Occupation Model/Actress Name Natalie Gal Children Angelina Hagler Eye color Green/Blue Movies Jack and Jill, Syrup | Hair color Brown Dress size 4 Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Role Model | |
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Full Name Natalya Ivanovna Galkina Born December 18, 1985 (age 38) ( 1985-12-18 ) Bataysk, Soviet Union
(now Russia) Measurements 86.5-61-86.5 cm, 34-24-34 in Spouse Stuart Hagler (m. 2004–2009) Similar People Analeigh Tipton, Dennis Dugan, Nanette Burstein, Justin Lin, Ryan Murphy | ||
Reality show America's Next Top Model | ||
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Natalya Ivanovna Galkina, simply known as Natalie Gal (Russian: Наталья Ивановна Галкина; born December 18, 1985) is a Russian-American model and actress, who made her television debut as runner-up on the eighth series of America's Next Top Model. She has been pursuing her modelling careers successfully
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- Natalie gal fashion tv dishes at oscar s night of 100 stars
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- Early life
- Americas Next Top Model
- After Americas Next Top Model
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References
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Early life
Gal was born in 1985 in Bataysk, Rostov Oblast in Soviet Union. She was born into the family of an opera singer and a poet; she began studying ballet, gymnastics and art, playing piano, singing, and performing in a theatre at the age of 6. She studied acting at the Moscow Art Theatre and New York University.
America's Next Top Model
In 2007, Gal was the first finalist selected for America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8, where she was known as Natasha. She had a weak start, but by the fourth week she was receiving recognition and from the fifth till the final show she maintained a place in the top three photos. For five consecutive weeks (fifth until tenth) she finished in the top two photos, and received two first-call outs. Gal had survived three bottom two appearances over Samantha Francis, Dionne Walters and finally Renee DeWitt thus making it through to the final against eventual winner Jaslene Gonzalez, with Gal finishing as the runner-up.
After America's Next Top Model
Gal signed with Red Model Management in New York City, under the name "Alie M", NEXT Model Management in Milan and Elite Model Management in New York. She used to be signed with MUSE Modeling Agency in New York, IMG Models in New York, MGMT First in New York City, Ace Model Management in Athens, Beatrice International Models in Milan, Wilhelmina Models in L.A and Ford Models in New York.
Gal also appeared in a lot of editorials for Italian Vogue and has also appeared in A Cover Of Beauty In Vogue In Russia, Teen Vogue, Seventeen Magazine, Harper's Bazaar in Hong Kong, Fashion Magazine, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire and Maxim Magazine.
In her acting career, Gal has had roles in feature films including Wolf Attack, and Death Beach as well as minor television roles.
Personal life
Gal was married to Stuart Hagler, an American who was 22 years her senior and who brought her over to the US with him. They divorced in 2009 and have a daughter named Angelina, who was born in 2005.
Gal studies acting at Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in West Hollywood, CA and lives between her homes in L.A. and New York City. She also speaks Russian, Ukrainian, Spanish and English fluently.