Ariane the Overexposed Stock Photo Model

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About

Ariane the Overexposed Stock Photo Model is the online nickname for stock photography model and health coach Rebecca Ariane Givens. After a Givens-themed Wordpress blog was launched in late 2012, she gained much online notoriety due to the seemingly ubiquitous use of her stock photos in advertisements.

Origin

In late 2012, a Singaporean-run blog titled "Overexposed Big Mouth Model"^[7] was launched on Wordpress, which featured various advertisements using stock photographs of Givens. The blog was shut down in December that year.

Spread

On December 6th, 2012, the OverexposedModel Tumblr^[6] blog was launched, which highlights photographs and news stories featuring Givens. In March 2013, the Asian news site AsiaOne^[8] published an article about Givens popularity in Singapore. In April, Esquire published an article reporting on Givens' Internet fame by writer Mike Aquino titled "Almost Famous,"^[1] which identified her only as Ariane. On April 15th, a Facebook^[3] page titled "Ariane – The Overexposed Stock Image Model" was created, garnering upwards of 13,100 likes in the next three years. On April 29th, Redditor redditforgotaboutme submitted the Facebook page to the /r/graphic_design^[2] subreddit. On September 16th, Givens launched the Tumblr^[4] blog Radiant Peach for posts related to "organic beauty, health and avoiding toxins in your food." On January 22nd, 2015, YouTuber Buzz Osaur uploaded a music video dedicated to Ariane titled "This Girl is Everywhere (Looking for Ariane)" (shown below).

On May 27th, the modeling blog Top Model Advice^[5] published an interview with Givens titled "Interview With the Most Famous Stock Photography Model in History," revealing that she originally identified herself to Esquire as her middle name in an attempt to remain anonymous.