Adina Fohlin (born 20 December 1984) is a

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and photographer. She was discovered while walking down the street in

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, and Susanna Rönn, at Mikas, a

modelling agency. approached her, having noticed her unusual features. Myriam Obadiah, creative director of Fohlin's agency, Next, described her as a girl who does not resemble a typical model.Trebay, Guy (2003-03-16).
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK; Strutting Down the Runway With a Severe Case of the Blahs
. ''

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''. Retrieved 30 December 2007. In 2003 Fohlin was awarded Model of the year by Swedish

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. Fohlin appeared on the cover of Japanese and Italian ''

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'' for the June 2007 issue, '' Flair'', French ''Revue de Modes'', Swedish ''

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'' and ''

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'' magazine. First surfacing on international catwalks during the spring 2001

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season, Fohlin has proved a prolific runway model, appearing in numerous shows for fashion houses such as

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, YSL Rive Gauche and

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among others. In addition to her editorial and runway career, Fohlin has appeared in advertisements for

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, YSL Rive Gauche,

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, EXTÈ, Rocco Barocco, and

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among others. Fohlin appeared in a commercial for Apoliva, an assortment of personal care products, for

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that aired in Sweden around August 2009. The commercial gained notoriety in Sweden after almost 100,000 Swedes joined a

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group called “I am scared of the girl in the Apoliva commercial.” Between the years of 1994-2002 Adina Fohlin attended The Royal Swedish Balett School in

where she studied the art of both classical and modern balett. During this time she was cast as one of the terns in

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. Fohlin is a working freelance photographer, her

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consists of everything from fashion photography to art. She is also a model at Mikas. She is currently collaborating with artist Natalia Edenmont. The work will be shown in

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the fall of 2014. Other than her current collaborations she has also influenced artists like

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and

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, functioning as the muse for the song

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and

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from the band

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. He wrote her the song There is a Spring as a tribute.Move people in any way: Adina Fohlin
7 January 2014 Retrieved 2 May 2014

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