Irina Fedotova is a

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artist, model and fashion designer. She won the Gold Thimble, first prize award, at the 2012 graduate fashion show at

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, where she earned a Bachelors of Fine Art degree in fashion design. Past winners of the award include

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, and

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. Following which Fedotova worked as a designer for French luxury fashion brand Balmain. She has modelled for brands such as

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, La Perla and

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called Fedotova the "Russian Gisele", and she was chosen by the founders of Dolce & Gabbana as their main fitting model. In April 2021, Fedotova made front page news in the United Kingdom when she was banned by

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from all clubs and bars in England and Wales for two years, after a physical altercation with two police officers. In August 2021, she challenged the judgment and subsequently won a

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appeal case to have the national ban lifted, stating that she had "acted in self-defence."

References

External links

Irina Fedotova official website

Irina Fedotova on Instagram
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