Eva Padberg (born 27 January 1980) is a German fashion model, singer, and actress.

Early life

Padberg was born in

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and grew up in

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, Germany. In 1995, she applied for ''

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s ''Boy & Girl'' contest; she made it among the best ten models and gained the opportunity to do a test shooting for

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in Munich. In 1998, after having finished her

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, she started her professional modelling career. Eva worked in Paris, Tokyo, and New York City, e.g. for

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and

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and walked for different

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shows.

Career

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Besides the catwalk and the photo shootings, she became a frequently sought model for commercials and advertising campaigns: Since 2003, she has been the face of the world-renown make-up-brand Astor. In May 2005, she appeared in the TV commercial of the candy brand "Gletscher Eis" and in September of the same year she became not only the new face of the Korean automobile manufacturer

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, but also the new cover top-model of the mail order company Otto and campaign model for

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's ''

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''. Since May 2006, she has been promoting the new drink "König Pilsener Lemon" of the brand König Pilsener. In May 2004, Padberg was photographed for the German

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by Ellen von Unwerth. In 2005, she was voted "Sexiest Woman of the World" by the readers of

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and became cover model of the magazine GQ in 2006. She is also a singer and songwriter of Dapayk & Padberg, a well-known electronic club act. Together with her husband Niklas Worgt, also known as Dapayk, she released various singles followed by their first album ''Close Up'' on Mo's Ferry Prod. in September 2005. In 2005, she started acting and had minor roles in her debut ' (2006) and the film adaptation of the video game ''In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'' (2007). She also worked in the jury of Germany's ''

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'' and, in 2006, as a presenter for the

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together with talk show host

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Personal life

On 29 July 2006, after a relationship of ten years, she married the music producer Niklas Worgt. Padberg is active for numerous charitable projects such as

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. She has also served as an ambassador for

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. Since May 2007, Eva has also represented Mercedes-Benz as a brand ambassador at international fashion and lifestyle events, including Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin and Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Mexico. In June 2010, she began collaborating with German

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fashion label armedangels together with Niklas Worgt. Their own

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"Two Hearts – One Rhythm" is sold online.

References

External links

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Eva Padberg's official site
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