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Karolina Kurkova

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Real Name:
Karolina Isela Kurkova
Nationality:
Czech
Birthday:
February 28, 1984
Born in:
Decin, Czech Republic
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
DNA, Viva
Known for:
My lips, my legs, my hair
Status:
Cover girl, established, sexy girl
Friends with:
Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio, Carmen Kass, Caroline Ribeiro, Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum, Izabel Goulart, Liya Kebede, Marcelle Bittar, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, Selita Ebanks, Tyson Ballou, Will Chalker
Model turned…
Activist (Women Together, Global Youth Action Network), actress (My Sexiest Year, 2007)
Interests:
Basketball

Career

Vanity Fair, 2005

Feb 28, 1984
Born in Decin, Czech Republic
1999
Discovered by Miuccia Prada
Feb 2000
Walks the fall Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Valentino shows in New York and Paris
Jul 2000
Opens the fall Emanuel Ungaro couture show in Paris
Sep 2000
Opens the spring Helmut Lang show in New York
2001
Becomes the face of Louis Vuitton
Feb 2001
Featured on the cover of Vogue, making her one of the youngest models ever to do so
May 2001
Appears on the cover of British Vogue
Jun 2001
Appears on the covers of Numéro and W
Jul 2001
Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
2001
Appears in Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent fall ad campaigns
Nov 2001
Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show
2002
Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People
Sep 2002
Appears on the cover of French Vogue
Oct 16, 2002
Youngest model ever to win Model of the Year at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
Nov 2002
Headlines Victoria’s Secret show, wearing the $15 million Fantasy bra
2003
Becomes the face of Chanel, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld
2003
Steven Meisel photographs Kurkova nude for Valentino
2003
Patrick Demarchelier photographs Kurkova for Tommy Hilfiger
Mar 2004
Walks the fall Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, and Chanel shows in New York and Paris
Sep 2004
Featured on the cover Vogue with Gemma Ward, Liya Kebede, and other top models
2005
Signs contract with Victoria's Secret
Apr 2005
Appears on cover of Vanity Fair in a white bikini with Carmen Kass and Natalia Vodinova
Aug 2005
Appears on cover of French Elle
Apr 3, 2006
Receives New Generation award from Women Together organization for her charity work
Nov 2006
Selected to wear Victoria Secret’s $6.5 million Hearts on Fire bra
2007
Plays Pia in the upcoming movie My Sexiest Year, alongside Frankie Muniz and Amber Valetta
Apr 19, 2007
Hosts Victoria’s Secret party with Heidi Klum
May 7, 2007
Voted one of People magazine’s most beautiful, along with fellow Victoria’s Secret models
Jul 12, 2007
Named one of the world’s highest-paid models according to Forbes
Aug 10, 2007
Named Vogue's Best Dressed of the Week in a floral Missoni dress Photo »
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Louis Vuitton show in Paris dressed as a sexy nurse in a transparent coat
Oct 2, 2007
Featured in Vanity Fair's preview for the Victoria's Secret fashion show Video »
Nov 2007
Walks the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of British Elle
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of Esquire magazine along with Selita Ebanks, Adriana Lima, and Izabel Goulart under the headline "75 Years of Women" Video »
Apr 30, 2008
Named the world’s sixth highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $5 million in the past year Story »
May 2008
Escorts Vera Wang to the Costume Institute Gala, wearing one of her designs

Quoted

“Once at a fitting, I couldn’t get into a sample-size dress because it was so tiny.”

People Magazine (May 7, 2007)

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