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Mariacarla Boscono
View off-the-runway photos- Nationality
- Italian
- Birthday
- September 20, 1980
- Born In
- Rome, Italy
- Lives Now
- New York, NY
- Agencies
- Women, Viva
- Known For
- Hair, walk
- Status
- Established, cover girl
- Muse For
- Riccardo Tisci
- Dated
- Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld
- Friends
- Margherita Missoni, Natalia Vodianova, Raquel Zimmermann, Liya Kebede, Linda Vojtova, Dewi Driegen, Hannelore Knuts, Angela Lindvall, Lakshmi Menon
- Interests
- Yoga, cooking
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Quoted
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“I never thought I could have this power to be this beauty.”
—LifeInItaly.com
Mariacarla Boscono's Career Highlights
- 20 SEP, 1980
- Born in Rome, Italy
- 1989
- Moves to Africa with her family, living in a village between Malindi and Mombassa
- 1997
- Discovered during a dinner by a family photographer-friend
- 1997
- Meets Riccardo Tisci, designer for Givenchy, at a party, and he asks her to model for the label
- SEP 1999
- Debuts at the spring Issey Miyake and Vivienne Westwood shows in Paris
- 2000
- Becomes the face of Bvlgari and Diesel
- SEP 2000
- Walks the spring Moschino, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Kenzo shows in Milan and Paris
- 2001
- Appears in Chanel, Calvin Klein, and Roberto Cavalli ad campaigns
- OCT 2001
- Featured on the covers of L'Officiel and Interview
- 2002
- Picks up over eight campaigns including Christian Dior, DKNY, Jean Paul Gaultier, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Moschino, and Versace
- FEB 2002
- Walks the fall Helmut Lang, Burberry, Gianfranco Ferré, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
- JAN 2004
- Walks the spring Anne Valerie Hash, Chanel, Christian Lacroix, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Valentino couture shows in Paris
- 2005
- Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Boscono for Givenchy
- OCT 2005
- Chosen as Kate Moss’s replacement for the H&M campaign Video»
- NOV 2005
- Featured on the cover of French Vogue alongside other top models
- 2006
- Renews contract with Givenchy
- 2006
- Trades in her dark hair for a short platinum-blonde bob reminiscent of Jean Seberg’s
- FEB 2006
- Featured on the cover of French Vogue with Patricia Schmid
- FEB 2006
- Meets Vladimir Restoin, son of French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld, on the catwalk at Helmut Lang; the two begin dating
- 18 MAY, 2006
- Makes her theater debut as Solange, a self-loathing sister, in Jean Genet’s Maids, staged by the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York
- 2006
- Juergen Teller photographs Boscono for Yves Saint Laurent
- JUL 2006
- Closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
- SEP 2006
- Pulls out of Milan fashion week to take time to rest and, according to the Evening Standard, because of her alarming weight
- OCT 2006
- Returns to the runway for the spring Chanel, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Valentino, and Yohji Yamamoto shows in Paris
- NOV 2006
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by Richard Prince
- 2007
- Reverts back to natural black hair
- 2007
- Appears in Simply Vera by Vera Wang television ads Video»
- JUL 2007
- Opens and closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
- JUL 2007
- Returns to the runway for Dior’s 60th-anniversary fall couture-show, where she is styled as Olive Oyl, Popeye’s girlfriend
- SEP 2007
- Opens the spring Giles show in London, after being noticeably absent in New York
- SEP 2007
- Opens the spring Etro, Missoni, Givenchy, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in Milan and Paris
- OCT 2007
- Opens and closes the spring Hermés show in Paris
- 2008
- Returns as the face of Givenchy
- JAN 2008
- Opens the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris
- FEB 2008
- Opens the fall 6267 and F. Sconamiglio shows in Milan
- FEB 2008
- Closes the fall 6267, Alessandro Dell’Acqua, F. Sconamiglio, Gianfranco Ferré, Salvatore Ferragamo, Karl Lagerfeld, and Givenchy shows in Milan and Paris
- APR 2008
- French Vogue features Boscono as a top model
- JUN 2008
- Closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
- JUL 2008
- Walks the resort Gucci show in Rome
- 2008
- Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Boscono for Givenchy alongside Natasha Poly and Kirsten Owen
- 2008
- Becomes the sole face of Pucci, Hermès, Moschino, and John Galliano for fall
- SEP 2008
- Opens the spring Moschino and Rick Owens shows in Milan and Paris
- SEP 2008
- Closes the spring Gianfranco Ferré and Givenchy shows in Milan and Paris
- NOV 2008
- Appears in editorials for Italian Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Japanese Vogue
- 2008
- Signs fragrance contract with Moschino’s Glamour
- 2009
- Renews contract with Givenchy
- 2009
- Becomes one of the faces of Dolce & Gabbana, alongside Karlie Kloss and Caroline Trentini, photographed by Steven Klein
- FEB 2009
- Appears in British Vogue editorial with Ricardo Tisci, photographed by Paolo Roversi
- MAR 2009
- Closes the fall Givenchy show in Paris
- MAR 2009
- Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Camilla Akrans
- JUL 2009
- Closes the fall Givenchy couture show in Paris
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