russian model

Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova [ 2 ] ( russian : Ирина Валерьевна Шайхлисламова ; born 6 January 1986 ), known professionally as Irina Shayk ( ; [ 3 ] russian : Ирина Шейк ), is a russian actress model who received external recognition when she appeared as the first russian model on the cover of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. [ 4 ] Models.com ranks her as an “ industry Icon ”. [ 5 ]

early life [edit ]

Shayk was born in Yemanzhelinsk ( Chelyabinsk Oblast region ), Soviet Union, to a Muslim father who is half-Russian half- Volga Tatar, Valery Shaykhlislamov, a char miner, and a russian Orthodox Christian mother who has converted to Islam, Olga, a kindergarten music teacher rear in Russia. [ 6 ] She has stated that she inherited her looks from her father and that people frequently mistake her for being south american, saying, “ My father was dark skinned, because he was Tatar, sometimes Tatars can look brazilian. I get my light eyes from my beget. ” [ 6 ] She has one sibling, a sister named Tatiana Petenkova. She is besides an aunt to Tatiana ‘s three children including a niece named “ Irina ” after her. [ 7 ]

Shayk started playing piano at age six. At old age nine, she enrolled in a music school and studied there for seven years, both playing the piano and singing in the choir, since her mother wanted her to study music. [ 8 ] Her founder died of complications of pneumonia when she was 14, leaving her family with little money and forcing her mother to work two jobs to provide for the family. [ 6 ] After high school, Shayk studied marketing [ 8 ] but later rather chose to enter a beauty educate with her older baby. While there, she was noticed by a person from a local model agency who was struck by her beauty. She was urged to participate in the “ Miss Chelyabinsk 2004 ” beauty contest, which she won ; she described this contest as army for the liberation of rwanda below the standard of beauty contests one would expect in that of metropolitan european cities or in the United States. [ 9 ]

career [edit ]

Modeling [edit ]

2007–2010 : early years [edit ]

In 2007, Shayk replaced Ana Beatriz Barros as the face of Intimissimi, [ 10 ] and in the same year debuted in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. [ 11 ] She appeared in these annual editions until 2015, doing photoshoots in such places as St. Petersburg, Naples, Grenada and Chile. After being the face of Intimissimi for three years, Shayk was made the official ambassador for the brand in 2010. [ 8 ] Her other model campaigns included Beach Bunny Swimwear, [ 12 ] and Guess for the spring/summer 2009 season. [ 13 ] other work includes the Victoria ‘s Secret catalogue, Lacoste, Cesare Paciotti and Morellato. She signed with IMG Models in May 2009. [ 14 ]

2011–2015 : mainstream success [edit ]

Shayk modeled the Armani Exchange spring/summer 2010 political campaign. [ 15 ] She besides starred in Kanye West ‘s “ Power “, directed by artist Marco Brambilla. [ 16 ] She was on the cover of Ocean Drive and GQ South Africa for the August consequence. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] She ranked beginning in the “ 50 Hottest russian Women ” list by Complex magazine. [ 19 ] She made a transfer from swimsuit to high fashion with a spread in Spain ‘s Harper’s Bazaar and landed the shroud of Elle Spain for their November 2010 return. [ 20 ] Glamour Spain awarded her “ Best International Model of 2010 ”. [ 21 ] At the end of the year, she was pictured nude in the GQ Spain December issue ; however, she claimed that she had not stripped for the photoshoot, and that the cartridge holder had digitally altered the images to remove her lingerie. GQ responded that there are 15 witnesses of her posing nude. [ 22 ]
Shayk walking the track in 2014 On Valentine ‘s Day, in an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, it was revealed via Billboard that Shayk was the covermodel for the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This was the fifth time she has been featured in the magazine, but the first time she has been on the brood. She is the first russian to appear on the cover. [ 23 ] Shayk became the expression of swim label Luli Fama ‘s 2011 advertise campaign and expect book. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In 2011, she covered magazines such as Tatler Russia, Twelv, Cosmopolitan Spain, GQ Mexico, Glamour Spain, Amica Italy and appeared on the cover of Elle Spain, the especial edition for Christmas. She besides worked for many brands like Rampage, replacing Bar Refaeli, Replay and XTI. She presently ranks 14th in the “ top 20 Sexiest Models ” list on Models.com. [ 26 ] The same class, she was voted “ Sexiest Woman In The World ” in the Hungarian cartridge holder Periodika. [ 27 ] In 2012, she covered Esquire UK, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia and Ukraine, Marie Claire Ukraine, Spain and Russia, GQ Germany, Glamour Russia and appeared on 14 Cosmopolitan leap covers worldwide. She besides covered S Moda Spain and The Sunday Times Style. She besides did an column for Vanity Fair Italy. The lapp class, she has appeared in campaigns for Morellato, Agua Bendita and Blanco. [ 28 ] Shayk is besides the newfangled face of the trade name La Clover and of Avon super drama mascara. In September 2012, she covered L’express Styles magazine, and worked with Mariano Vivanco. [ citation needed ] In November, Shayk covered Twelv Magazine, Second Issue with fellow russian model Anne V. [ 29 ] In the same month, she appeared in an column for Vogue Spain December issue working with Mario Testino. [ 30 ] Later that year, on 27 November, she presented the fourthly season of Top Model po-russki. [ citation needed ] In February 2013, she covered Vs. magazine with Anne V and the like calendar month she did an editorial for CR Fashion book issue 2 photographed by Bruce Weber and styled by Carine Roitfeld. The same calendar month, she did the track of Jeremy Scott during the New York fashion week. In March 2013, she did the runway of Givenchy during the Paris fashion week. [ 28 ] besides in 2013, Shayk featured several times in Harper’s Bazaar US. She featured for the second time in CR fashion book issue 3. In September, she covered Allure Russia. [ 31 ] She was besides the cover mannequin of Vogue Spain, landing her first Vogue embrace photographed by Giampaolo Sgura. [ 32 ] In 2014, she was the placard holder for the russian team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics. [ 33 ]

2016–present : transition to high manner exercise

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Shayk at Milan Fashion Show in 2019 Shayk has walked the runways for Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Burberry, Versace, Givenchy, Diane Von Furstenberg, Giles Deacon, Desigual, Jeremy Scott, Hugo Boss, Philipp Plein, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, Max Mara, Brandon Maxwell, Isabel Marant, Etro, Oscar de la Renta, Missoni, Michael Kors, and Mango. [ 34 ] She even walked for the last Jean Paul Gaultier manner prove in 2020. In 2016, she walked in the Victoria ‘s Secret Fashion Show while 6 months meaning [ 35 ] with baby girl Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper. She has appeared in advertise campaigns for Burberry, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Givenchy, Missoni, La Perla, Roberto Cavalli, Dsquared2, La Senza, Morellato, Bebe, Lord & Taylor, Lacoste, Armani Exchange, Guess ?, Blumarine, Saks Fifth Avenue, Victoria ‘s Secret, and Avon. [ 36 ] In October 2015, she became the new L’Oréal Paris International Spokesperson. [ 37 ] Irina Shayk on 29 November 2016, gave an interview on web site Women Fitness about her exercise, diet, skin care, and hair worry under the claim Irina Shayk : Sexiest Woman In The World Reveals Her Beauty & Workout Secrets !

Acting [edit ]

Shayk made her act debut as Megara alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 movie Hercules. [ 38 ] [ 39 ]

personal life [edit ]

She met portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 and they started dating soon after. Ronaldo ended the relationship and announced their disconnected in January 2015. [ 40 ] In spring 2015, she started dating American actor Bradley Cooper. [ 41 ] Their daughter was born in Los Angeles on March 21, 2017. [ 42 ] The couple split up in June 2019. [ 43 ]

philanthropy [edit ]

Shayk is helping a motherhood hospital in her hometown of Yemanzhelinsk. She and her sister helped rebuild the children ‘s ward of the local hospital, and now Shayk raises money on behalf of a russian charity, Pomogi – “ help oneself ” ( russian : Помоги ), which provides concern to sick children. [ 6 ] Shayk is the official ambassador for Pomogi in Russia. [ 44 ] She is an ambassador for the Food Bank for New York City american samoa well as the ASPCA .

Filmography [edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Hercules Megara Film debut
2016 Inside Amy Schumer Wife Episode: “Psychopath Test”

Music video [edit ]

Video games [edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Need for Speed: The Run Mila Belova Voice

Web serial [edit ]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 Cop Show Self Episode: “The Lawyer”

Awards and nominations [edit ]

Year Awards Category Recipient Result
2010 Glamour Spain Awards Best International Model of 2010 Herself Won
2011 Marie Claire Prix de la Moda Awards Marie Claire’s Model of The Year[45] Won
2014 Glamour Women of the Year Awards Women of The Year Won

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