James King Biography
An alluring, lithe blonde who got her start modeling as a teen, James King went from cover girl to hot Hollywood property, appearing in a whopping five releases set to open in 2001 and another ready to lens in the summer of that same year. Born Jamie King in Omaha, Nebraska, the young girl sought to broaden her horizons and asked that she be allowed to attend the local modeling school. At age fourteen, at the school’s final presentation, King was discovered by New York model agent Michael Flutie, who offered the teen beauty a shot at stardom. King was soon on the fast track, appearing in all the major magazines, including Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Allure.
Displaying a more playful personality and down-to-earth appeal than the average stone-faced model, King had something special that would elevate her quickly to supermodel ranks, but along with her great successes came big problems. Young and free with money to spend, the model was on the party circuit, and drug use soon became more of a lifestyle than a recreation. When the life of her then-boyfriend, an up and coming photographer was cut short reportedly due to a drug overdose, King determinedly worked to straighten up her life. By 1998, she was back in business, co-hosting MTV’s fashion series “House of Style” with Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. With her likeness in countless magazines and her name on the lips of those in the know, King had made a name for herself in the fashion industry, but her teenage party girl past threatened to shadow her accomplishments.