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Valentina Zelyaeva

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Nationality: Russian
Birth Date: October 11, 1982
Lives Now: New York, NY
Status: Established
Known for: Eyes
Agencies: Women
Muse for: Ralph Lauren
Friends: Flavia de Oliveira, Natasha Poly, Katia Kokoreva, Filippa Hamilton

Valentina Zelyaeva's Career Highlights

11 OCT, 1982: Born in Moscow, Russia

SEP 2003: Debuts on the spring runway for Cynthia Steffe in New York

2004: Appears in Cole Haan ad campaign

FEB 2004: Appears on the cover of Harpers & Queen

2004: Models for Neiman Marcus catalog

MAY 2004: Appears on the cover of Italian Glamour

2005: Signs contract with Ralph Lauren

2005: Appears in Calvin Klein Jeans ad campaign

FEB 2005: Opens the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York

FEB 2005: Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

MAR 2005: Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin

APR 2005: Vanity Fair features Zelyaeva alongside other Eastern European models as "Slavs of Fashion, The New Beauties"

JUN 2005: Appears in an editorial for Harper’s Bazaar

JUL 2005: Appears in second consecutive Harper’s Bazaar editorial

AUG 2005: Appears on cover of German Elle

SEP 2005: Opens the spring Ralph Lauren show in New York

OCT 2005: Walks the spring runways for Balenciaga, Chanel, Christian Dior, and Hermès in Paris

DEC 2005: Appears on covers of German Elle and British Harper’s Bazaar

2006: Renews contract with Ralph Lauren

FEB 2006: Opens the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York

APR 2006: Appears on covers of Chinese Vogue, French Vogue supplement, and Spanish Vogue

SEP 2006: Opens the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York

2007: Appears in British Harper’s Bazaar editorial

2007: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial

2007: Renews contract with Ralph Lauren

JAN 2007: Appears on the cover of Russian Vogue

FEB 2007: Walks the runway for Valentino and is interviewed backstage by Fashion TV Video»

FEB 2007: Opens the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York for the fifth consecutive time

JUN 2007: Appears on cover of Spanish Vogue

SEP 2007: Opens the 40th anniversary Ralph Lauren show in New York

OCT 2007: Appears in W editorial, photographed by David Sims

NOV 2007: Appears on the cover of French Elle

DEC 2007: Appears on the cover of Russian Vogue

2008: Renews contract with Ralph Lauren

FEB 2008: Opens the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York

APR 2008: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, photographed by Helena Christensen

30 APR, 2008: Named the world’s thirteenth highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $2.3 million in the past year Story»

JUN 2008: Appears on the cover of Spanish Vogue, photographed by Fabio Chizzola

SEP 2008: Russian Vogue features Zelyaeva as a top model

SEP 2008: Opens the spring Ralph Lauren show in New York

FEB 2009: Walks the fall Ralph Lauren and Givenchy shows in New York and Paris

SEP 2009: Appears in Elle editorial, photographed by Richard Bush

SEP 2010: Walks the spring Ralph Lauren show in New York

2010: Renews contract with Ralph Lauren

FEB 2010: Walks the fall Ralph Lauren show in New York

MAR 2010: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, photographed by Tesh

JUN 2010: Appears in Allure editorial, photographed by Regan Cameron

SEP 2010: Walks the spring Ralph Lauren show in New York

SEP 2010: Appears in Harper's Bazaar editorial, photographed by Mark Seliger

2011: Renews contract with Ralph Lauren

NOV 2011: Appears in Spanish Vogue editorial, photographed by Greg Kadel

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