Karolina Kurkova is one of the highest paid models, successfully combining career and family. The spectacular blonde owes dizzying contracts not only to her appearance, but also to her amazing performance, talent and, of course, luck.
Childhood and youth
The biography of the future star of the catwalks from early childhood was extremely successful. Karolina was born in 1984 in the small Czech town of Decin. The girl's father was a famous basketball player, the family did not experience financial difficulties. However, soon Carolina's parents divorced, the girl stayed with her mother.
From her father, an athlete, Kurkova got a high growth - a little more than 180 cm. The future model owes her appearance to her mother, it was from her that Carolina inherited her dark skin and luxurious blonde hair. Despite such natural data, the girl was very shy about her thinness and height. To become more confident, she took up gymnastics and achieved good results.
Model career: quick success
Many supermodels got into the fashion business by accident, while Kurkova went to him purposefully. A very young girl sent her photos to the best modeling agency in Prague, successfully passed the casting and received her first contracts.
The promising blonde was quickly noticed by agents of Italian companies. Carolina left for the fashion capital Milan and immediately signed contracts with one of the most famous high fashion brands - Prada. But the rapid ascent did not end there. The seventeen-year-old model moved to New York, where she became the face of Victoria's Secret lingerie brand, which accepts only the most beautiful girls in its ranks.
Further ascent of Kurkova was really impetuous. She became the youngest model to land on the cover of Vogue. On account of Carolina shooting for the most famous high fashion houses, numerous fashion shows, advertising contracts.
Kurkova devotes a lot of time to humanitarian activities: she is engaged in the protection of nature, the problems of women and children. Another important step is the appearance in the cinema. Caroline starred in the films "My Sexiest Year", "Chuck", "Cobra Throw", "In Sight".
Personal life and family
Carolina quite manages to combine hard work and family. In 2009, she gave birth to a son from her common-law husband, film producer Archie Drury. The kid was named Tobin Jack. The young mother was planning a long maternity leave, but she took to the podium just a few months after giving birth. The birth of a long-awaited child did not in the least affect its parameters and the interest of advertisers. Kurkova successfully signs new contracts and expands the scope of activities. She went into the cosmetics business with her own line of perfumes, lotions, creams and body care products.
After 6 years, the family grew: a second son was born, named Noah Lee. According to the established tradition, Carolina did not stop working, but today she is trying to devote more time to scrap, so as not to miss important moments in the development of children.
