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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 roots — Kazan

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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