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Tabea Kobach

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Nationality: German
Birth Date: 1990
Known for: Eyes, Lips
Agencies: IMG
Friends: Katrin Thormann, Toni Garrn, Diana Farkhullina, Karolin Wolter

Quoted

“If I had big boobs and a smaller nose, I would look like a Barbie doll.”
—Pony Ryder
“Models have to work like machines.”
—Pony Ryder
“You have to keep a little distance between your personality and your job.”
—Pony Ryder

Tabea Kobach's Career Highlights

1990: Born in Germany

2008: Signs with Marilyn Agency

JUN 2008: Debuts, opening the resort Badgley Mischka show in New York

2008: Appears in Elle Accessories editorial, photographed by Marcelo Krasilcic

2008: Featured in 10 magazine's fall issue as a face to watch

2008: Chadwick Tyler photographs Kobach for his personal work

SEP 2008: Walks the spring 3.1 phillip lim, Diane Von Furstenberg, Lela Rose, Issey Miyake, and Veronique Branquinho shows in New York and Paris

SEP 2008: Appears in V editorial, photographed by Sebastian Kim

DEC 2008: Models for the pre-fall Narciso Rodriguez presentation in New York

FEB 2009: Appears in Velvet editorial, alongside Lakshmi Menon and Alice Burdeu, photographed by Takay

FEB 2009: Walks the fall BCBG Max Azria, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Gianfranco Ferré, Maison Martin Margiela, and Stella McCartney shows in New York, Milan, and Paris

2009: Thierry le Goues photographs Kobach for the spring issue of French Revue de Modes

MAY 2009: Appears in Italian Elle editorial, photographed by Alexei Hay

JUN 2009: Walks the resort Carolina Herrera, Diane Von Furstenberg, Helmut Lang, Jason Wu, and Narciso Rodriguez shows in New York

JUL 2009: Appears in Italian Flair editorial, photographed by Chad Pitman

SEP 2009: Opens the spring Roksanda Ilincic show in London

DEC 2009: Appears in Russian Vogue editorial, photographed by KT Auleta

2010: Leaves Marilyn Agency and signs with IMG

FEB 2010: Walks the fall Lela Rose and Rachel Roy shows in New York

MAR 2010: Appears in British Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Miles Aldridge

MAY 2010: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, alongside Hyoni Kang, photographed by Jam

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