Irina Shayk is the first Russian model to appear in issue of Sports Illustrated Magazine on the topic of swimsuits. The elegant 5’10” runway queen, ranked 8th in the world by Models.com, did so in 2011 to make herself known to the world, having previously appeared in the magazine four times was.
In 2014, she was chosen to carry the poster for the Russian Olympic team at the opening ceremony hosted by her home country. She has kept up to date for brands and designers such as Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Moschino, Versace and Givenchy and has covered magazines such as Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar, GQ and many more.
Biography (Age)
Irina Shayk was born Irina ValeryevnaShaykhlislamova to Olga and Valery Shaykhlislamov on January 6, 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia. Her father, who belongs to the Volga Tatar ethnic group, worked as a miner before his death in 2000, while her mother, who belongs to the East Slavic ethnic group, was a kindergarten teacher.
Due to her mother’s influence, Shaykal’s child began learning how to play musical instruments. She learned to play the piano at the age of six and was enrolled in a music school at the age of nine, where she studied for seven years. After her high school education, Shayk entered university to study marketing but dropped out. She then enrolled in a beauty school and was spotted by a modeling agent who asked her to enter the Miss Chelyabinsk beauty pageant, which she won.
Irina Shayk started her career in modeling and got her big break in 2007 when she got the face of Italian fashion label Intimissimi. That year, she made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, beginning the journey that led to her 2011 cover.
family – son
Irina Shayk is currently in a relationship with Golden Globe and Academy Award nominated American actor Bradley Cooper best known for starring in films such as Wedding Crashers (2005), The Hangover (2009), The Limitless (2011) , Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and American Sharpshooter (2014).
The pair began seeing each other in 2015, and shortly after dating for a few months, they began living together when Cooper reportedly moved into their West Village apartment in New York. After two years of dating, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter named Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper, who was born on March 21, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Shayk has no son.
Irina Shayk’s relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo
Irina Shayk was in a five-year relationship with Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo from 2010 to 2015. They began dating shortly after they started working together. The pair were spotted attending various events together, while also vacationing together earlier this year, signaling the start of their relationship to the world.
In 2011, rumors of the couple’s threatening engagement announcement circled the media, but nothing was expected from either party. The stories were later confirmed when Shayk was spotted wearing a massive ring at the Golden Boot Awards ceremony in November this year. It has been said that Ronaldo proposed to his model girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, however both parties remained tense about the inner workings of their relationship.
In the years that followed, Shayk and Ronaldo were spotted at various events such as the 2012 Madrid Open and looked very happy in each other’s companies. She continued to support him at various football events, although there were strong allegations of infidelity from Ronaldo at the time, which he denied. Despite the allegations, the Russian model stood by her husband and continued to spend time with his family and son. However, the relationship was later dissolved in 2015 after Shayk reportedly found text messages on his phone flirting with other women. Various reports state that Shayk felt betrayed by the soccer player after confessing to him in the previous cheating scandals and deciding to leave him.
Height, weight and other facts
Birth name: Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova
Place of birth: Jemanzhelinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Date of birth: January 6, 1986
Profession(s): Fashion Designer / Runway Model
Height: 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m)
Weight: 55kg
Body measurements: 89-58.5-89 cm (35-23-35 inches)
Hair Color: Dark Brown
Eye color: green
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
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