Natasha Poly
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| Birth name | Natalia Polevshchikova |
| Date of birth | July 12, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Perm, Russia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)1 |
| Hair color | Dark Blonde |
| Eye color | Green |
| Measurements |
83-58-86 (EU); 33-24-34 (US)1 |
| Dress size | 2 (US) ; 34 (EU) |
| Agency | Women Management, New York Models 1, London Mega Models, Germany Unique Model Agency Grace Models My Model Management, Spain Traffic |
Natalia Polevshchikova (Russian: Наталья Полевщикова), generally shortened to Natasha Poly (born July 12, 1985), is a Russian model.2
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Early life and career start
Poly was born on July 12, 1985 in Perm, Russia and began modeling locally in 2000. After winning a model search competition in Moscow,citation needed she made her runway debut, walking for Emanuel Ungaro in 2004. The year would prove to be her breakout year; she walked in 54 fashion shows in cities like Milan, Paris, and New York City,3 and graced the cover of Parisian Vogue twice consecutively.
Career
Since 2004, Poly has appeared in many advertisement campaigns, including Gucci, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Sonia Rykiel, Nine West, H&M, Printemps, Blumarine, Jil Sander, Missoni, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Tsedisambiguation needed, Balmain, Neiman Marcus, Jimmy Choo, MaxMara, Alberta Ferretti, JOOP!, and Dolce & Gabbana, and has walked the runway for notable brands such as Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Gucci, Versace and Victoria's Secret. Poly has walked for the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show twice, in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 alone, she appeared in seven advertisement campaigns through the fall/winter 2008-2009 season (Nina Ricci, Jil Sander, Blumarine, Balmain, Cosdisambiguation needed, Tsedisambiguation needed, and Givenchyoriginal research?) and opened numerous runway shows in the spring/summer 2009 season.
In July 2008, Russian Vogue dedicated the issue to Poly and in August 2008, March 2009 she appeared on the cover of the same magazine. Also she was touted by American Vogue in 2009 as one of the faces of the moment. She has also appeared on the cover of Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, American, German, Australian, and French Vogue.citation needed Poly has appeared in editorials for Russian, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, and American Vogue, Numero, I-D Magazine, V Magazinedisambiguation needed, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, and Muse Magazine.. Poly has been the number one model on Fashion Television's First Face countdown three times consecutively.citation needed
The fashionart magazine MUSE dedicated their fall 2009 issue to Poly and she was photographed by Sølve Sundsbø, Terry Richardson and Craig McDean. The magazine also commissioned art from Jeff Koons, Cédric Rivrain, Richard Phillips, Billy Sullivandisambiguation needed, Marco Brambilla and Chantal Joffe.
She is signed with Women Management in New York, Paris, and Milan; Select Model Management in London; Mega Model Agency in Hamburg; and Traffic Models in Barcelona. Also as of 2010 ranked #2 on model.com Top 50 Women along with Freja Beha Erichsen.
Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.4
References
- ^ a b "Natasha Poly". Women Model Management. http://www.womenmanagement.com/. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Natasha Poly". NYMAG.com. http://nymag.com/fashion/models/npoly/natashapoly.
- ^ http://nymag.com/fashion/models/npoly/natashapoly/
- ^ Les 30 Mannequins des Années 2000. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
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