Katarzyna Strusińska, (born 23 November 1987 in

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), known professionally as Kasia Struss, is a

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model.

Career

Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout after sending her pictures to a local Polish teen magazine. She went on to finish high school in home town Ciechanów before signing with an agency called Avant Management. Avant has been Kasia’s mother agency for over 10 years. Style.com ranked her as one of the top 10 newcomers of that season. Struss has appeared in various magazines, including '' Vogue'', '' Numéro'', '' W'', '' V'', '' Dazed & Confused'', and '' Ten Magazine''. She has walked the runway for

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, Diesel,

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and many more. In 2007/2008, Struss opened shows for Nina Ricci,

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, Costume National, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent,

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, and closed shows for

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, and Doo.Ri. In the Spring/Summer fashion week 2010 she was the third most booked model, after Liu Wen and Constance Jablonski, who placed first and second respectively. Struss has shot ad campaigns for

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, Christian Dior, Valentino,

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, H&M,

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'' cited her in their "30 Models of the Decade". She is currently considered an 'Industry Icon' on Models.com.

Personal life

She gave birth to a daughter, Alice, in August 2018.

References

External links

Avant Management

See Kasia Struss' GALLERY at www.avantmodels.pl
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Kasia Struss photos on style.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Struss, Kasia 1987 births Living people Polish female models People from Ciechanów