Naomi Preizler (born October 12, 1990) is an Argentine fashion model and artist, known for her "longilinear silhouette, long blonde hair and

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face."

Career

Although discovered at age 14 by a model scout, Preizler did not begin her international modelling career until she finished high school. She started her national modelling career, however, at age 15. Dubbed the "girl of the moment" by '' Clarín'' in 2013, she has walked for

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, Alexander Wang,

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and

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, among others. She has also been photographed for '' Harper's Bazaar Argentina'', '' Vogue Russia'', '' Vogue Italia'', ''

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'', ''Love'' and ''Grit''. Preizler was the face of

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fall/winter 2012. She has also sung in BAFWEEK 2013, closing the Desiderata fashion show. Preizler has also gained recognition as an artist. She studied at the New York Academy of Art and

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. She usually draws while queuing for fashion castings and fittings, inspired by the clothes and the models. Inspired by

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and Oskar Kokoschka, Preizler usually draws women, "reflective faces" and self-portraits. Some of her sketches are developed into paintings using gaudy colors and exaggerated features. Jean Paul Gaultier owns a watercolor she made of him and Beth Ditto at the finale of his spring/summer 2011 show. The Argentine brand AY Not Dead launched a collection of shirts with drawings by Preizler, which are tributes to

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who focused on the curves of the female body. She has also collaborated with ''Vogue Italia'' and

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on an illustration project for its spring/summer 2012 collection.

Personal life

Preizler was raised in an artistic family, her father being an architect and sometimes oil painter, and her grandmother a sculptress. Preizler resides in

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and

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. Preizler is of

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. She is also

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. Her grandparents were Jewish immigrants who went to Argentina fleeing from Nazism. In the

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festival ''Romántica Buenos Aires'', she paid homage to them through a

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in which she read their love letters, shared apple cake that she cooked with her grandmother's recipe, and wore a dress that belonged to her.

References

External links

Official website

Preizler's blog
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Naomi Preizler - models.com Profile
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Career

Personal life

See also

References

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