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ironically, here is another Calvin Klein runway pic - I have no idea where or when this one is from but I have had this page for probably a year and just recently found and scanned it. closeup

here's a new pic - I was told it is from a fall 1987 issue of Taxi magazine it's a rare runway shot for Calvin Klein (as Paulina did precious little runway work in her career) closeup

An article from Glamour Russia November 2007 article translation, courtesy of the kind people I got the magazine from and with the help of Google's translator tool... ‪Diary of a Madwoman‬ ‪42-year-old Paulina Porizkova, 90's supermodel, became a successful writer - the critics are unanimous in their assessments.‬ ‪The first time I visited the office of my publisher on a frosty February day this year - says Porizkova. - I just got my unfinished first novel, "Model Summer" and was to discuss the future publication.‬ Dressed like a writer (a modest sweater, and the least of cosmetics), I stand utterly simple.‬ ‪Before me was the editor.‬ ‪Nice lady.‬ ‪Graciously she greeted me and politely asked: "And who will write this book?"‬ ‪I nodded with a smile: that is understandable.‬ ‪It is difficult to argue with a man on the street certainly that the girl on the cover of Playboy is capable.‬ ‪Well, I think post-model career - this is my cross.‬ ‪And I bear it!‬ ‪Laws genre‬ ‪As a child, like many models, I was too long and skinny to be attractive even to my own relatives.‬ ‪I was going to join the writers or artists.‬ ‪And when, at fifteen, the head of the agency Elite Model offered me a job in Paris, the shock was so strong that I have not yet recovered.‬ ‪In Paris, I suddenly became beautiful.‬ ‪I learned what a compliment was from my boss, bouquets from strangers at the table in restaurants and free drinks at the bar.‬ ‪I found that passers-by looked at me, not just when I had torn pantyhose - every act of attention was balm to the wounded teenage ego.‬ ‪But a year later, I lied to strangers, telling them that I was in this city with my fiance: it turned out that the role of Cinderella at the ball has its drawbacks.‬ ‪All of you know, ask the photo (better to smile at the camera, arms around each other) - and no one talks to you like a human being.‬ ‪Attempts to discuss history and literature - I have diligently studied these subjects - causes a reaction like the one where your child announces that he wants to become an astronaut or a fireman: met with a smile and pat on the head.‬ ‪One mention of my profession brings down my intellectual level in the eyes of others to zero.‬ ‪Woe from Wit‬ ‪In a desperate attempt to be treated seriously, I was wearing all black and was very unapproachable.‬ ‪Smoking.‬ ‪Quoted little-known German philosophers.‬ ‪So I took my first interview.‬ ‪A journalist asked me what I think about the craft of modeling, and I replied that the only way a teenager can get paid well is by simply appearing in public with washed hair.‬ ‪He was impressed with my frankness, but I made an interesting discovery: it is easy to seem clever, if you are thought of as an idiot.‬ Then I had a baby and went to work. No more posters and calendars, I decided. Instead, I was testing myself as an actress and wrote a book for children. Reaction? There was no criticism, just pure indifference. This indifference from the public made me write a book again. I enrolled in classes where they teach you to write "epistolary novels". I have made friends, for whom I was a skinny little girl, who did not always put grammatically correct sentences together, but was known for her talent for intricate story-lines. Then I wrote a story of Irzhina, a girl who was similar to myself in those days, when I sold my face and figure. I turned myself inside out, creating her life, thoughts, words. At this time [when Paulina was writing this story of Irzhina], only some invitations to presentations reminded me of my own past. To them [meaning the invitations] I preferred quite evenings with my husband and children. ‪Application for victory.‬ ‪In April, my book was published.‬ ‪Now, the book had to be sold and to draw attention, I agreed to participate in the show "Dancing with the Stars."‬ ‪I rehearsed for six weeks, dancing in heels for eight hours a day.‬ ‪The producers insisted that I change public opinion about models.‬ ‪And what happened?‬ ‪Instead, I was the first member the jury unanimously dismissed from the competition!‬ ‪But the real surprise was not a failure on TV, and positive reviews of my book.‬ ‪Critics found it the "heartbreaking saga of loss of innocence" and a "coming-of-age story."‬ ‪Now I rejoice!‬ ‪I have always believed that beauty is just wrapping paper.‬ ‪My wrap was removed only now, when I was forty-two.‬ ‪At the moment I am writing a new story, and also cleaning house and cooking dinner.‬ ‪Now I listen only to the opinion of my husband, children, friends and relatives.‬ ‪After all, their love and respect does not depend on my external appearance!‬

This is an interesting article about spokesmodels. It is not about just Paulina but it has a few quotes from her in it. Allure January 1995 - Next Year's Model

Vogue UK October 1988 - small picture of Paulina with Estee

Yay! I'm not alone!!! Thanks everyone for saying "hi" Sorry, missparker - you are absolutely right - you did post that Laura Biatiotti ad before. With 152 pages of wonderful pictures, sometimes it's hard to remember them all. Here's an article I've had for several years and I thought I'd post it but I can't find it, nor do I have any evidence on my computer that I'd ever scanned it before. Cosmo February 1988 - Paulina Porizkova, Captivating Misfit

Thank you, 66Lucy - it' nice to know I'm not alone here. :lost: ...

These are various pics from the Estee Lauder 1992 Colorstory - Between Sea & Sky (these are my scans - I don't think I've posted any before - I apologize if I did)

last internet find - a Laura Biagiotti ad I don't think I've seen here before.

A fashion editorial - maybe from Glamour or Mademoiselle? (again, anyone know?)

I found a few pics on the Internet - does anyone know where any of these are from? Paulina in fur

Boy, have I been finding the videos lately. Here's an interview with Paulina at the photo shoot for the April 2010 issue of More magazine (the fashion editorial from this magazine are posted on page 146) http://www.5min.com/Video/Paulina-Porizkov...rview-264803711 stills:

Paulina was on Craig Ferguson on Friday night - at first I thought maybe it was a re-run but it was new - here is someone's recording of it from YouTube in two parts. The first part starts out with Craig in a skit, but then Paulina comes on... part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqlDq2diZog part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpT1amhJvO4 some stills:

I found this small article in a New York magazine from mid-1993 - it is about Paulina's contract with Estee Lauder ending. I had no idea it ended this soon...she continued to appear in Estee Lauder ads until about mid-1995. They must have continued to use images of her they had already taken. Her first son, Jonathan, was born November 4th 1993, so I wonder if this is why either she left or Estee Lauder decided not to renew her. Does anyone know?

I found another one - This one is for Estee Lauder Beautiful for Dillard's department stores. This one was posted once a long time ago in a compilation YouTube video - here is just the Beautiful commercial - I think it is higher quality than the previous one too...I believe it is from 1991 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Zdka4VhQGQ Stills:

I found a great new YouTube video - It's an Estee Lauder Knowing commercial from 1989 for a now-defunct store called Maison Blanche http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_kWHRKn_Q Here are some stills from the commercial

I'm pretty sure the picture in that ad is backwards, so here it is cropped and flipped...

I found a new Estee Lauder ad! At least it's new for me... I'd never seen it before. It's for some colors called A Blush of Pearls and according to the ad, it was for a collaboration between Bloomingdale's, Estee Lauder and Carolee pearls.

Here's more- these are mostly of her shopping at the stores in the mall (there were LOTS more, but I cut a lot of them out - there were a ton of pictures with her posing with random shoppers/employees that I did not think anyone would really enjoy - I think it was really cool that she was nice enough to talk with and take pictures with so many people but I don't think it's that interesting to see them unless I know the other people)

I know we all prefer the lovely fashion editorials and Estee Lauder ads, etc. but sometimes it's just fun to see Paulina out and about... Here are some shots I found on the web from 2009 of her visit to the Mall at Millenia in Orlando Florida during Fashion Week. She must have visited on two separate days because there are two different outfits she wore. Here's the first batch-

Here is an Estee Lauder picture that was provided to me by a fellow Paulina collector. I have been told that it is a photo probably used on counter in a tester unit or a frame. Based on the look of the photo (makeup, hair, etc), I would say it is most likely from 1992 or 1993. I will leave this collector anonymous out of respect. This picture is not mine, nor did I scan it. I did clean it up a bit with my own software before posting... Thank you to this collector for your kindness in sharing this rare picture...

Oh Silvana, I am so sorry to hear about your difficult year. Please know I am thinking of you and I hope things begin to look up for you. Here is a video commercial I just found on YouTube - as far as I know it has never been posted. It is one of those funny little Asian ones that were so popular in the 80's and 90's... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaivFkOlVE...feature=related

Cosmo South Africa June 1995 - Cover and cover look page

Cosmo South Africa May 1989 - Cover and article "Knowing is Everything"

From our friend, Helenalover - here is one of his Cosmo South Africa covers (from October 1988), with the article from inside the magazine "The Six Million Dollar Czech". My scans...