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Real Name: Jon Kortajarena Redruello
Nationality: Spanish
Birth Date: May 19, 1985
Lives Now: New York, NY
Status: Established, Sexy boy
Known for: Cheekbones, Pout, Stare
Agencies: Wilhelmina
Friends: Nicolas Bemberg, Andrés Velencoso, Noah Mills, Stan Jouk, Oriol Elcacho, Joan Pedrola
Interests: Reading books by Paulo Coelho, Independent films, Photography

Quoted

“I think I'm a tolerant person who respects people the way they are. But I admit, I'm stubborn and impatient. I have lots of defects and virtues, just like everybody else.”
—Model-Max.com
“I am a hopeless romantic. I believe in that grand love which can change your life in five days. Maybe it is just because I‘m too young, but I really hope to believe the same at the end of my days.”
—L‘Officiel Hommes

Jon Kortajarena's Career Highlights

19 MAY, 1985: Born in Bilbao, Spain

JAN 2004: Debuts at the fall Emporio Armani and John Galliano shows in Milan and Paris

2004: Becomes the face of Just Cavalli for spring

2004: Steven Meisel photographs Kortajarena for Versace alongside Elise Crombez and other top models

2005: Appears in French Connection ad campaign

2005: Models for Macy’s catalog

2006: Appears in editorials for DANSK, GQ Style, GQ, Italian Elle, Elle, Marie Claire, and Spanish Vogue

JUL 2006: Walks the spring Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, and John Galliano shows in Milan and Paris

2007: Signs contract with Guess

MAR 2007: Appears in Men’s Health editorial

JUN 2007: Appears in OUT editorial

JUL 2007: Walks the spring Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana shows in Milan

2007: Appears in Diesel spring ad campaign

SEP 2007: Appears in German Vogue editorial

2007: Appears in the fall issue of V Man

2007: Models for Giorgio Armani and Zegna fall look books

NOV 2007: Featured on the cover of Spanish Elle alongside Petra Nemcova and other top male models

2008: Renews contract with Guess

2008: Becomes the face of Bally, Etro, and Trussardi

2008: Terry Richardson photographs Kortajarena for Tom Ford alongside Noah Mills

2008: Models for Tom Ford spring look book

2008: Featured on the cover of the spring issue of L’Officiel Hommes with a 200 page editorial in the same issue

13 FEB, 2008: Models.com features Kortajarena and his L’Officiel Hommes cover Story»

FEB 2008: Walks the fall Chanel show in Paris

MAR 2008: Appears in Spanish Esquire editorial

23 JUN, 2008: Attends Tom Ford's boutique opening in Milan

2008: Appears in Jean Paul Gaultier Jeans fall ad campaign, with Australian model Alexandra Agoston

2008: Karl Lagerfeld photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of V Man

2008: Jason Kibbler photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of Pop

26 JUN, 2009: Forbes ranks Kortajarena as the world's eighth top male model Story»

2009: Mikael Jansson photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of Vogue Hommes International

DEC 2009: Makes cameo in the film A Single Man, alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore

JAN 2010: Walks the fall Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, and Dolce & Gabbana shows in Milan

MAR 2010: Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Klein

2010: Appears in the fall issue of Numero Homme, photographed by Liz Collins

2011: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographs Kortajarena for the spring Lacoste ad campaign

MAR 2011: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, photographed by Alexi Lubomirski

JUL 2011: Featured on the cover of Turkish Vogue, photographed by Sebastian Faena

2011: Models for the Tom Ford and Boss Orange fall ad campaigns

2011: Signs contract with Jean Paul Gaultier Kokorico fragrance

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