Born name

Valentina Zelyaeva

nickname

Val

Sun sign

Scale

Place of birth

Ulan-Ude, Soviet Union

Residence

New York, United States

nationality

training

Her educational background is not known.

occupation

Mode / Runway-Modell

family

Valentina’s father was in the military. He was a Russian colonel.

Her mother had intended to be a teacher by the time of marriage. She and her father were both 21 years old at the time of the marriage.

Manager

Valentina Zelyaeva is signed to several modeling agencies –

• Modellink Modelagentur – Gothenburg
• Uno Models – Barcelona / Madrid
• Women’s Management – Milan
• Women’s Management – Paris
• Women’s Management – New York
• Storm Models – London
• MP Mega Model Management – Miami
• Unique models – Copenhagen
• Joy Model Management – Sao Paulo
• Folio Montreal – Montreal

To build

Slim

Height

177 cm (5 ft 9½ in)

weight

56 kg or 123.5 pounds

friend/spouse

She has dated many men in the past.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Green

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

Eyes

measurements

34-24-36 inches or 86-61-91.5 cm

dress size

4 (USA) or 36 (EU)

bra size

32B

shoe size

8.5 (US) or 39 (EU) or 6 (UK)

brand promotion

Valentina Zelyaeva has advertised for manydesigners such as Água de Coco, Balenciaga, BCBG, Calvin Klein, Calvin Klein jeans, Coach, Cole Haan, L’Oreal, ICB, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren fragrance ‘Pure Turquoise’, Ralph Lauren fragrance ‘Romance’, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Secret and others.

Religion

Russian Orthodox

Known for

Being a spokesman for Ralph Lauren in the past.

First fashion show

Valentina Zelyaeva debuted with Ready to Wear – Spring/Summer 2004 runway show where she walked the ramp for Cynthia Steffe.

first movie

She has not appeared in any of the films.

Personal trainer

She is a yoga lover and practices it regularly. She posts various pictures of her workout on Instagram. One of them is here doing a headstand.

Valentina also does Pilates and Capoeira (when she’s in New York twice a week with her trainer). She likes to run when she’s in Miami Beach.

In terms of diet, she likes to eat plain foods over fancy junk foods. She is always experimenting with healthy ingredients.

Valentina Zelyaeva favorite things

• Food – Just Elizabeth, sourdough toast
• Restaurant – Caravan of Dreams in New York City
• Shop – Ralph Lauren, Intermix, Barneys, Lincoln Road Vintage Market (for unique jewelry)
• Designer – Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney

Valentina Zelyaeva facts

1. She loves yoga, photography, nature, animals and travel.
2. Valentina is good friends with Flavia de Oliveira, Filippa Hamilton, Katia Kokoreva, Natasha Poly and Ginta Lapina.
3. She moved to Moscow (in Russia) with her family when she was 7 years old.
4. As a child, she wanted to be a flight attendant so she could travel the world.
5. At 16 she was brought to Elite Modelwatch competition by her friends. She didn’t win it. Instead, he gained two friends. However, she met with a scout who sent her to Tokyo (Japan) for two months. Hence her career began.
6. In 2005 she signed a contract with Ralph Lauren.
7. She enjoys reading inspirational books, searching the internet for a healthy lifestyle, skiing, wake boarding and cooking in her free time.
8. She writes for OYL.
9. Visit her official website @ valzelyaeva.com.
10. Connect with Valentina on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.