Julie Patrice Henderson (born March 5, 1986) is an American model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

[3][4] Local ads and commercials followed her discovery, and by the time she was 16 she was already signed to New York Model Management.

After graduation from Katy High School, she went to France to join Ford Models, then moved to New York City and began appearing within the pages of magazines such as Elle Girl and Teen Vogue.

[5] Henderson subsequently booked gigs worldwide and began doing print work for magazines like Harper’s Bazaar.

Early in 2009, Henderson was seeing hip hop mogul Russell Simmons who escorted her to the Oscars.