Barbara Palvin is a Hungarian top model, Victoria’s Secret angel and actress. Born on October 8, 1993 in Budapest, Hungary. Zodiac sign — Libra. Height – 5ft 7in. Weight – 139lb.
Barbara was born to Bens and Agnes Pavlin, who had a small shoe business. The girl also has an older sister, Anita. Barbara grew up in the company of boys and loved to play football and climb trees. As a child, she loved watching fashion shows on TV, but she dreamed of becoming a lawyer.
At the age of 13, while on a tour with her mother in Paris, Palvin was lucky enough to meet an agent of one of the modeling agencies, Monsieur Balageli, who offered the girl to take some test photos for the model Agency Icon Model Management. The slender blue-eyed and leggy blonde immediately attracted representatives of the fashion industry and was offered to sign a long-term contract.
At the beginning of her modeling career, Barbara Palvin moved to Japan, where she starred in photoshoots for the glossy fashion magazine “Spur”. With her bright and unusual appearance, she attracted the attention of representatives of American and European publications and after three years of working in Japan, she was invited to Europe, where she signed a contract with the img Models modeling agency.
Barbara soon began to appear frequently on the covers of world-famous glossy publications, such as Vogue, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, L’officiel, and others.
In 2010, Barbara performed for the first time on the catwalk in Milan, showing a new collection from the world-famous brand “Prada”. In the same year, she appeared at the shows of such brands as Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, Miu Miu. Also, at the Paris fashion week, Barbara Palvin presented new collections of outfits from Vivienne Westwood and Chanel.
In 2012, she starred in Victoria Secret, presenting a new collection of lingerie and signed a contract with the brand L’oreal Paris. The following year, Barbara Palvin entered the list of the highest paid models in the world, taking 23rd place in it. Three years later, Palvin entered the top 10 leading models in the world according to Tumblr.
In addition to her modeling career, Barbara managed to try herself in a big movie – in 2014, a film with her participation “Hercules” was released, telling about the exploits of the ancient Greek hero.
In 2019, Barbara became the official representative “angel” of the world-famous Victoria Secret brand, her fortune is estimated at $6 million. in addition to the model business, she is also actively involved in the family business-successfully promoting her family shoe brand.
Personal life: Barbara Palvin had a brief affair with Lewis Hamilton, a well-known racing driver, a pilot of the Mercedes team. Later, she had a relationship with Niall Horan, an Irish singer and leader of the band One Direction. She was even credited with an affair with Justin Bieber, but these were just rumors that the model herself denied. Since March 2018, the girl has been dating American actor Dylan Sprouse.
Barbara is actively using social media she has official pages in Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The model’s Instagram has over 13 million followers.
Interesting facts about Barbara Palvin:
- her favorite food: cheese and white wine;
- she engaged in charitable activities: during a photo shoot for advertising Giorgio Armani, part of the funds raised was used to lay water pipes for residents of waterless areas;
- her role model is a model Natalya Vodianova.