Ljubica Gojić (born 4 June 1982) is a

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and the face of

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Biography

When Gojić was 10, she persuaded her mother to take her to a modeling agency where she learned basic steps as a model. She appeared for the first time on the cover of ''Teen'' magazine (Croatia) in 1995. Shortly thereafter, accompanied by her parents and Midiken agent, she visited

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, and

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, where she made her breakthrough modeling for Pantene Pro-V. TV commercials and covers of Croatian magazines soon followed. At the age of 13, she became the youngest Croatian model to appear on the cover of ''

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'' (The Netherlands). Her other covers include ''Cosmopolitan'' (Croatian and Czech) and ''Madame Figaro''. She appeared in a Croatian beauty contest in 1996, placing second runner-up. She has walked in fashion shows for Issey Miyake,

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, Kenzo,

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, and Enrico Coveri. She has been featured in advertisements for Anna Molinari,

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Spirit, Esprit,

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, and GAP. In 2006, she became a spokesmodel for

. She is currently married to a

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Mihael Mikić. They have three daughters, Jana Sienna (born 2009), Mila Amelie (born 2011), and Mari Dana (2017). Since late 2008 through 2017 she and the family lived in Hiroshima, Japan where her husband got a contract at the

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. Since 2009 she has started her own fashion line named "Jolie Petite". Her first boutique was opened in Zagreb and is situated in exactly the same building where she grew up as a child."Ljupka Gojić postala je dizajnerica..."
(In Croatian) Article at Vecernji.hr

Agencies

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- New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, and Paris. *

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- Milan. *AMT - Vienna. *New Group - Madrid and Barcelona. *Midiken - Croatia

References

External links

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Ljubica Gojic's pictures
* "Jolie Petite" websit
http://www.joliepetite.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gojic, Ljupka 1982 births Living people Croatian expatriates in Japan Croatian female models Models from Zagreb