Anna Sergeyevna "Anne" Vyalitsyna (russian: А́нна Серге́евна Вьяли́цына; born 19 March 1986), also known as Anne V, is a Russian-American model best known for her 10-consecutive-year appearances (2005–2014) in the ''

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''.

Early life and discovery

Vyalitsyna was born in the Russian city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). Both of her parents are

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. Her father is a sports doctor for an association football team and her mother is a

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. Vyalitsyna started her professional modeling career at the age of 15 after

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scouted saw her in

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while looking for new faces for

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's ''Fashionably Loud Europe''. She entered the contest and moved to

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after winning a contest sponsored by IMG and MTV. She became an American citizen on 16 November 2013.

Career

Within six months after winning the contest, Vyalitsyna worked for Anna Molinari,

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and

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. She has appeared on the covers of '' Vogue'', ''

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'', and '' Glamour''. She made her debut in the ''

'' in 2005 and has appeared in it each year until 2014. She was the object/subject of

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works in the 2005 edition. She had an uncredited cameo in the fifth installment of the ''

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'' film franchise, ''

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''. In 2016, she walked for

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SS 2017 fashion show along with

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, Bette Franke,

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, and Mariacarla Boscono.

Personal life

In 2009, Vyalitsyna completed the ING New York City Marathon. She volunteered to guide a disabled athlete through the race for Achilles International and tweeted about the race in real-time. In 2011, Vyalitsyna dated

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, the lead singer of

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, and they appeared together on the November 2011 cover of ''Vogue'' Russia. She also appeared in the

music videos for Misery and Never Gonna Leave This Bed. The couple broke up in April 2012. After she and Levine ended their relationship, she dated baseball player

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for eight months from 2013 to 2014. On 19 March 2015, Vyalitsyna announced that she was pregnant with her first child by boyfriend Adam Cahan. They welcomed daughter Alaska on 25 June 2015, stating that this name was chosen because Alaska is "where the U.S. and Russia meet". On 5 June 2016, Vyalitsyna and Cahan got engaged, but had separated by 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Music videos

References

External links

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2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Gallery - Anne V
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vyalitsyna, Anne Living people Russian emigrants to the United States 1986 births Russian female models American female models People from Nizhny Novgorod Russian film actresses American film actresses 21st-century American actresses Participants in American reality television series 21st-century Russian actresses People with acquired American citizenship The Lions (agency) models Elite Model Management models