Jill Kristin Vedder is the wife of Eddie Vedder an American singer, musician, songwriter, and the lead vocalist and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam.
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The couple began a relationship in 2000. The couple engaged in 2009 and married on September 18, 2010. They have two daughters. In 2011, McCormick appeared in the music video for Vedder’s solo single, “Longing to Belong”.
Eddie Vedder’s wife Jill Kristin Vedder is a former fashion model and philanthropist. Jill McCormick was one of 15 finalists in the Elite Model Look of the Year contest in 1996 and she relocated to Paris to pursue her modelling career.
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She has been featured in a variety of magazines, including Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan (UK and US), and Harper’s Bazaar.
After retiring from modelling, McCormick turned to activism. She co-founded and serves as vice chairman of the EB Research Partnership, a non-profit organisation dedicated to finding a cure for the genetic skin disorder Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Jill McCormick is also a Global Citizen and Vitalogy Foundation ambassador. In 2013, along with her sisters Denise and Ashley, Jill formed “Babes Against Brain Cancer”, a charity that focuses on helping people with Glioblastoma Multiforme.
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