Vika Kuropyatnikova

Biography

Kuropyatnikova was born in Chernihiv, Ukraine. In 2005 she joined Viva Magazine and by September of the same year debuted on Martin Margiela show in Paris an issue of which was published in Spring of next year. In 2006 she signed with Storm in London magazine and couple months later did runway on various fashion shows for fashion designers like Ben de Lisi, Camilla Staerk, and Peter Jensen. From London, she then moved to New York City and there by 2007 joined Supreme Management. The same year she left Viva and signed a contract with Women in Paris and Milan which was followed by her appearance on QVEST magazine cover in June and becoming model of the week on Models.com next month. In October 2007 she participates at both Miu Miu and Nina Ricci fashion shows for spring editions in Paris and then an appearance in Italian Amica magazine in November of the same year.

Kuropyatnikova begins 2008 with modeling in swimwear in Chloé and in February of the same year participates at both Osman Yousefzada, Marc Jacobs, Proenza Schouler, Alberta Ferretti shows. The same month she also appears for Givenchy and Lanvin brands and in March of the same year appears in both French Revue de Modes and V magazines. In June of the same year she walks for Anne Valérie Hash in Paris, France, and appears last for Marc Jacobs. In August 2008 she appears in both Amica and Dazed & Confused magazines which followed by an appearance in Moschino Cheap & Chic with the help from photographer Patrick Demarchelier. In September 2007 she being photographed by Andreas Larsson for V and in October of the same year appears for the last time in Vivienne Westwood followed by appearances for Alexander Wang, Cynthia Rowley, L'Wren Scott, and Anne Valérie Hash as well as Dolce & Gabbana fashion house. In November 2008 she is featured on covers of Russh, D, and V magazines in the later of which she appeared on Ellen von Unwerth's photo.

2009 for Kuropyatnikova began in February during which month she appears for Cynthia Rowley fashion show and in March of the same year a photograph of her appears in Numéro which was taken by Phil Poynter. In August 2009 Alexei Hay photographs her for Elle magazine and in September of the same year she appears for such fashion designers as Diane von Furstenberg, Rebecca Taylor, Reem Acra, and Just Cavalli in both New York City and Milan. In 2010 she leaves Supreme Management and in March of the same year photographs of her appear in W magazine which were taken back then by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. On July 20, 2011 she appeared provocative in the 4th issue of Cake Magazine.