Luján Fernández (born 12 March 1980) is an Argentine model, perhaps best known for her three-year run in the ''

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''. She also worked for

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Early life

Since childhood, Fernández was involved with several local television programs. She was a teenage TV star before becoming a model, when she was discovered at the age of 14 while on a

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an beach. After consulting with her parents, she pursued a modeling career.

Career

Fernández appeared on the covers of ''

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'', '' GQ'', ''

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'', as well as American, German, and French ''Vogue''. The work kept coming and, like many foreign models before her, she decided to move to

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. Fernández hit the runway for the likes of

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, BCBG and John Bartlett, and has been featured in print campaigns for

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, and XOXO, and appeared in the

catalogs. She also appeared in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' from 1999 through 2001. She ranked #66 in

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100 Sexiest Women in 2001. That same year, she appeared in ''

'' Collection of 2001.

References

External links

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Collection of 2001 - Lujan Fernandez
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fernandez, Lujan 1979 births Living people Argentine female models 21st-century Argentine women