Marija Vujović (
Montenegrin Cyrillic
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: Марија Вујовић, ) (born 19 May 1984 in
Titograd
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
,
Yugoslavia
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, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
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, now
Podgorica
Podgorica ( cnr-Cyrl, Подгорица; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city is just north of Lake Skadar and close to coastal destinations on the Adriatic Sea. Histor ...
,
Montenegro
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) is a
Montenegrin Serb model
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Models can be divided in ...
.
She was discovered by Elite Model Management in her home town after friends talked her into participating and shot to fame at the Dries Van Noten show in Paris in 2002.
She has been featured in campaigns for a
Dolce & Gabbana
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fragrance and
Yves Saint Laurent's ''Rive Gauche''. In 2006, Dolce & Gabbana cast Vujović in their
Light Blue
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The first use of "light blue" as a color term in English language, English is in the year 1915.
In Russian and some other languages, there ...
fragrance adverts that were shot by photographer
Mario Testino
Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.
His work has featured internationally in ...
in
Capri
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. The commercial received 11 million online views, and according to British researchers, is among the sexiest television adverts ever made.
Vujović was photographed by
Steven Meisel
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for the Dolce & Gabbana campaign, by Mert & Marcus for
Bulgari
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Eyewear and by Michael Thompson for RMK. She has also walked the catwalk for designers such as
Calvin Klein
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,
Donna Karan
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Early life and education
Karan was born to mother Helen "Queenie" Faske (née Rabinow ...
, and
Gucci
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. Vujović walked in both the 2005 and 2007
Victoria's Secret
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fashion shows.
It was once falsely reported that she was related to the former President of Montenegro,
Filip Vujanović
Filip Vujanović (, ; born 1 September 1954) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin politician who served as the 3rd president of the Republic of Montenegro (1992–2006), Republic of Montenegro under Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006, and the 1st ...
. Actually, they are in no way related, as reported by the local media outlets.
She admires music and the stage: she studied classical piano for seven years at the Conservatory and has also taken acting lessons. She speaks English and Serbian. She has worked as a model in Serbia and in Montenegro.
References
External links
IMG Profile*
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Living people
1984 births
People from Podgorica
Montenegrin female models
21st-century Montenegrin people
21st-century Montenegrin women