Ingūna Butāne sometimes simply known as Inguna, is a Latvia

Latvia

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n model

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Butāne was discovered when a contest was held in Latvia, where she met agents from Women Management

Women Management

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 in Milan, Italy, but decided to finish her degree of Interior Design. She then went to Moscow, Russia, and then went to New York, USA, to start her career.

She has been in ad campaigns for Armani Jeans, Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman is a luxury goods department store based on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The company was founded in 1899 by Herman Bergdorf and was later owned and managed by Edwin Goodman, and later his son Andrew Goodman....

, Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....

, L'Oréal

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, Marc (a second line of Marc Jacobs

Marc Jacobs

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), and Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus

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. Her runway work includes Fendi

Fendi

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, Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen

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, Viktor and Rolf, Yohji Yamamoto

Yohji Yamamoto

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, Alice Roi

Alice Roi

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, Baby Phat

Baby Phat

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, Belstaff

Belstaff

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, Gucci

Gucci

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, Versace, and Oscar de la Renta

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. She is currently signed with Mother New York.

Currently she is the face of Escada

Escada

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 and Bottega Veneta

Bottega Veneta

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, along with models Julia Dunstall

Julia Dunstall

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 and Chanel Iman

Chanel Iman

Chanel Iman Robinson , known professionally as Chanel Iman, is an American fashion model perhaps best known for her work for Victoria's Secret.-Early life:...

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She walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Victoria's Secret

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 in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

She played the violin when she was young, and loves to listen to classical music.

External links

• Model Profile: Ingūna Butāne in New York Magazine
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