Constance Jablonski (born 17 April 1991)
is a French
model and one of the most famous supermodels from France. In 2006, she entered the French Elite Model Look Contest. As of 2010, she became one of the newer faces of
Estée Lauder alongside
Liu Wen and
Joan Smalls.
Early life
Constance Jablonski was born in
Lille
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,
France
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.
Her father is a
dermatologist
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, and his parents immigrated from Poland to Northern
France
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after
World War II
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. Jablonski's mother is French, and a
pharmacist
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.
She has an older brother named François-Xavier. Prior to becoming a model, she wanted to be a tennis player and was a keen competitive player for nine years. Jablonski also considered becoming a plastic surgeon, and was set to start schooling after she graduated from high school.
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Career
She got her start in the modelling industry in the French Elite Model Look Contest of 2006. Jablonski made her catwalk debut in September 2008 at the fashion weeks in New York, Milan and Paris. She has walked the runways of New York, Paris, Milan and London, both in the Ready-to-wear
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and Haute Couture seasons. Jablonski has walked for Shiatzy Chen
Shiatzy Chen () is a Taiwanese luxury fashion house founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞) and her husband Wang Yuan-Hong. Its style is described as "neo-Chinese chic", combining the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft ...
, Donna Karan
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Early life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabi ...
, Dior
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, Gucci
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, Burberry
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, Yves Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen
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, Balmain, Balenciaga
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, Zac Posen
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Early life
Posen was born and raised in a Jewish family in New York City, residing in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan. He is the son of Susan (née Orzack), ...
, Sonia Rykiel
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and Elie Saab, among many others. In November 2010, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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for the first time.
She has appeared in advertising campaigns for brands such as Alberta Ferretti
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, Cesare Paciotti, D&G, Donna Karan
Donna Karan (, born Donna Ivy Faske), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
Early life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabi ...
, Calvin Klein
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, Hermes
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, Nine West
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, Majestic Filatures
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, Max Mara
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, Barneys, Topshop
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, Tse, H&M, Bally, GAP, Moschino
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History Founding and 1990s
Franco ...
, United Colors of Benetton, Estee Lauder, and Y-3. In April 2010, it was announced that Jablonski and Chinese model Liu Wen would join the roster of faces of the cosmetics company Estée Lauder.
Jablonski has appeared on the covers of ''Russh
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'', Chinese, German, Portuguese, Greek, Spanish and Russian '' Vogue'', French ''Revue de Modes'', Russian '' Harper's Bazaar'', and Italian ''Amica''. She has appeared in editorials for French, Japanese, German, Chinese, British, Russian, Italian, American, Teen, Greek, Korean, Spanish, and Portuguese '' Vogue'', Italian ''Marie Claire
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'', '' Allure'', '' Harper's Bazaar'', ''Russh
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'', '' Vanity Fair'', American and Korean '' W'', ''Interview
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'', '' V'', ''i-D
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'', French and Japanese ''Numéro
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''.[
She was ranked 11th on the ''Top 50 Models Women'' List by ''models.com''. As of January 2016, she is listed both in ''Industry Icons'' and ''The Money Girls'' rankings by ''models.com''.]
Personal Life
In 2020, she married with French cyclist Matthias Dandois and in June 2022, they announced they were expecting their first child. On November 18, 2022, the couple revealed via Instagram that they welcomed to their first child.
References
External links
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Constance Jablonski's profile and portfolio on Marilyn Agency's webpage
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Constance Jablonski on the Fall 2012 cover of Bal Harbour Magazine
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1991 births
Living people
French female models
People from Lille
French people of Polish descent
French expatriates in the United States