Modelwerk
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Modelwerk is a modeling agency
based in Hamburg
, Germany
. Founded by Claudia Midolo, the agency is one of the top German agencies in fashion.
Modeling agency
A modeling agency is a company that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry. These agencies earn their income via commission, usually from the deal they make with the model and or the head agency....
based in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. Founded by Claudia Midolo, the agency is one of the top German agencies in fashion.
Fashion models represented by Modelwerk (past and present)
- Karoline AmaralKaroline AmaralKaroline Amaral is a model. She has been the face of brands such as Boss, Emporio Armani, Erreuno, Iceberg, Roberta Scarpa and did more than 100 shows in various fashion weeks....
- May AndersenMay AndersenMay Andersen is a Danish model. She is most known for her work with Victoria's Secret and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.-Early life:...
- Bianca BaltiBianca BaltiBianca Balti is an Italian model born in Lodi, in the Lombardy region of north Italy.-Career:Balti was first booked for the cover of L'Officiel, shot by Alexi Lubomirski. Her first notable advertisement campaign came for Dolce & Gabbana...
- Esther CanadasEsther CañadasEsther Cañadas is a Spanish actress and model.- Biography :Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but her mother persuaded her to give modeling a try....
- Aurelie ClaudelAurélie ClaudelAurélie Claudel is a French model. She is one of three children and has two brothers.She was approached in the Jardin des Plantes in Paris by Dawn Wolfe at the age of 13. Her father thoroughly disapproved of her quitting school and pursuing a career in modeling but she did it nonetheless...
- Haylynn CohenHaylynn CohenHaylynn Cohen is an American model. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue Paris and in the 2000 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She did extensive runway and print work for many notable fashion companies between 1999 and 2001. She was discovered while skateboarding as a Lincoln High School...
- Jourdan DunnJourdan DunnJourdan Dunn is a British fashion model. She was discovered in Hammersmith Primark in 2006 and signed to Storm Management in London shortly thereafter. In 2008, she was the first black model to walk a Prada runway in over a decade...
- Rhea DurhamRhea DurhamRhea Durham is an American fashion model. She was born in Lakeland, Florida. She has appeared on the cover of several major fashion magazines, including French Vogue, Italian Marie Claire, and British and American ELLE and has walked in the 2001 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show...
- Reka Ebergenyi
- Karen ElsonKaren ElsonKaren Elson is a British model, singer-songwriter and guitarist.As a child, Elson attended North Chadderton School in Chadderton with her twin sister, filmmaker Kate Elson. She began working as a model as a teenager....
- Camila FinnCamila FinnCamila Caroline Finn is a Brazilian fashion model who won the Ford "Supermodel of the Year" award at the age of 14....
- Magdalena FrackowiakMagdalena FrackowiakMagdalena Frackowiak is a Polish fashion model who began appearing on international runways in 2006....
- Ljupka GojićLjupka GojicLjupka Gojić is a Croatian model and the face of Givenchy.-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 in 1995...
- Quiana GrantQuiana GrantQuiana Grant is an American model who appeared in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She was featured in a bodypainting layout as a canvas for bodypaint artist Joanne Gair who is in her tenth year of producing bodypaint art for the Swimsuit Issue...
- Erin HeathertonErin HeathertonErin Heatherton is an American fashion model from Skokie, Illinois.-Life and career:Erin Heatherton grew up in Skokie, Illinois, and attended Solomon Schechter Day School as well as Niles North High School. Heatherton was discovered vacationing on South Beach, Miami, and eventually signed with the...
- Agnete HegelundAgnete HegelundAgnete Hegelund is a Danish fashion model. She has modeled in fashion shows for designers Burberry Prorsum, Christian Lacroix, Diane von Fürstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Marni, among others.- Modeling career :...
- Julie HendersonJulie HendersonJulie Patrice Henderson is an American model known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She has also done advertisements for such notable clients as Benetton.- Career :...
- Rachel HunterRachel HunterRachel Hunter is a New Zealand born American model, actress and reality TV show host who now resides in the U.S. She is best known for her appearance in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her longtime marriage to singer Rod Stewart, which ended in 2006...
- Anna JagodzinskaAnna JagodzinskaAnna Jagodzinska is a Polish fashion model. She has appeared on the covers of American, Italian, Australian, Chinese, Portuguese, and German Vogue, L'Officiel, Revue de Modes, and Japanese Numéro. As of March 2009, she was ranked #8 among models at the website models.com.Jagodzinska was born...
- Mor KatzirMor KatzirMor Katzir is an Israeli model from Haifa, Israel. She has posed for ads for Cole Haan, Ann Taylor, Costume National, and Missoni, and in catalogs for Saks, JCrew, H&M, and Nordstroms. Her most notable editorial work includes the covers of L'Officiel, Elle , and D . She has also appeared in V,...
- Tatiana KovylinaTatiana KovylinaTatiana Kovylina is a Russian model. She has appeared in advertisements for Ann Taylor, Calvin Klein Jeans, Cole Haan, and Givenchy. In 2002, she was on the cover of Madame Figaro and in 2005, she walked the runway for Victoria's Secret, which she returned to in 2009...
- Noemie LenoirNoémie LenoirNoémie Lenoir is a French model and actress of African and European descent.-Career:Lenoir was first spotted by Ford Models when she was 16 years old. In 1995, Lenoir signed with L'Oréal, and has since appeared in their advertisements alongside Laetitia Casta and long-term model and actress Andie...
- Anouck LepereAnouck LepereAnouck Lepere is a Belgian model.Lepere was studying architecture in Antwerp, when she was persuaded by her friends Dries van Noten and Olivier Theyskens to try modelling. She first appeared on the runways in Paris in 2000 and is currently signed with IMG Models...
- Maryna LinchukMaryna LinchukMaryna Linchuk is a Belarusian fashion model who has appeared on the covers of Italian and Portuguese Vogue.Along with Mat Gordon and Valeria Garcia, Linchuk was one of the faces of Escada's Moon Sparkle fragrance under the alias Simone...
- Vanessa LorenzoVanessa LorenzoVanessa Lorenzo is a model. She has been featured in magazines such as Vogue, ELLE,Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.-Career:...
- Elena MelnikElena MelnikElena Melnik is a Russian fashion model. She began her career in 2005, when she debuted on the runway as an exclusive for Calvin Klein...
- Marisa MillerMarisa MillerMarisa Lee Miller is an American model best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues and her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like Vogue, Miller began working for both companies in...
- Amanda MooreAmanda MooreAmanda Moore is an American model.-Early life:Brought up in a military family, Moore grew up in many different parts of the world, alongside her father and older brother...
- Elizabeth MosesElizabeth MosesElizabeth Moses is a fashion model, born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1977.She resided in New York with her husband Evan Dando of rock band The Lemonheads before their separation in 2010...
- Aline NakashimaAline NakashimaAline Nakashima is a Brazilian model who was discovered at a modeling tryout in Brazil at the age of 17. She made two appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, in 2006 and 2007...
- Alison NixAlison NixAlison Nix is an American fashion model. She has modeled for Dior, Hugo Boss, Givenchy, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood, Diane von Fürstenberg, Dolce & Gabbana, Hussein Chalayan, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Lanvin, Narciso Rodriguez, Yohji Yamamoto, Vogue Italia, Numero, and...
- Daniela PestovaDaniela PeštováDaniela Peštová is a Czech model. She was born in Teplice, Czech Republic, and was discovered by the Madison Modeling Agency's Dominique Caffin. She had plans to attend college but after winning a modelling contest she moved to Paris to sign with Madison Modeling Agency...
- Behati PrinslooBehati PrinslooBehati Prinsloo is a Namibian model. She is known for her work as spokesmodel for the Victoria's Secret sub-brand Pink.-Biography and career:...
- Bar RefaeliBar RefaeliBar Refaeli is an Israeli model and occasional actress, most known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She was the cover model of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.-Early life:...
- Anja RubikAnja RubikAnja Rubik is a Polish model.-Early life:Rubik and her family left Poland in 1988 and lived in Greece, Canada, and Umtata, South Africa. She used to study in a primary and secondary school in Częstochowa, Poland. Rubik was introduced to modeling while attending a British high school in Paris...
- Kim Smith
- Kasia StrussKasia StrussKasia Struss is a Polish model.-Personal Life:Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout. She went on to finish high school in home town Ciechanów before signing with an agency two years after her initial discovery...
- Eve SalvailÈve Salvail-Biography:Salvail was born in Matane, Quebec. While modeling in Japan in the early 1990s she made the decision to shave her head bald and have a Chinese dragon tattooed on her scalp. Her distinctive look was spotted by Jean Paul Gaultier and soon she became a top model in the European fashion...
- Alena ŠeredováAlena ŠeredováAlena Buffon is a Czech model currently living and working in Italy. She is the wife of Italian football goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.- Career :...
- Irina SheikIrina SheikIrina Shayk is a Russian model known for her 2007 through 2011 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is the cover model for the 2011 issue.-Early years:Irina Shaykhlislamova was born in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia...
- Kim Smith
- Kasia StrussKasia StrussKasia Struss is a Polish model.-Personal Life:Struss was discovered in 2005 by a local talent scout. She went on to finish high school in home town Ciechanów before signing with an agency two years after her initial discovery...
- Candice SwanepoelCandice SwanepoelCandice Swanepoel is a South African model best known for her work with Victoria's Secret.-Early life & career :Candice Swanepoel was born in Mooi River, Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, and was spotted by a model scout in a Durban flea market at age 15. By age 16, Swanepoel was earning €5,000 or R40,000...
- Ling TanLing TanLing Tan whose full name is Tan Mang Ling. Family name is Tan ' , is a Malaysian Chinese model born in 1974 in Kuala Lumpur...
- Tasha TilbergTasha TilbergTasha Tilberg is a Canadian fashion model.- Modeling :Tilberg has appeared in advertisements for Alberta Ferretti, Bloomingdale's, Comma, Fendi, Esprit, Gucci, Mango, Missoni, Moschino, Versace and Versus and she has walked in fashion shows for, among others, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, Anna Molinari,...
- Siri Tollerod
- Daniela UrziDaniela UrziDaniela Urzi is a fashion model from Argentina. She has appeared in fashion campaigns for Armani Jeans, the Giorgio Armani collection, Roberto Cavalli, Burberry, and John Richmond, and has done catalog work for Victoria's Secret. Her magazine covers include international editions of Vogue and...
- Eugenia VolodinaEugenia Volodina-Career:Volodina's modeling career began in 1998 when she attended an open call at a Russian casting agency. Although she didn't win, she was invited to take part in a Parisian modeling agency in 2000. Soon after, she was sent to Paris, where Volodina began to establish her career. Increased...
- Anne VyalitsynaAnne VyalitsynaAnne Vyalitsyna , also known simply as Anne V, is a clothing and swimwear model...
- Erin WassonErin WassonErin Wasson is an American model and occasional stylist and designer. She is of Irish ancestry.-Career:...
External links
- Modelwerk in the Fashion Model DirectoryFashion Model DirectoryThe Fashion Model Directory is an online database of information about female fashion models, modeling agencies, fashion labels, fashion magazines, fashion designers and fashion editorials. FMD is often denoted as the IMDb of the fashion industry, for being one of the world's largest fashion...
- Modelwerk at Models.com