Tatiana Usova (born on 9 March 1987) is a Russian
fashion model
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.
Early life
Usova was born in
Siberia
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, Russia in 9 March 1987.
Career
Usova debuted at the spring
Emporio Armani
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show in
Milan
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in September 2004 and was signed by One Model Management in New York in 2005 following that show.
In February 2006 she walked for fashion shows for the fall collections by
Alberta Ferretti
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,
Bottega Veneta
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,
Dolce & Gabbana
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and
MaxMara
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in Milan. She opened the fall
Akris show in Paris the following month.
Throughout 2006 and 2007, she appeared in several campaigns including the 2006 Dolce & Gabbana spring ad campaign, as well as ''
Elle
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* Elle (magazine), ''Elle'' (magazine), a fashion publication
** Elle Style Awards
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* ''Elle: ...
'', ''
Italian Vogue'', ''Japanese Vogue'', ''
Numéro
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'', and ''
V''.
In the beginning of 2007, she left the agency One Model Management to sign with
Marilyn Agency in Paris and New York. She then appeared on the May issue of Amica and became the face of
Vivienne Westwood
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's Let It Rock perfume.
On 10 September 2007
she signed with
Elite Model Management
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In 2004, the agencies in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and Toronto separated and formed Elite Model Management North America. Elite MM is a subsidiary of El ...
in Milan.
In January 2008, she walked the spring collection for
Armani Privé,
Christian Dior
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,
Christian Lacroix
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Lacroix's designs combine luxury and insouciance. He prefers artisanal trades, fringe, bead, and embroidery. He's ...
, and
Valentino in Paris. She then appeared on the March cover of the Russian ''
Harper’s Bazaar
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'' alongside other Russian models and also becomes the face of ''Les Copains''.
In late 2008, she signed a cosmetics contract with Christian Dior's Night Diamond.
In 2010, she appeared in the July edition of ''Elle Italia'' with Tatiana Lyadochkina.
She has also been a cover girl for ''
Surface
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'' magazine.
She has previously been signed with Beatrice Model agency, Munich Models, Nathalie Models, View Management (
Spain
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), and Independent (formerly ICM Models).
References
External links
Tatiana Usova at Style.com
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1987 births
Living people
Russian female models
People from Bratsk