Sigrid Agren is a French

model A model is an informative representation of an object, person or system. The term originally denoted the plans of a building in late 16th-century English, and derived via French and Italian ultimately from Latin ''modulus'', a measure. Models c ...

from

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...

, who rose to prominence during the

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in 2006.

Early life

Agren was born and raised in Martinique, to a Swedish father and a French mother. She entered the

in France as a teenager, and went on to the finals in Paris. She was the winner and therefore among the contestants chosen to move on to the finals in

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. She lost to one of the other French finalists, Charlotte Di Calypso.

Career

After the Elite Model Look ended, Agren signed with

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. She performed small jobs before deciding to put off modeling in order to finish her education in 2007. Agren returned to the modeling world in 2008, signing with New York Model Management. She also re-signed with

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in all the major fashion capitals. She debuted on the runway by closing the Prada Resort show. For her first

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, she walked for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren,

Donna Karan Donna Karan (, born Donna Ivy Faske), also known as "DK", is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels. Early life Karan was born Donna Ivy Faske to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabin ...

and Rodarte. She also opened for

Shiatzy Chen Shiatzy Chen () is a Taiwanese luxury fashion house founded in 1978 by Wang Chen Tsai-Hsia (王陳彩霞) and her husband Wang Yuan-Hong. Its style is described as "neo-Chinese chic", combining the aesthetics of Chinese clothing and handicraft ...

, Yves Saint Laurent,

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and

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, and closed for Prada, Costume National and

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. For the Spring/Summer 2009 season, she became the face of Prada, with Giedre Dukauskaite and Anna Jagodzinska, and also became the face of Armani Jeans and

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. Agren has appeared in numerous editorials for magazines like ''

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'', '' Harper's Bazaar'' and ''

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''. She appeared on one of the three covers of '' i-D's'' June/July issue, alongside

Tasha Tilberg Tasha Tilberg (born August 26, 1979, in Chilliwack, British Columbia) is a Canadian fashion model. Modeling Tilberg has appeared in advertisements for Alberta Ferretti, Bloomingdale's, Comma, Fendi, Esprit, Gucci, Mango, Missoni, Moschino, Ve ...

and

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. For the Fall/Winter 2009 season, she appeared in 68 international fashion shows, for designers like

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, Chanel,

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, Ralph Lauren,

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and Christian Dior. She was featured in the shows of Valentino,

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, Pucci,

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, Costume National, Marni, Ruffian, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Antonio Berardi, and

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. She also opened and closed for

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. She featured as the face of

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, replacing Kate Moss, as well as

, alongside

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and

Karlie Kloss Karlie Elizabeth Kloss (born August 3, 1992) is an American fashion model. ''Vogue Paris'' declared her one of the "top 30 models of the 2000s" when she was 17. Kloss was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2013 until 2015; she resigned to study at ...

; Ck Calvin Klein alongside

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, and Bottega Veneta alongside Anna Jagodzinska. During that year, she was ranked No. 10 on the ''Top 50 models-Women'' list. She is ranked in the "Industry Icons" and "Money Girls" list from models.com.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Agren, Sigrid 1991 births Living people Martiniquais female models Martiniquais people of French descent French people of Swedish descent