Born in
River Falls, Wisconsin, Rayder has done runway show modeling of ready to wear apparel since 1997. She has also appeared in print ads for companies including
Ann Taylor,
Balenciaga,
Barneys New York,
Bulgari fragrance,
Burberry,
David Yurman,
Escada,
GAP,
Jean Paul Gaultier,
Kenneth Cole,
Missoni,
Moschino,
Nordstrom,
Prada,
Louis Vuitton,
Vera Wang, and most recently
Agent Provocateur. They had been featured together on the May 2000 cover of ''
Harper's Bazaar''. Elite opened up a new division to cater to her and its other top models:
Erin O'Connor,
Maggie Rizer,
Karen Elson,
Oluchi Onweagba, and
Sophie Dahl. In April 2002, she had
income tax issues that nearly prevented from reentering the United States due to money earned overseas during Mercedes Australian Fashion Week. In 2006, she appeared on the
Harper’s Bazaar’s best-dressed list. Between 2002 and 2007, Rayder appeared on the cover of
Vogue Italia six times (November 2002, November 2003, January 2004, July 2004, January 2005, and January 2007) and she also has appeared on the cover of
Vogue España (September 2006, April 2008, March 2009) and
German Vogue (July 2005). and
Elle Italy (February 2001). ==Personal==