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Biography

Robert Jackson "RJ" King III (born April 1, 1992) is an American male model. He has appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia twice.

== Early life == He was born in Columbia, Missouri, on April 1, 1992. His sisters Meghan King Edmonds, Julie King, and Caitlin King are also in the entertainment or sports industries.

== Career == He is represented by IMG Models. King was discovered at a mall in St. Louis. King has modeled for Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana, Uniqlo, Max Mara, Samsung, Armani Exchange, Prada (as an exclusive), Hermès, John Varvatos, Yves Saint Laurent, Louis Vuitton, Moncler, Salvatore Ferragamo, J. Crew, Carven, and Banana Republic, Rag & Bone, Brooks Brothers, and DSquared2 among others. His first job was for i-D magazine. He has also appeared in W and GQ Germany. In 2012, King was featured in the first episode of Catfish: The TV Show. 18 year old bisexual woman Chelsea Browning had used King's photos to catfish a 23 year old heterosexual woman, Sunny Cross. King himself made an appearance at the end of the episode and was introduced to Cross by hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph via a Skype call.

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