Marija Vujović (
Montenegrin Cyrillic
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: Марија Вујовић, ) (born 19 May 1984 in
Titograd
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
,
Yugoslavia
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, now
Podgorica
Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...
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Montenegro
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) is a
Montenegrin model
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born in Yugoslavia.
She was discovered by Elite Model Management in her home town after friends talked her into participating and shot to fame at the Dries Van Noten show in Paris in 2002.
She has been featured in campaigns for a
Dolce & Gabbana
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fragrance and
Yves Saint Laurent's ''Rive Gauche''. In 2006, Dolce & Gabbana cast Vujović in their
Light Blue
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fragrance adverts that were shot by photographer
Mario Testino
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His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' '' Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also cre ...
in
Capri
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. The commercial received 11 million online views, and according to British researchers, is among the sexiest television adverts ever made.
Vujović was photographed by
Steven Meisel
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for the Dolce & Gabbana campaign, by Mert & Marcus for
Bulgari
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While the majority of design, production and marketing is overseen and exec ...
Eyewear and by Michael Thompson for RMK. She has also walked the catwalk for designers such as
Calvin Klein
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,
Donna Karan
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Early life
Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabin ...
, and
Gucci
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. Vujović walked in both the 2005 and 2007
Victoria's Secret
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fashion shows.
It was once falsely reported that she was related to the former President of Montenegro,
Filip Vujanović
Filip Vujanović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Филип Вујановић, ; born 1 September 1954) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the President of Montenegro from 2003 to 2018.
Early life and career
Born and raised in Belgrade, Vujanov ...
. Actually, they are in no way related, as reported by the local media outlets.
She admires music and the stage: she studied classical piano for seven years at the Conservatory and has also taken acting lessons. She speaks English and Serbian. She has worked as a model in Serbia and in Montenegro.
References
External links
IMG Profile*
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Living people
1984 births
People from Podgorica
Montenegrin female models
21st-century Montenegrin people
21st-century Montenegrin women
20th-century Montenegrin people
20th-century Montenegrin women