Nieves Álvarez (born 30 March 1974) is a Spanish model and television presenter.

Career

In 1992, Álvarez was a finalist at the Elite Look of the Year model search competition held by

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. She subsequently worked for Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix,

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and Prada, among others. In 2001, Álvarez related her personal experience with

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in the book ''Yo vencí la anorexia'', which she wrote alongside Lola Cintado Tejada. Since 2012, Álvarez has presented the television show ''Solo moda'' (retitled as ''Flash moda'' in 2014) for TVE, which focuses on the fashion industry. Álvarez was the

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spokesperson for the jury vote at the

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, and was likewise the Spanish spokesperson for the , , and .

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