At just 22 years old, HANA SOUKUPOVA has become one of the worlds most sought after and respected supermodels, gracing fashion’s most prestigious runways, starring in major international ad campaigns and featured in magazines across the globe. Hana has emerged from her native Czech republic to become one of the most recognizable models of our day.When Hana was just 14 years old, she and her older sister Eva sent each other’s pictures into a modeling contest in Prague in the hopes that one of them would win the $100 prize and be able to buy Christmas presents for the family; Hana was chosen. She signed her first major modeling contract at 15 years of age and has now walked in over 500 runway shows, including the nationally televised 2006 & 2007 Victoria’s Secret Shows and closing shows for fashion icons Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Galliano, Valentino and Zac Posen. She has graced the pages of over 300 magazines and been featured on more than 40 covers. Hana has also starred in campaigns for Gucci, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Balenciaga, Bulgari, Dior Cosmetics is been the face of Envy, one of Gucci’s most popular fragrances.She first graced the cover of Vogue in Japan in 2003 and has since appeared on the cover of the Italian, French, China, Korean, German, Latin American and American editions as well as American and Italian Vanity Fair. American Vogue chose her as one of the next top supermodels and she was featured on the cover of that September 2004 issue, the sole cover of the year to not feature a celebrity. Vanity Fair touted her as the next Eastern European model that will most likely make it big.Hana was born in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, where she returned in 2006 to host the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival along with Andy Garcia and Vaclav Klaus, the President of the country. She comes from a close-knit family: her mother is a nurse, her father is works in a turbine factory and her older sister is an artist who just recently sold her first important work in Germany. Hana was an active youth, playing basketball for 9 years. She, like her sister, is an artist working primarily with pottery and is an avid art collector.Hana grew up with an interesting and eclectic group of household pets. She is a dedicated member of The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Hana is married and currently resides in New York City with her husband... .... ..
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