Vittoria Ceretti (born 7 June 1998) is an Italian fashion model. Ceretti was discovered in 2012 through the

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Model contest. As of 2024, Ceretti has participated in 400 fashion shows and has appeared on the cover of ''

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'' and its international editions 24 times. As of 2025, Ceretti is one of the highest paid models of her generation.

Early life

Ceretti was born in

Brescia Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...

, Italy, in 1998. She is the daughter of Giuseppe Ceretti, the owner of a flooring company, and Francesca (née Lazzari), a housewife. When she was 14 years old, she entered the

competition in Italy, where she was chosen as a finalist.

Career

Vittoria Ceretti Alexander McQueen Fall Winter 2018

2012-2017: Early career

Ceretti began her modelling career at the age of 14 and earned a place among the finalists of Elite Model Look Italia. She made her runway debut in the Italian city of

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, for the designer Kristina Ti. In 2014, Ceretti was chosen by

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian Luxury goods, luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, ...

as the face of its Autumn/ Winter and Beauty campaigns in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, Ceretti was selected to be the face of

Armani Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...

's Autumn/Winter campaign. That same year, she was chosen as the face of

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's Spring/Summer 2017 campaign and appeared with Gigi and

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in the

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Spring/Summer 2017 campaign. In July 2016, Ceretti appeared on the cover of ''

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'' shot by

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, who also photographed her for a campaign for

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. Ceretti was also part of the

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campaign. In 2017, Ceretti appeared on the covers of ''

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'' in February, '' American Vogue'' in March, and ''

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'' in May. That year, she was one of seven models on the cover of American ''Vogues March 2017 issue, which celebrated the magazine's 125th anniversary.

2018–2024: Rise to prominence

After her breakthrough, Ceretti became a muse in the fashion industry. Dolce & Gabbana selected her for their beauty line.

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appreciated her for her versatility and chose her for

and

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shows. In 2018, Ceretti appeared on the cover of ''

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'', completing the Big Four of the fashion industry. In 2018, she also was part of

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's campaign and

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's "Arizona Fragrance" campaign. The same year, she was chosen to be one of the faces of

's Coco Neige campaign. According to ''Vogue Italia'', Ceretti was the most searched model on its website in 2018. In 2019, she walked for Métiers d'Art show. In 2023, Ceretti was the face of the

Beauty Holiday Campaign. In 2024, she became the new face of Pucci. Ceretti has also appeared on the cover of ''Vogue Germany'', ''Vogue Spain'', '' Vogue Korea'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Glamour'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Personal life

In an interview for ''Vogue France'', Ceretti said that she would have studied either acting or psychology if she had not begun a career as a model.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ceretti, Vittoria Living people Italian female models 1998 births People from Brescia The Society Management models