Bijou Phillips was born in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his then-wife Geneviève Waïte, a South African model. The youngest of Phillips' children, she has one brother—Tamerlane—and three half-siblings—Mackenzie, Jeffrey, and Chynna.

Phillips began modeling at the age of thirteen, appearing Read more...

A four-year relationship with Sean Lennon in the early 2000s ended after Phillips had an affair with Lennon's childhood friend Max LeRoy. LeRoy subsequently died in a motorcycle accident before Lennon and he had a chance to mend their friendship. Phillips' infidelity and the death of Lennon's friend was the inspiration for much of Lennon's 2006 album, Friendly Fire.

Phillips has been in a Read more...

Besides Vogue, Phillips has also appeared on the cover of Stuff, Interview, Playboy, People, Detour, Nylon, Paper, 944, and Missbehave magazines. She has been on the catwalk of Jill Stuart and Heatherette.