Ultimo (brand) models Kelly Brook and Helena Christensen, actresses Gemma Atkinson ("Ultimo D-G cup"), and Kara Tointon ("Michelle for George"), singers Mel B and Samantha Mumba ("Per Amore)", television presenters Jenni Falconer, Peaches Geldof, Melinda Messenger, and Melanie Sykes. As of January 2015, the current Ultimo model is Petra Nemcova. The first Ultimo girl was Scottish model Mary Kennedy, but after the brand went global when Julia Roberts wore an Ultimo prototype in "Erin Brockovich" Penny Lancaster, the future wife of singer Rod Stewart, became the first high-profile Ultimo girl. However, she was replaced a year later by Stewart's ex-wife Rachel Hunter.
Anne Penny in the navy. Thomas Christian died in 1751, leaving Penny widowed at the age of twenty-two. She turned to writing and published her first work, "Cambridge: a poem" in 1756, which she published under the name Ann Christian. She married Peter Penny (or Penné), a French customs officer who had lost his leg whilst in the navy. The couple moved into a house in Bloomsbury Square, where Penny carried on her writing and translating poetry. She learned Welsh as child and it may have been her first language. Peter Penny died around 1779, so Penny published her works to raise