Lily Donaldson
Born	Lily Monica Donaldson (1987-01-27) 27 January 1987 (age 25) Hammersmith, London, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Hair colour	Blonde
Eye colour	Blue
Measurements	84-58-86 cm (33-23-34 in)[1]
Dress size	4 (US), 34 (EU)[citation needed]
Manager	IMG Models (New York), Storm (London)

Lily Monica Donaldson^[2] (born 27 January 1987) is a British model.

Career[link]

Donaldson was born in London, and educated at the Camden School for Girls, living in Kentish Town with her parents.^[3]

Since being scouted by Select Model Management in 2003 at the age of 16 while shopping in Camden, Donaldson has landed campaigns for fashion houses such as Max Mara, Shiatzy Chen, Dior, Jil Sander, and Dolce & Gabbana^[4] and is the face of British luxury goods house Burberry.

In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, she was featured on the cover with fellow models Doutzen Kroes, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Sasha Pivovarova, Agyness Deyn, Coco Rocha, Hilary Rhoda, Chanel Iman, and Jessica Stam as the “World’s Next Top Models.”^[5][6] Later, in the September 2007 issue of British Vogue, she was named a "Head Girl", a model to watch out for in the upcoming season.^[7]

Donaldson has appeared on the covers of Vogue for Britain, Italy, China, and Australia. In particular, she was on the March 2009 covers of Vogue simultaneously in the UK, Australia, and Italy. In 2009, she signed a contract with Victoria's Secret^[8] and appeared in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2010 and 2011.^[9]

In 2009, Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.^[10]

Donaldson is the face of the new Monsoon Accessorize campaign for Spring Summer 2011.

Personal life[link]

Donaldson dated Vladimir Restoin Roitfeld, son of former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld.^[7]

She is close friends with models Gemma Ward and Irina Lazareanu,^[11] the latter with whom she shot a Mulberry campaign.^[12]

In May 2008, Donaldson spent US$2.2 million on purchasing a two-bedroom apartment on Tompkins Square Park around East Eighth Street in New York.^[13]

Donaldson moved back to London in late 2010.^[14]

Fleetwood Mac legend Mick Fleetwood is Lily's great-uncle.^[15]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lily Donaldson

• Lily Donaldson at the Fashion Model Directory
• Photos of Lily Donaldson at style.com
• Lily for Monsoon
• Gallery and bio for Lily Donaldson on harpersbazaar.com.au

Anja Rubik
Anja Rubik walking for Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2009
Born	Anna Rubik (1983-06-12) 12 June 1983 (age 29) Rzeszów[1] Poland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Measurements	(US) 33-24-35 ; (EU) 84-61-90[2]
Dress size	(US) 4 ; (EU) 36[2]
Website
http://www.anjarubik.com/

Anja Rubik (born Anna Rubik, 12 June 1983^[1]) is a Polish model.

Early life[link]

Rubik was born in Rzeszów, Poland.^[1] In 1988 she and her family moved to Greece. They later moved to Canada and to Umtata, South Africa. Among the schools she attended was one in Częstochowa, Poland. Rubik was introduced to modeling while attending a British high school in Paris. She wanted to finish her schooling before officially becoming a model, and so only worked on school holidays. Her mother, father and sister still reside in Poland.^[3]

Career[link]

Rubik began her modeling career full-time soon after graduating from high school. She has been featured on the covers of various magazines, including French, Korean, Latin American, Japanese, Spanish, Australian, and German Vogue, Korean and French Numéro, Nylon and Elle. She has modeled for such designers/brands as Shiatzy Chen, Givenchy, Chloé, Christian Dior, Hermès, Valentino, Gucci, H&M, GAP, Lanvin, Balmain, Belstaff, Armani, Lacoste, DKNY, Barneys New York, Jimmy Choo, Estee Lauder, Roberto Cavalli, and Chanel.^[4] She has also done haute couture for Valentino, Chanel, Christian Lacroix and Elie Saab.

Rubik was one of the faces to land in one of the fourteen covers of V magazine September 2008 issue. Each cover boasts a head shot of a famous model, either from the new crop of leading models (Agyness Deyn, Lara Stone, Natasha Poly, Daria Werbowy etc.) or the supermodel era (Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova), it was lensed by duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.^[5]

She appeared in the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows.

Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.^[6] As of May 2012^[update] she is ranked 3rd, behind Natasha Poly and Joan Smalls, on the Top 50 Models Women list and 18th on the Top 25 Money Girls list, which ranks the highest earning high fashion models in the industry, by models.com.^[7][8]

Rubik is featured in the 2009 fitness video game Yoga Wii for the Wii home console.^[9] She was also an inspiration for a character in the manga "The One" as the main character Cane Lele.^{[citation needed]}

Since 2010, she has appeared on Top Model. Zostań modelką, the Polish edition of America's Next Top Model.^[10]

Rubik is featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Karl Lagerfeld. She was one of the models to star in Lacoste's "new look" campaign in January, a different advertising concept for 2011 under the new tagline, “Unconventional Chic”. The ads were shot by Mert and Marcus, showing models wearing the iconic white Lacoste polo shirts worn over fancy black evening wear.^[11] Rubik renewed her contract with Fendi for the third season in a row.^[12]

Personal life[link]

Rubik and her longtime boyfriend, Serbian model Sasha Knezevic, became engaged just before Christmas 2010 in Vienna.^[13] They married on 16 July 2011 in Deia, Majorca.^[14]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Anja Rubik

• Official website
• Fan website

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Natasha Poly
Natasha Poly
Born	Natalya Sergeyevna Polevshchikova (1985-07-12) July 12, 1985 (age 26) Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color	Dark Blonde
Eye color	Green
Measurements	83-58-86 (EU); 33-24-34 (US)[1]
Dress size	2 (US) ; 34 (EU)
Manager	Women Management, New York Models 1, London Mega Models, Germany Unique Model Agency Grace Models My Model Management, Spain Traffic
Spouse	Peter Bakker (2011–present)

Natalya Sergeyevna Polevshchikova (Russian: Наталья Сергеевна Полевщикова), generally shortened to Natasha Poly (born July 12, 1985), is a Russian model.^[2]

Early life and career beginnings[link]

Poly was born on July 12, 1985 in Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union and began modeling locally in 2000 taking the second prize in a model search competition in Moscow. She made her runway debut, walking for Emanuel Ungaro in 2004. The year would prove to be her breakout year; she walked in 54 fashion shows in cities like Milan, Paris, and New York City,^[2] and graced the cover of French Vogue twice consecutively.

Career[link]

Poly at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival.

Since 2004, Poly has appeared in many advertisement campaigns, including Gucci, Prada, Lanvin, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli, Dsquared2, Sonia Rykiel, Nine West, Proenza Schouler, H&M, Printemps, Blumarine, Jil Sander, Nina Ricci, Missoni, Shiatzy Chen, Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Tse, Balmain, Neiman Marcus, Jimmy Choo, MaxMara, Alberta Ferretti, JOOP!, Dolce & Gabbana, and others and has walked the runway for notable brands such as Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Chanel, Miu Miu, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Victoria's Secret and many other blue chip fashion labels. Poly has walked for the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show twice, in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 alone, she appeared in seven advertisement campaigns through the fall/winter 2008-2009 season (Nina Ricci, Jil Sander, Blumarine, Balmain, COS, Tse, and Givenchy^{[original research?]}) and opened numerous runway shows in the spring/summer 2009 season.

Poly was one of the faces to land in one of the fourteen covers of V magazine September 2008 issue. Each cover boasts a head shot of a famous model, either from the new crop of leading models (Agyness Deyn, Lara Stone, Anja Rubik, Daria Werbowy etc.) or the supermodel era (Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova), it was lensed by duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.^[3] In July 2008, Russian Vogue dedicated the issue to Poly and in August 2008, March 2009 she appeared on the cover of the same magazine. Also she was touted by American Vogue in 2009 as one of the faces of the moment. She has also appeared on the cover of Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, American, German, Australian, and French Vogue.^{[citation needed]} Poly has appeared in editorials for Russian, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese, and American Vogue, Numero, I-D Magazine, V, W, Interview, and MUSE.

Poly has been the number one model on Fashion Television's First Face countdown three times consecutively (Spring 2008, Fall 2008 and Spring 2009). ^[4] And she has been placed 7th (Spring 2007), 4th (Fall 2009 and Spring 2010) and 5th (Fall 2010).

The fashion art magazine MUSE dedicated their fall 2009 issue to Poly and she was photographed by Sølve Sundsbø, Terry Richardson and Craig McDean. The magazine also commissioned art from Jeff Koons, Cédric Rivrain, Richard Phillips, Billy Sullivan, Marco Brambilla and Chantal Joffe.

She is signed with Women Management in New York, Paris, and Milan; Select Model Management in London; Mega Model Agency in Hamburg; and Traffic Models in Barcelona. Also as of 2012 she is ranked #2 on models.com Top 50 Women along with Joan Smalls. Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.^[5]

Poly is featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Karl Lagerfeld. She is also featured in the 2012 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Mario Sorrenti.

In 2012, Poly signed a contract with L'Oreal Paris and is one of the Beauty Ambassadors for the brand.

Personal life[link]

Poly married Dutch businessman Peter Bakker on April 16, 2011.^[6]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Natasha Poly

• Natasha Poly at the Fashion Model Directory
• Natasha Poly on AskMen.com
• Natasha Poly in Russia