Tatiana Usova (born 1987) is a
Russian
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*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
fashion model
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.
Early life
Usova was born in
Siberia
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,
Russia
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in 1987.
Career
Usova debuted at the spring
Emporio Armani
Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and h ...
show in
Milan
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in September 2004 and was signed by One Model Management in New York in 2005 following that show.
In February 2006 she walked for fashion shows for the fall collections by
Alberta Ferretti
Alberta Ferretti (; ) is an Italian fashion designer and dressmaker. She designs for her namesake brand Alberta Ferretti, and designed for Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti until 2014. Her showroom is in Milan, Italy but her studio is in her na ...
,
Bottega Veneta,
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmet ...
and
MaxMara in Milan. She opened the fall
Akris show in Paris the following month.
Throughout 2006 and 2007, she appeared in several campaigns including the 2006 Dolce & Gabbana spring ad campaign, as well as ''
Elle
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'', ''
Italian Vogue
''Vogue Italia'' is the Italian edition of ''Vogue'' magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. It's been in publication since 1964.
Name
''Vogue Italia'' was first published as ''No ...
'', ''Japanese Vogue'', ''
Numéro
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'', and ''
V''.
In the beginning of 2007, she left the agency One Model Management to sign with
Marilyn Agency
Marilyn Agency is a French modeling agency established in Paris in 1985 by Marilyn Gauthier.
History
Marilyn Agency was founded in Paris by Marilyn Gauthier in 1985. In 1992, the agency added a men's division, and in 1997 the agency expanded to ...
in Paris and New York. She then appeared on the May issue of Amica and became the face of
Vivienne Westwood
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Westwood came to public notice when she m ...
's Let It Rock perfume.
On September 10, 2007
she signed with
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France in 1972 with subsequent locations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London and Toronto. In 2004, the agencies in New York, Miami, ...
in Milan.
In January 2008, she walked the spring collection for
Armani Privé,
Christian Dior,
Christian Lacroix, and
Valentino in Paris. She then appeared on the March cover of the Russian ''
Harper’s Bazaar
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'' alongside other Russian models and also becomes the face of ''Les Copains''.
In late 2008, she signed a cosmetics contract with Christian Dior's Night Diamond.
In 2010, she appeared in the July edition of ''Elle Italia'' with Tatiana Lyadochkina.
She has also been a cover girl for ''
Surface
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'' magazine.
She has previously been signed with Beatrice Model agency, Munich Models, Nathalie Models, View Management (
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
), and Independent (formerly ICM Models).
References
External links
Tatiana Usova at Style.com
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1987 births
Living people
Russian female models
People from Bratsk