Biography
Who is Daria Werbowy?
Early life
Daria Werbowy was born on November 19, 1983, in Kraków, Poland, into an ethnic Ukrainian family. She has a brother and a sister. When she was three years old, her family moved to Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto, Canada, to escape the generational effects of the World Wars. She attended Cawthra Park Secondary School. Growing up as a tomboy, she never seriously considered modelling initially, though strangers frequently suggested it to her.
Rise to fame and career
After an exhausted eight months in Europe, Daria returned to Canada and gave modelling a final shot to fund her art school education. She returned to New York, met her agent, and secured an exclusive deal with Prada the very next day. When Elite Toronto head scout Elmer Olsen started his own agency, she followed him, and her career began to flourish under the guidance of IMG Models.
Campaigns and achievements
Throughout her career, Daria has appeared on the covers of international editions of Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, V, W, Marie Claire, Allure, Glamour, and Numéro. She has walked the runways for Balenciaga, Givenchy, Dior, Tom Ford, Chloé, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Versace, Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen, Prada, John Galliano, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, DKNY, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Stella McCartney, Dolce & Gabbana, Karl Lagerfeld, Carolina Herrera, La Perla, Max Mara, Calvin Klein, Missoni, Zac Posen, Moschino, Oscar De La Renta, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino, Fendi, Jean Paul Gaultier, Burberry, Celine, Hermès, Michael Kors, Balmain, and Lanvin.
Retirement and personal life
Daria is an avid sailor. She spent three months in 2008 sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, and later started on a two-month expedition from Guatemala to Costa Rica in 2011. In 2016, while still an in-demand model, she retired to pursue her interests in photography and sailing. Vogue dubbed her the ultimate model muse in a retrospective of her career.
Birthday and age
Daria Werbowy was born on November 19, 1983, which makes Daria 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Daria shares the date with 39 other famous people.
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