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KAROLINA KURKOVA2011Media Kit

Karolina Kurkova finds herself in the enviable position of being one of the most sought after models for editorial and runway as well as mainstream and consumer campaigns. She was named one of the world’s “50 Most Beautiful People,” by People Magazine for the second time and remains the youngest model ever to win ‘Model of the Year’ at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards. Adding to this, in July 2007, Karolina was listed by Forbes as one of the top-earning supermodels in the world.

After being spotted by a model scout in 1999, Karolina was signed to an exclusive Prada/Miu Miu contract, a plum project for a fresh-on-the-scene young model, and modeling snowballed into an explosive career. Karolina has since starred in fashion and beauty campaigns for such internationally iconic clients such as Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Celine, Helmut Lang, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana/D&G, Versace/Versus, Christian Dior beauty, Tommy Hilfiger, MaxMara, Saks Fifth Avenue, Anne Klein, Victoria’s Secret, Missoni, Blumarine, and Jean Paul Gaultier, to name a few. She has made over 400 runway appearances for such diverse design-ers as Michael Kors, Helmut Lang, Donna Karan, Chanel, Roberto Cavalli, Marc Jacobs, Anna Sui, Alexander Wang, and Calvin Klein. Karolina was chosen to wear the $15 million jeweled Fantasy Bra for Victoria’s Secret in 2002 and she also appeared in the prestigious Pirelli calendar.

Karolina made the move to New York in the spring of 2000 and landed her first American Vogue cover in February 2001, becoming the youngest model ever to do so. Having appeared on that prestigious cover many times since then, she even earned the highest praise from Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour who called her the “next supermodel,” the only model who has broken that boundary toward fashion icon in recent times.

The appearance in American Vogue gained her momentum as a worldwide phenomenon, with covers of French, German, Spanish, and Australian Vogue, not to men-tion a first-time-ever series of British Vogue covers following in close succession. Karolina has also graced covers of every major worldwide fashion publication from W and Harper’s Bazaar to Numero, international Marie Claire, and i-D. In 2004, Karolina crossed over into men’s magazines, gracing the cover of GQ’s “Summer Beach Issue.” In her first few years of modeling alone, Karolina was featured on no less than 52 covers.

Karolina has worked with the who’s who of top photographers in the fashion industry, including: Steven Meisel, Patrick Demarchelier, Ellen von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Michael Thompson, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin, Irving Penn, David Sims, Steven Klein, David Bailey, Arthur Elgort, Nathaniel Goldberg, Elaine Constantine, Richard Avedon, Herb Ritts, and David LaChapelle.

Not only is Karolina acclaimed in the world of fashion, the young model has entered the entertainment industry as well. Karolina made her big screen debut in the summer of 2009 in the movie, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra.”

Having grown up in the small Czech town of Decin, 100 miles from Prague, Karolina comes from a close-knit family. Karolina credits her solid upbringing and unfail-ing family support as her foundation and source of her level-headedness, confidence, and self-sufficiency. She is currently on the Ambassador Committee of Free Arts (www.freearts.org), an organization that provides arts programs for abused and neglected children in New York City. Additionally, Karolina’s Beautiful Life Fund works in conjuction with the Global Youth Action Network, an organization that aims to support, engage, and encourage young people to take positive action to im-prove their communities in almost 200 countries around the world.

Karolina plans to continue modeling for several more years, looking forward to collaborating with both new and old partners for creative, innovative, and daring proj-ects that demonstrate her versatility and innate sense of adventure.

Karolina and her husband, film producer Archie Drury, currently reside in New York City with their son, Tobin Jack Drury.

“Beauty doesn’t come from just makeup and a good bra, it comes from your heart. It’s true!” -Karolina Kurkova

“The proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level, make her a model who could fit almost into any moment.” -Mario Testino

“She has an angelic look with a darkside, she’s sweet and fun but looks like she could be an evil bewitching child.” -Marc Jacobs

“The next super model.” -Anna Wintour

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On October 29, 2009, Karolina and her husband Archie Drury welcomed baby boy Tobin Jack Drury into their lives. Here is her interview about what she has to say about balancing motherhood and the runway.

“Coming back to the runway is exciting. I have a new perspective as a mother but not just as a young mother, but I am a young mother who has a son, family, and husband. After having a baby, things just change; something inside of you switches you into a powerful big mama, who can deal with anything and do everything. I mean, I never sit down and am always running around. I’m sure a lot of women and mothers feel the same way. Having a baby is a lot of work as a working mom. I have a husband, take care of the house, cook, and work the runway. I told my son this morning, “Momma’s going to work today and be away for one day. She’s going to do one crazy thing; she’s going to be an Angel for a day and be right back. “It’s the most beautiful time of my life. I miss my belly. It’s very life changing; it makes your life so much better. It gives you so much more energy, more drive, [and] makes you so grounded and so powerful. Becoming a mother, becoming a woman… you really become a powerful being and you can do whatever you want.” -courtesy of Access Hollywood

FEB 2000 Walks the fall Vera Wang, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, and Valentino shows in New York and Paris2001 Becomes the face of Louis VuittonFEB 2001 Featured on the cover of Vogue, making her one of the youngest models ever to do soMAY 2001 Appears on the cover of British VogueJUN 2001 Appears on the covers of Numéro and WJUL 2001 Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel2001 Appears in Valentino and Yves Saint Laurent fall ad campaignsNOV 2001 Impersonates Marilyn Manson for a Vogue spread, photographed by Steven MeiselNOV 2001 Walks the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show2002 Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful PeopleSEP 2002 Appears on the cover of French VogueOCT, 2002 Youngest model ever to win Model of the Year at the VH1/Vogue Fashion AwardsNOV 2002 Headlines Victoria’s Secret show, wearing the $15 million Fantasy bra2003 Becomes the face of Chanel, photographed by Karl LagerfeldMAR 2004 Walks the fall Marc Jacobs, Balenciaga, and Chanel shows in New York and Paris2005 Signs contract with Victoria’s SecretAPR 2006 Receives New Generation award from Women Together organization for her charity workNOV 2006 Selected to wear Victoria Secret’s $6.5 million Hearts on Fire bra2007 Plays Pia in the upcoming movie My Sexiest Year, alongside Frankie Muniz and Amber ValettaAPR, 2007 Hosts Victoria’s Secret party with Heidi KlumMAY 2007 Voted one of People magazine’s most beautiful, along with fellow Victoria’s Secret modelsAUG 2007 Named Vogue’s Best Dressed of the Week in a floral Missoni dress Photo»FEB 2008 Appears on the cover of Esquire magazine along with Selita Ebanks, Adriana Lima, and Izabel Goulart under the headline “75 Years of Women” Video»NOV 2008 Voted “World’s Sexiest Woman” by E! entertainment televisionFEB 2010 Makes a runway appearance opening the fall Giles show in Paris, also walks for Louis VuittonJUL 2010 Opens the fall Elie Saab couture show in Paris2010 Models for the fall Elie Saab ad campaignSEP 2010 Opens the spring Gianfranco Ferre show in MilanNOV, 2010 Walks the Victoria’s Secret Fashion ShowDEC 2010 Featured on the cover of Japanese Numero, photographed by Alex Cayley2011 Becomes the face of Jean Paul Gaultier, Bottega Veneta, and MaxMaraJAN 2011 Walks the spring Jean Paul Gaultier, Armani Prive, and Christian Dior couture shows in ParisJAN 2011 Featured on the cover of Spanish Vogue, photographed by Tom Munro