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Sasha Pivovarova (Russian: ?????????? ??????????, born January 21, 1985) is a Russian supermodel and artist.
Early Life and Modeling
Born in Moscow, Russia, Pivovarova was one of those girls who never dreamed of becoming a model. By a chance meeting, she began modeling after friend and now husband, Igor Vishnyakov, introduced her to modeling agency IMG. He took photos of her and knew then, that she was something special. Before she took off, she was studying art history at Russian University for the Humanities [3] . Her first show was Prada, and soon she went on to do the Fall 2005 campaign for the brand.
Pivovarova has been compared to Australian supermodel Gemma Ward. She is close friends with fellow models Vlada Roslyakova and Snejana Onopka. Pivovarova has modeled for such brands such as Chanel, Valentino, Prada, Louis Vuitton and Gucci.
More recently, Pivovarova has become the face of Prada. She has made "fashion history" by being the face of Prada for 5 consecutive seasons (first model ever). She appeared in the Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007 and Fall 2007 campaign.
In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Jessica Stam, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Lily Donaldson as the new crop of supermodels. In her interview, she talked about her love for art and reading. Her current project was reading the book War and Peace. Recently, in August and September of 2007, she was on another two covers of Vogue. Russian Vogue and British Vogue, back to back.
When asked what her favorite part of the job is, she said the photo shoots and traveling. She told CNN in an interview, that she gets to meet people and see places that she would never be able to meet or see, if it had not been for modeling. [4]
Personal Life and Sasha the Artist
Before she was a model, she was an art student in Moscow. Her current home in Brooklyn, New York doubles as an art studio (in a recent issue of American Vogue magazine, they photographed Sasha's Brooklyn loft). Pivovorova said in a Teen Vogue interview, "I was playing with pencils while the other girls were playing with dolls."[5] In her free time, Sasha loves to paint and draw. Her paintings are so good, that they were actually shown at a gallery in Paris. French Vogue also published some of Sasha's works. She often is seen with stencils, paints, and other art tools in her bag and is usually photographed backstage drawing something. She said in an interview with CNN, that she uses anything as a canvas; hotel papers, casting and that days itinerary papers, and anything she can find basically. Recently, Sasha was married to fiance and long-time friend, the photographer Igor Vishnyakov. He calls Sasha his "best friend" and said in an interview that "she still is the same shy person, as when I first met her".[6]
Accomplishments
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* Sasha Pivovarova won Best Model in Shanghai, 2006.
* Was #10 on FTV's First Face Countdown.
* Was the first model to ever be in a top campaign for 5 consecutive seasons. She was the face of Prada.
* Had her paintings published in French Vogue.
* Had her paintings shown in a gallery in Paris, France.
* Was the main focus in a CNN interview about the new wave of Russian models.
* Walked for many prestigious runway shows, for the past 2 years.
* Has worked with the top photographers in the business.
* She has traveled to many places around the world because of modeling.
--source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasha_Pivovarova
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