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Valerija Kelava

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    Valerija Kelava View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    Slovenian
    Birth Date
    1990
    Status
    Rising star
    Known for
    Eyes, Hair
    Agencies
    Ford
    Friends
    Bara Holotova, Alla Kostromicheva, Sara Blomqvist, Jenny Sinkaberg, Tati Cotliar

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    Valerija Kelava's Career Highlights

    1990
    Born in Slovenia
    2009
    Signs with Next Models
    SEP 2009
    Opens the spring Christopher Kane show in London; also walks for Rodarte, Prada, Gianfranco Ferre, Dries Van Noten, Alexander McQueen, and Miu Miu
    DEC 2009
    Appears in editorials for Cover and Dazed & Confused
    2010
    Juergen Teller photographs Kelava for the spring Celine ad campaign
    JAN 2010
    Walks the fall Prada menswear show in Milan
    JAN 2010
    Walks the spring Chanel couture show in Paris
    FEB 2010
    Appears in Dazed & Confused editorial, photographed by Karim Sadli
    FEB 2010
    Opens the fall Marni show in Milan; Closes for Peter Pilotto, Marni, and Missoni
    MAR 2010
    Appears in editorials for W and Italian Amica
    2010
    Paul Wetherell photographs Kelava for the spring issue of 10
    MAY 2010
    Appears in Numéro editorial, photographed by Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello
    2010
    Becomes one of the faces of Prada, alongside Angela Lindvall and Miranda Kerr
    2010
    Mario Testino photographs Kelava for the fall Versace campaign
    2010
    Leaves Next Models and signs with Ford Models
    JUN 2010
    Walks the spring Kenzo menswear show in Paris
    JUN 2010
    Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
    2010
    Models for the fall Burberry Blue Label ad campaign
    2010
    Steven Meisel photographs Kelava for the fall Balenciaga ad campaign
    SEP 2010
    Closes the spring Richard Nicoll and Missoni shows in London and Milan; also walks for Anna Sui, Prada, Givenchy, Balenciaga, Louis Vuitton, and Miu Miu
    SEP 2010
    Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Meisel
    2010
    Appears in the fall issue of Man About Town, photographed by Paolo Roversi
    OCT 2010
    Appears in two editorials for Italian Vogue
    NOV 2010
    Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Lachlan Bailey
    2011
    Becomes the premier face of Jil Sander Navy
    2011
    Appears in AnOther magazine editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi
    FEB 2011
    Opens for the fall rag & bone, Paul Smith and Julien MacDonald shows
    FEB 2011
    Appears in editorials for Italian Vogue and Chinese Vogue
    SEP 2011
    Closes the spring Paul Smith show in London
    2011
    Appears in the pre-fall issue of i-D, photographed by Benjamin Alexander Huseby
    2011
    Models for the Missoni and Costume National fall ad campaigns
    SEP 2011
    Appears in editorials for German Vogue and Russian Vogue
    DEC 2012
    Appears in a French Vogue editorial, photographed by Claudia Knoepfel and Stefan Indlekofer
    2012
    Appears in the spring issue of Pop, photographed by Robi Rodriguez
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