Agatha Maksimova (born 23 June 1993) is a Russian-French actress and model.

Personal life

Agatha was born on 23 June 1993 in

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. She grew up in Moscow before settling at the age of 18 in Paris, France. She speaks

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and

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Pageantry

Miss Europe 2018

Agatha joined the contest Miss Europe France, where she was crowned as Miss Europe France 2018 and represented France at Miss Europe 2018 that was held on 10 November 2018 on the first floor of the

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where she finished as the 2nd Runner Up.

Miss Intercontinental 2018

Agatha represented France at Miss Intercontinental 2018 which was held on 26 January 2019 at the

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in the Philippines. 87 delegates from different countries and territories competed for the beauty title.

Modeling

At the age of fifteen she was quickly noticed by agencies and photographers around the world. She posed for such campaigns as

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and appears on the pages of

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, White Sposa, Glamour,

L'Officiel ''L'Officiel'' (; stylised in all caps), full name ''L'Officiel de la couture et de la mode de Paris'' ("The Official ublicationof Paris Couture and Fashion"), is a French bimonthly fashion magazine. It has been published in Paris since 1921 a ...

, Femina, Women's Health and others.

Acting

She started her acting career at the end of 2019 with the famous acting coach

Jack Waltzer Jack Waltzer (born June 6, 1926) is an American acting coach and actor. Biography Waltzer is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and trained with educators of the Stanislavsky method such as Stella Adler, Sanford Meisner, Lee Strasberg, and Ut ...

(Los Angeles, USA). In July 2019, she starred in her first film Ataraxia directed by Maria Loche. In September 2020, together with Maxence Danet-Fauvel, Sabine Crossen, Axel Baille, and other honored actors she starred in

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movie directed by Joris Faucon Grimaud. She is regularly invited to the most prestigious film festivals including

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and

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival (, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy. It is the world's oldest film festival and one of the ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

Agatha Maksimova on IMDbAgatha Maksimova at Miss Intercontinental Official WebsiteAgatha Maksimova on the URBN Models
{{DEFAULTSORT:Maksimova, Agatha 1993 births Living people French female models Female models from Moscow Russian models French people of Russian descent Miss Europe winners Russian beauty pageant winners Naturalized citizens of France Russian emigrants to France