- Laura grew up near Oxford, England and graduated from Southampton University in 1995 with a First in English Literature.
- Aged 21, she was discovered on King's Road, Chelsea by an agent from Models 1. At the time she was working behind a bar in Chelsea Arts Club. She was persuaded by a friend to accept the Models 1 invitation and within a week had landed her first modelling job for 'Looks' magazine.
- In November 2001 Laura became a beauty columnist for UK newspaper 'The Daily Telegraph'.
- She has a baby boy called Luc.