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Karolína Kurková, also written Karolina Kurkova, is a Czech model best known as a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and an actress. She was part of the Victoria's Secret fashion show webcast in 2000 at 16, wore the nearly $10 million Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra in the 2002 show, and was contracted as a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2005. She was named Model of the Year at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards and has appeared on over 25 Vogue covers internationally. This page collects the fashion blog coverage of her style.
Karolína Kurková also Karolina Kurkova, is a Czech model, best known as a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and actress. Mario Testino praised the "proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level", which he said "ma[de] her a model who could fit almost into any moment". Following her Vogue cover, Kurková became recognized at haute couture fashion shows. Additionally, the lingerie brand Victoria's Secret chose her to be a part of 2000's fashion show webcast, though she was only 16 at the time. Prominent fashion houses such as Yves Saint Laurent signed Kurková to contracts, while print campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, John Galliano, Chanel, Christian Dior, Hugo Boss, Versace, H&M, and others helped expose her even more. In the 2002 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, she wore the "Star of Victoria" Fantasy Bra, worth almost $10 million. Other runway credits of hers include Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Chanel, Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Gucci, Karl Lagerfeld, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Versace, and Vera Wang. Kurková at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Kurková was named "Model of the Year" at the 2002 VH1/vogue Fashion Awards, in part for her work ethic, having worked 23 weeks straight. Photographed by Steven Meisel, she was presented on the September 2004 cover of American Vogue as one of the "Models of the Moment". Kurková has appeared on over 25 Vogue magazine covers internationally, including the French, Italian, UK, German, Russian, Greek, and Korean editions, and has also appeared in international editions of Elle, Vanity Fair, and The Face. She has worked with noted fashion photographers like Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti, and Mario Testino. After being contracted as a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2005, she was featured in the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, showcasing the $6.5 million "Hearts On Fire" Fantasy Bra decked with almost 2,000 diamonds weighing 800 carats (160 g) with a centerpiece diamond brooch weighing 10 carats (2.0 g). As an Angel, she received a star on the Hollywood "Walk of Fame" prior to the 2007 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, appeared on the February 2008 cover of Esquire, re-creating the classic 1966 Angie Dickinson cover for the magazine's 75th anniversary, and was chosen as part of People magazine's 100 most beautiful people in the world. In November 2008, E! Entertainment Television voted her the world's sexiest woman, beating Angelina Jolie, Scarlett Johansson, and fellow Angels Gisele Bündchen, Heidi Klum and Adriana Lima. Kurková modeled for Bottega Veneta spring 2011 campaign in a classic Hitchcock style.
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The Fantasy Bra, Twice: A Supermodel Record in Detail
Karolina Kurkova's biography is the most densely documented modeling record in the K letter, and its centerpiece is a pair of garments. In the 2002 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show she wore the “Star of Victoria” Fantasy Bra, worth almost $10 million; in the 2006 show, after being contracted as an Angel in 2005, she showcased the “Hearts On Fire” Fantasy Bra at $6.5 million, decked with almost 2,000 diamonds weighing 800 carats with a centerpiece diamond brooch of 10 carats. Two Fantasy Bras in one career is a distinction few models hold, and the biography surrounds it with the rest of a supermodel's ledger: part of the brand's 2000 fashion show webcast at only 16, Model of the Year at the 2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards — in part for a work ethic that had her working 23 weeks straight — a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame before the 2007 show, and the February 2008 Esquire cover recreating the classic 1966 Angie Dickinson cover for the magazine's 75th anniversary.
Around that center, the campaign and runway lists map the whole high-fashion system of her era. Print campaigns for Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Louis Vuitton, John Galliano, Chanel, Christian Dior, Hugo Boss, Versace and H&M followed contracts with houses such as Yves Saint Laurent; runway credits run from Alberta Ferretti and Alexander McQueen through Balenciaga, Calvin Klein, Carolina Herrera, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Gucci, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney and Vera Wang. Photographed by Steven Meisel, she was presented on the September 2004 American Vogue cover as one of the “Models of the Moment,” and the cover count passed 25 Vogue editions internationally, alongside Elle, Vanity Fair and The Face, working with photographers Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti and Mario Testino — Testino praising the proportions of her body and face and an energy level that made her a model who could fit almost into any moment. In November 2008 E! voted her the world's sexiest woman, and she modeled for Bottega Veneta's spring 2011 campaign in a classic Hitchcock style. Fashion blog coverage of a model at this level is coverage of the industry itself, and the blog search here gathers the Apparel Search posts about her.
Resources on This Page
The resource list is complete in the guide's pattern: the blog search, her Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts, and the Wikipedia and IMDb reference links. In the K index she files third, between Kaley Cuoco and Kate Hudson, and hers is the letter's supermodel biography — the page where runway, campaign and Fantasy Bra records, rather than screen roles, carry the fashion story.
Common Questions
What Fantasy Bras did Karolina Kurkova wear for Victoria's Secret?
In the 2002 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show she wore the Star of Victoria Fantasy Bra, worth almost $10 million. In the 2006 show she showcased the $6.5 million Hearts On Fire Fantasy Bra, decked with almost 2,000 diamonds.
When did Karolina Kurkova become a Victoria's Secret Angel?
She was part of the brand's 2000 fashion show webcast at 16, and after being contracted as a Victoria's Secret Angel in 2005 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame prior to the 2007 show.
How many Vogue covers has Karolina Kurkova appeared on?
She has appeared on over 25 Vogue magazine covers internationally, including the French, Italian, UK, German, Russian, Greek and Korean editions, and was presented on the September 2004 American Vogue cover as one of the Models of the Moment.