Adriana Sklenaříková (formerly Karembeu; born 17 September 1971) is a Slovak fashion model and actress. She is a former

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holder for the longest legs among female models (at almost 1.24 m).

Early life

Sklenaříková was born in

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, a town in central Slovakia. While studying medicine in Prague, Sklenaříková entered and won a modelling contest.

Career

In 1998, she was hired as one of the models for the

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campaign. In the United States, she modeled for

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. In 2005 she featured in the Channel 5 TV documentary ''Bra Wars: Boom or Bust'' In 2007 she was the host of ''

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'' on

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. In 2008 she participated in ''

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'' on

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. In 2011 she was a contestant in the first season of the French '' Dancing with the Stars''.

Filmography

Others

She was one of the contestants during the first season of '' Danse avec les stars''. With her partner Julien Brugel, she reached the semi-final and finished in the 4th position. This table shows the route of Adriana Karembeu and Julien Brugel in Danse Avec Les Stars.

Personal life

Sklenarikova was labeled as the Tall version or the hidden twin sister of actress

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, who is half-foot shorter, for her resemblance to the actress. She met French football player

Christian Karembeu Christian Lali Kake Karembeu (born 3 December 1970) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently the sporting director for Olympiacos. Karembeu represented Nantes, Sampdoria, Real Madrid, ...

on a flight from Paris to Milan in 1998, and they were married in December that year. On 9 March 2011, in an interview to French magazine ''

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'', Adriana revealed that she was separating from her husband. She stated that the causes for the separation were the couple's constant exposure in the media and their "hectic lifestyle" as well as him being "upset to see photographs of erwith other men appearing in the press and speculation that hehad a lover". Christian refused questions from the media about the divorce, stating that he would not comment in public about his private life. In June 2014, she married

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businessman Aram Ohanian, her boyfriend of three years. Their wedding was held in

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, and was attended by numerous film and show business stars; in August 2018 Adriana became the mother of a daughter named Nina. In December 2022 Adriana announced her second divorce from Ohanian.in Slovak language
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Award

*2009 Vienna Fashion Award, category ''Style Icon''

References

External links

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Adriana Sklenarikova – AskMen.comAdriana Karembeu – likeat.me
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