At the age of twenty, most girls would be making the often difficult and stressful transition from their young adult life to their undergraduate adult life. Sasha Pivovarova, however, was not and is not like most girls! At twenty, she had officially made it in the professional world of modeling gaining attention from the world’s most prestige designers, photographers and glossy magazines. Still not impressed? Here are ten things you should know about Sasha Pivovarova:
- Two weeks after being introduced to modeling agency IMG by her then-photographer-friend and now husband, Igor Vishnyakov, she was walking the runway opening for the fall Prada show in Milan.
- Three years later, in 2008, she proved to be a favorite with Chanel Couture as she not only opened for their spring show in Paris, but also closed their fall show the same year.
- She received the honor of being declared as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s by Vogue Paris.
- In the May 2007 issue of American Vogue, Sasha was featured on their cover story as the “World’s Next Top Models” alongside Chanel Iman, Coco Rocha, and Jessica Stam to name a few.
- Pivovarova is ranked in the top 5 on the Models.com Top 50 Models women list.
- As an art history student, she’s had her paintings displayed in both Paris and New York galleries. She’s also had her art published by French Vogue!
- In collaboration with Miuccia Prada, she is currently working on a book of her own artwork and is rumored to be illustrating a book for Karl Lagerfeld.
- Best known for one of her most notable achievements: a six consecutive-season run with Prada from Fall 2005 until Spring 2008.
- In an interview with Marie Claire, she said: “Modeling is a job of much fun, but I’d rather consider fashion as some sort of art. When facing cameras, I am the face of this art, and this is exactly what I want.”
- In 2011, she became the new face of Alberta Ferretti and Miu Miu.
Now 26, the Moscow-born Sasha Pivovarova has proved herself to be a fierce and unstoppable addition to the high fashion and couture world gaining the adoration of the industry big-timers. She is a force to be reckoned with and the world cannot wait to see what else this 14 year vegetarian model has in store for us. Remember this face because you will be seeing it more and more often!
