Natasha Galkina
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| Natasha Galkina | |
 <tr><td style="text-align:left;">Birth name</td><td class="nickname">Наташа Галкина</td></tr> | |
| Date of birth | December, 1985 |
| Place of birth | Suburb of Rostov,
Soviet Union |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)[1] |
| Hair color | Brown[2] |
| Eye color | Green-Blue[2] |
| Measurements | 31-22-34 (US) 79-56-86 (EU)[2] |
| Alias(es) | Nata |
| Spouse(s) | Stuart Hagler |
Natalia 'Natasha' Galkina (Russian: Наташа Галкина), born December, 1985 in Rostov, Russia, is a Russian fashion model. Galkina is perhaps most known as the runner-up of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8.
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Personal Life
In the America's Next Top Model finale episode, Natasha revealed to host Tyra Banks that her mother did not have enough money to send her to a local university, and so she decided to move to Moscow, where she lived under poor conditions at times. Natasha was a college student before America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8.[3] She is married to an American. They live in Dallas, Texas, and have a daughter named Angelina. [4]
America's Next Top Model
Natasha did not start strong on Top Model; creative director Jay Manuel having said that her "High School Clichés" photoshoot in the second episode was among the hardest to direct in Top Model history, after Ann Markley from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 3. However, as the competition progressed, the judges were amazed by Galkina's extraordinary progress; Tyra Banks called her the "most improved" model in the contest. This growth, as well as her endearing personality and ability to effectively market herself to prospective clients, earned Natasha a spot in the final two models. As a finalist in the competition, she got the opportunity to shoot a cover-try for Seventeen magazine, and to walk the runway for Sass and Bide clothing. Her skirt fell down during the runway show, but she was applauded by the judges for committing to character and making the wardrobe malfunction appear as though it were intentional. She was the first runner-up after Jaslene Gonzalez.
She was recently voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL entertainment.[5].
Career
On the April 18, 2007 episode of Top Model, after Galkina won an interviewing challenge, Tyra Banks announced that Galkina will serve as a special correspondent on The Tyra Banks Show. Galkina says that she will be working on another television program, although she cannot give specifics at this time.[6]
She was signed with the MUSE NY modeling agency from July 2007, to September 2007, and with MGMT First[7]. Natasha was also signed with Ace Model Management in Greece. She is no longer represented by Beatrice Model agency[2]. She has graced the covers of Modern Luxury Houston and DC magazines, and has appeared in a fashion spread for US Weekly magazine's May 21, 2007 issue, modeling looks of the summer with Top Model competitors Renee Alway, Jaslene Gonzalez, and Dionne Walters. She modeled in Athens, Greece and Milan, Italy, having shot fashion editorials for the magazines Cosmopolitan, Lucky, Elle, and the Greek magazine, Madame Figaro. [8].
Natasha has quit modeling to raise her child and to pursue her education.
References
- ↑ Beatrice International Models Agency - Milano - Man and Woman Division
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Beatrice Models. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 Natasha, The CW. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ Exclusive Interview: Natasha Galkina, 1st Runner-up on America's Next Top Model, BuddyTV, May 18 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ↑ Top Model Contestants We Can't Forget - AOL Entertainment Canada
- ↑ ANTM Runner-up Getting a TV Deal?. Syme, Rachel. Radar Online, May 24 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ mgmt First - Models. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ↑ Bierly, Mandi. 'Top Model' Favorites: Where are They Now?. Entertainment Weekly, February 17 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
External links
- Natasha Galkina at the Internet Movie Database
- Natasha Galkina in the Fashion Model Directory
- The Internet Fashion Database
- Natasha Galkina at TV.com
- America's Next Top Model Portfolio
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