Katarzyna Strusińska, (born 23 November 1987 in Ciechanów,

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), known professionally as Kasia Struss, is a Polish

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. Vogue Paris named her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s decade. Throughout her whole career she has appeared on 12 Vogue covers, 1 of them being Vogue Italia and has walked 422 runway show

Career

Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout after sending her pictures to a local Polish teen magazine. She went on to finish high school in her home town of Ciechanów before signing with an agency called Avant Management. Avant has been Kasia’s mother agency for over 10 years. Style.com ranked her as one of the top 10 newcomers of that season. Struss has appeared in various magazines, including '' Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', '' Numéro'', '' W'', '' V'', '' Dazed & Confused'', and '' Ten Magazine''. She has walked the runway for

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, Kenzo, Diesel,

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, Burberry Prorsum,

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, Alessandro Dell'Acqua,

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and many more. In 2007/2008, Struss opened shows for Nina Ricci, Dries Van Noten, Doo.Ri,

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, Yves Saint Laurent, Jil Sander, Sinha Stanic,

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, Loewe, and Wunderkind, and closed shows for Jil Sander,

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, Thakoon, Richard Chai, Christopher Kane, and Doo.Ri. In the Spring/Summer fashion week 2010 she was the third most booked model, after Liu Wen and Constance Jablonski, who placed first and second respectively. Struss has shot ad campaigns for

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, Alberta Ferretti,

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, Jil Sander, H&M,

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and Costume National. In the Spring/Summer 2009 season, Struss and fellow model and friend

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were tied for walking the most shows that season, both of them walked 72 shows. '' Vogue Paris'' cited her in their "30 Models of the Decade". She is currently considered an 'Industry Icon' on Models.com.

Personal life

She gave birth to a daughter, Alice, in August 2018.

References

External links

Avant Management

See Kasia Struss' GALLERY at www.avantmodels.pl
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Kasia Struss photos on style.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Struss, Kasia 1987 births Living people Polish female models People from Ciechanów