Anna Selezneva (russian: Анна Селезнёва; born 29 July 1990) is a Russian fashion model.

Early life

Anna was born in

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to a

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father and a

mother with distant Armenian roots. She was discovered in 2007 at a

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. Later that year, she began her international modeling career after signing with a top agency in

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Career

Selezneva debuted on the runways of

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, and Akris. Then she walked for all major brands and designers, including Alexander Wang, Balmain, Chanel, Christian Dior,

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, Gianfranco Ferre, Giorgio Armani,

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, Marc Jacobs,

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, Ralph Lauren,

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, Valentino,

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, Yves Saint Laurent and many others during the Spring Paris Fashion Week. Selezneva was featured on the covers of many international fashion magazines, including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Vogue Russia'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Vogue Thailand'', ''

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'', '' Numéro TOKYO'', '' Allure'' (Russia), '' Harper's Bazaar'' (Germany, Korea), ''

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'' (Spain, Argentina), ''

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'' (Germany), ''

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'' (Russia), ''Magazine Antidote'', ''MIXT(E)'', ''S Moda'', '' V Magazine''. She has also appeared in editorials in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' i-D'', '' Harper's Bazaar'', ''Muse Magazine'', ''Self Service'', ''The Last Magazine'', '' Glamour'' (Russia), ''Porter Magazine''. Selezneva has appeared in advertising campaigns for Beymen Club,

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, Blumarine,

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, Cesare Paciotti,

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, Fay,

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«Aqua Allegoria» fragrance, Hogan, Hunkydory,

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, Joop! Jeans,

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, Mango,

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, Massimo Dutti, Moussy, Phi,

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, Pinko, Ralph Lauren, Replay, Santa Lolla, Santoni, System,

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«Look» fragrance,

, Yves Saint Laurent «Elle Shocking» fragrance. ''

'' declared Selezneva one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. Selezneva is ranked as one of the highest paid models by models.com.

Personal life

Selezneva has an undergraduate degree in

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, she also studied at the Marangoni Fashion Institute in

and plans to further her studies when her modeling career slows down.

Early life

Career

Personal life

References

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