Russian model Irina Bondarenko
Name: Irina Bondarenko
Born: 1979 in St. Petersburg (or 1977) ?
Nationality: Russian
Measurements: 86-63-89
Height: 180cm
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Blue
Agencies: Elite Model Management - New York, Munich Models, Premier Model Management, Option Model Agency, Model Management – Hamburg
Irina was born in Krasnoyarsk in 1979, but in her childhood she was moving around with her family. Her father was an officer in the Russian Army. Irina was studding art and piano in St.Petersburg in Russian when she was discover to a model scoot. 16 years old was she in the international finale in Elite Model Look 1995, a came in second. It was Sandra Wagner from Switzerland who took the first place. Irina was representing Russia together with fellow Russian girls, Daria Ptitsina, Elena Lyandres and Maria Bitaeva.
Irina was working six months in Paris before she moved to New York a sign in with Elite Agency. She has done big campaigns for Astor, Boodle & Dunthorpe, Calzedonia, Caroline Rohmer, Olivier Strelli, Philipe Matignon, Trevis Jordan og Guess, an has been seen on internationally covers like Marie Claire, Vogue, Elle, L`Officiel, Scene, Amica, Allure, Cosmopolitian, Madame Figaro and Elle TopModel.
She has walk down the catwalks to designers like Valentino, Christian Dior, Kenzo, Thierry Mugler, Dolce & Gabbana, Escada, Emporio Armani, Emanuel Ungaro, Gianfranco Ferre, Guy Laroche, John Galliano, Chanel, Loewe, Rocco Barocco, Yves Saint Laurent, Elli Saab, Balmain, Alice Roi, Vivienne Westwood, Lanvin, Victor & Rolf
Irina is merry to Gerald Marie, director for Elite Model Management.