Barbara Palvin

Barbara Palvin
Barbara Palvin at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival
Born (1993-10-08) 8 October 1993
Budapest, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Occupation Model
Years active 2006–present
Modeling information
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Hair color Brown
Eye color Blue
Agency
  • IMG Models (Worldwide)
  • Uno Models (Barcelona)
  • Icon Model Management (Budapest)[2]

Barbara Palvin (pronounced [ˈbɒrbɒrɒ ˈpɒlvin]; born 8 October, 1993)[3] is a Hungarian model. She was the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue "Rookie of the Year". She appeared on Love magazine's 2016 advent video recreating Sharon Stone's iconic Basic Instinct scene.

Career

Modeling career

Discovered on the streets of Budapest at the age of 13, Palvin shot her first editorial in 2006 for Spur Magazine. Palvin subsequently moved to Asia where she maintained a steady stream of bookings.[4] Since then, Palvin has been on the cover of L'Officiel (Paris, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, Singapore), Vogue (Portugal), Marie Claire (Italy, Hungary), Glamour Hungary , Elle (Britain, Italy, Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, Serbia, Hungary), Allure, Harper's Bazaar and Jealouse Magazine. Palvin has appeared in campaigns for Armani Exchange, H&M, Victoria's Secret, and Pull & Bear.[5] In February 2012, she became an ambassador for L'Oréal Paris.[6] In 2016, Palvin was revealed to be a part of the 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Class.[7] She also became the new face of Armani's signature scent "Acqua di Gioia." Palvin is the face of Amazon Fashion and appeared on Express and Chaos advertising campaigns.

Her runway debut was for Prada during Milan Fashion Week in February 2010. Palvin has also walked for Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro, Christopher Kane, Julien MacDonald, Jeremy Scott, Giles Deacon, Vivienne Westwood, Etro, and opened the pre-Fall 2011 Chanel show. In 2012, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and wore Rosa Clara on the Barcelona Bridal Week 2012 runway.[8]

Palvin is often compared to Russian model Natalia Vodianova; British Vogue editor Miranda Almond said, "We chose Barbara because she is absolutely exquisite looking, a cross between a young Brooke Shields and Natalia Vodianova".[9] Palvin credits Vodianova and Kate Moss as her favorite models.[10]

Acting career

Palvin appeared in the 2014 film Hercules as mythological queen Antimache.[11][12]

Media rankings

As of 2016, Palvin was ranked number 14 on the Money Girls list by models.com and #17 on Forbes as one of the highest paid models in the world.[13] Later that year, she was ranked 4th in Maxim Hot 100 in 2016.[14]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Hercules Antimache

References

  1. ↑ "IMG Models Barbara Palvin". IMG Models. CDS.
  2. ↑ "Barbara Palvin - Model". models.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Palvin Barbara's Hungarian biography (in Hungarian)
  4. ↑ "Barbara Palvin". New York. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Fashion Model Directory". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ↑ Niven, Lisa. "L'Oreal's New Girl". Vogue. Conde Nast. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Niven, Lisa. "SI Swimsuit 2016 Rookie Reveal: Barbara Palvin". Sports Illustrated. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rosa Clara Bridal collection 2014". fabfashionfix.com. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ↑ "Barbara Palvin model to watch". Vogue UK. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  10. ↑ "meet Hungarian model Barbara Palvin". Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  11. ↑ Barbara Palvin (16 Sep 2013). "Had an amazing day shooting #Hercules @BrettRatner @TheRock #Irina 😍". Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Brett Ratner. "Tweets with replies by Brett Ratner (@BrettRatner) - Twitter". Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via Twitter. (Registration required (help)).
  13. ↑ "Barbara Palvin - Model". models.com. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Maxim Hot 100 - 2016 (Visual)". www.listal.com. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
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