Adina Fohlin (born 20 December 1984) is a
Swedish model
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Models can be divided in ...
and photographer. She was discovered while walking down the street in
Stockholm
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, and
Susanna Rönn, at
Mikas, a
Swedish modelling agency. approached her, having noticed her unusual features. Myriam Obadiah, creative director of Fohlin's agency, Next, described her as a girl who does not resemble a typical model.
[Trebay, Guy (2003-03-16).]
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK; Strutting Down the Runway With a Severe Case of the Blahs
. ''The New York Times
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''. Retrieved 30 December 2007.
In 2003 Fohlin was awarded Model of the year by Swedish
Elle
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** Elle Style Awards
* Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition
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.
Fohlin appeared on the cover of Japanese and Italian ''
Vogue'' for the June 2007 issue, ''
Flair
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'', French ''Revue de Modes'', Swedish ''
ELLE
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Arts, entertainment and media
* Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication
** Elle Style Awards
* Elle (India), ''Elle'' (India), the Indian edition
* Elle (film), ''Elle'' (film), a 2016 French film
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'' and ''
The Face'' magazine. First surfacing on international catwalks during the spring 2001
prêt-à-porter
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season, Fohlin has proved a prolific runway model, appearing in numerous shows for fashion houses such as
Christian Dior
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,
Chanel
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,
Alexander McQueen
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,
Gucci
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,
YSL Rive Gauche and
Prada
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among others.
In addition to her editorial and runway career, Fohlin has appeared in advertisements for
David Yurman, YSL Rive Gauche,
Alessandro Dell'Acqua, EXTÈ,
Rocco Barocco, and
Tommy Hilfiger
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After starting his career by co-founding a chain of jeans/fashion stores called People's P ...
among others.
Fohlin appeared in a commercial for Apoliva, an assortment of personal care products, for
Apoteket that aired in Sweden around August 2009. The commercial gained notoriety in Sweden after almost 100,000 Swedes joined a
Facebook
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group called “I am scared of the girl in the Apoliva commercial.”
Between the years of 1994-2002 Adina Fohlin attended
The Royal Swedish Balett School in
Stockholm
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where she studied the art of both classical and modern balett. During this time she was cast as one of the terns in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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.
Fohlin is a working freelance photographer, her
portfolio
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consists of everything from fashion photography to art. She is also a model at
Mikas.
She is currently collaborating with artist
Natalia Edenmont. The work will be shown in
New York City
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the fall of 2014. Other than her current collaborations she has also influenced artists like
Robyn
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and
Kleerup, functioning as the muse for the song
With Every Heartbeat and
Andrew Wyatt from the band
Miike Snow
Miike Snow ( ) is a Swedish indie pop band formed in 2007. The band consists of producing team Bloodshy & Avant and American singer Andrew Wyatt. The band is often represented by a silhouette image of a jackalope. In their career, the band has re ...
. He wrote her the song
There is a Spring as a tribute.
Move people in any way: Adina Fohlin
7 January 2014 Retrieved 2 May 2014
References
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1984 births
Living people
Swedish female models