New York Fashion Week, she made history! She became the first Black model to get an exclusive runway contract with Calvin Klein. This was a huge achievement in the fashion world.
Soon, many other famous brands wanted her. She modeled for Vera Wang, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and even the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She appeared in magazines like Italian Elle and Teen Vogue. In 2010, she was the only Black model to walk for Prada during New York Fashion Week. She later joined Elite Model Management, an agency that accepted her true age.
In 2013, people started noticing Lyndsey's amazing programming skills. Media outlets called her 'the model with a secret identity as a coder.' She helped show everyone that models are smart and talented! Fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar even asked her to report on a big Apple Worldwide Developers Conference for developers.
Lyndsey Scott's Computer Programming Work
Lyndsey started programming when she was just 12 years old! She wrote games for her TI-89 graphing calculator and shared them with friends. In college, she learned programming languages like Java and C++. She also taught herself how to create apps for iPhones and iPads using Python and Objective C.
Lyndsey is passionate about teaching young women how to code. She is very active on Stack Overflow, a website where programmers help each other. She has answered hundreds of questions and is recognized as one of the top users on the platform.
She has worked with Code.org's 'Hour of Code' to teach programming. She even made a video using Disney's Frozen characters to make coding fun! Lyndsey is also a mentor at Girls Who Code, an organization that teaches coding to teenage girls. She has given talks at schools in Harlem and NYU. She has also helped Girl Scouts learn about programming in Los Angeles.
Lyndsey's unique combination of modeling and coding inspires many young women. She has given important speeches at events like the Harvard Undergraduate Women in Business conference and the Ford Freedom Awards.
Lyndsey Scott's Mobile Applications
Lyndsey created her first iOS mobile apps for her own company, Standable, Inc. Her first app, Educate!, helped a non-profit organization support young students in Uganda. She also made an app called iPort. This app helps models keep their career portfolios organized digitally, which is much easier than carrying heavy books! Another app, Code Made Cool, taught girls programming in a fun, interactive way.
Today, Lyndsey works as a lead iOS software engineer at NGO fundraiser Rallybound. She creates apps that help non-profit organizations raise money for good causes.
In 2022, she started the Lyndsey Scott Coding+ Scholarship. This scholarship helps students who are women or from diverse backgrounds study computer science.
See also
In Spanish: Lyndsey Scott para niños
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