Daria Werbowy- Candaian Celebrity, model

Daria Werbowy was born on November 19, 1983 in Poland for about three years. When she was 3 years old they moved to Mississauga in Ontario. She is currently a well-known Polish- Canadian Supermodel. At the age of fourteen she was gigantic in size having the height of 5’11”, with narrow hips and sporting braces. She never considered modeling but she found herself launching into the business after meeting up with a schoolmate’s mother in Toronto’s Susan J. Model & Talent Management. After working for a year in that agency, Daria Werbowy decided to change her agency for better opportunities.

Daria Werbowy switched to Elite Models and began landing several prominent bookings internationally specifically in Canada. When Elmer Oslen, the Elite Canada’s head scout started his own agency Daria followed and her career really began to grow. In just a few years Daria Werbowy was under the management of International Management Group also known as IMG which was one of the most enviable resumes in the modeling world.

She is currently modeling for top brands such as Prada, Christian Dior, Versace, Gucci, Louis Vuitton,  Givenchy, Lancôme, Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent, Belstaff and Chanel. In her 1^st season, she already gained two modeling prizes for the cover of Vogue Italia and Prada’s Fall and Winter ad campaign. In the year 2004, Daria Werbowy signed a coveted contract with Lancome that was estimated to be about a $1million a year contract and in the year 2011, is in her 7th year with the company.

Daria Werbowy is also regarded to be one of the highest runway models ever as she appeared in more shows in the year 2003 that any model who walked in a single season. Models such as Lily Cole and Gemma Ward are just a few of the models that are considered to be in the same league as Daria Werbowy. A little may know that she has a navel piercing that she got a few years back. In her first season, Daria Werbowy was named as Prada’s new face and was featured in various magazines such as W, Italian Vogue and in V. One of her most memorable photoshoots was in the year 2004 when she was with American Vogue shooting with all-time iconic photographer named Helmut Newton. 

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