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Eugenia Volodina

Евгения Володина

Kazan supermodel who became one of the world's top runway stars of the 2000s

🇫🇷 Fame: France🇷🇺 Origin: USSR👤 Self (Born there)🗣 Russian: Fluent
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Profile #315
ProfessionSupermodel
Russian originKazanUSSR
AncestrySelf (Born there)-
RussianFluent
CategoryFashion & EntertainmentTier B
Biography

Eugenia Volodinasupermodel with roots in the USSR

Eugenia Volodina is a Russian model born in Kazan who became one of the most sought-after runway and editorial models of the mid-2000s, walking for Chanel, Valentino, Versace, and Prada, and appearing on major magazine covers worldwide.

Russian Connection

Tracing the rootsKazan

Born in Kazan, Tatarstan in 1984, Volodina was discovered and brought to the international modelling world from Russia's interior — part of the wave of post-Soviet Russian models who redefined the global fashion industry in the 1990s and 2000s.

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Subject
Eugenia Volodina🇫🇷 France
Self (Born there)
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Origin
Kazan🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Map of the Soviet Union (USSR)

Kazan. At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements

A career defined by ambition

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Walked for Chanel, Valentino, Versace, Prada, Gucci, and Dior
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Vogue Paris, W, and major international magazine covers
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One of the top-earning models of the mid-2000s per Forbes
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IMG Models representation
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Face of major international fragrance and fashion campaigns
Russian diasporaborn in Russia/USSRSoviet-bornRussian speaker
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