Kris Grikaite

Kris Grikaite
Kris Grikaite
	Grikaite in 2019, during Paris Fashion Week
Born	Kristina Grikaite; 25 July 2000 (age 24); Omsk, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Model;
	Modeling information
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color	Light brown
Eye color	Blue
Agency	The Lions (New York, Los Angeles); Ford Models (Paris); Premier Model Management (London); Avant Models Agency (Moscow);

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Kristina Grikaite (Russian: Кристина Грикайте; born July 25, 2000) is a Russian model of Lithuanian descent.

Early life and career

Grikaite was born on July 25, 2000, in Omsk, Russia. She began her modeling career with Avant Models in Moscow after tagging along with a friend to the agency and was signed immediately.^[2] Since S/S 2017, Kris has been an exclusive model for Prada's runway shows. She walked at Prada's S/S 2017 (exclusive), F/W 2017 Menswear, F/W 2017 (opened), S/S 2018 (opened) fashion shows and appeared in Prada's S/S 2017, F/W 2017 and S/S 2018 advertisement campaigns, shot by Willy Vanderperre.^[3]

Kris has appeared in editorials for Vogue US, British Vogue, Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Vogue Russia, Vogue China, Interview Magazine, Self Service and Love Magazine, photographed by David Mushegain, Steven Meisel, Benjamin Huseby, Patrick Demarchelier, David Sims, Mario Sorrenti, Amy Troost, Paolo Roversi, Christian MacDonald, Craig McDean, Daniel Jackson, Steven Klein and Alasdair McLellan. In May 2017, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Russia, photographed by Ben Weller.^[4]

She was included in the "Top Newcomers F/W 2017" Industry Selects list by British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful on Models.com,^[5] and was ranked as one of the "Top 50" models.^[6]

References

^ "Kris Grikaite - Model". models.com.
^ Newbold, Alice (27 July 2018). "Is Kris Grikaite The New Natalia Vodianova?". British Vogue. Condé Nast.
^ "Who is Kris Grikaite, the new face discovered by Prada?". Vogue Paris.
^ "Summer Plans Vogue Russia Cover" – via Fashion Model Directory.
^ "Top Newcomers F/W 2017: Industry Selects". models.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12.
^ "Top 50 Models". models.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. A blunt crop courtesy of Guido Palau was the exclamation point turning this pristine beauty into a vision of Prada perfection at her Spring/Summer 2017 debut. Since then, it's been Prada, Vogue, Prada, Vogue. Kris's level of fashion finesse at such a young age is testament to this Russian teenager's staying power.

External links

Kris Grikaite at Models.com.
Kris Grikaite on Instagram.
Kris Grikaite in VK (personal page)
Kris Grikaite Avant Models

[1] "Kris Grikaite - Model". models.com.

[2] Newbold, Alice (27 July 2018). "Is Kris Grikaite The New Natalia Vodianova?". British Vogue. Condé Nast.

[3] "Who is Kris Grikaite, the new face discovered by Prada?". Vogue Paris.

[4] "Summer Plans Vogue Russia Cover" – via Fashion Model Directory.

[5] "Top Newcomers F/W 2017: Industry Selects". models.com. Archived from the original on 2017-04-12.

[6] "Top 50 Models". models.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018. A blunt crop courtesy of Guido Palau was the exclamation point turning this pristine beauty into a vision of Prada perfection at her Spring/Summer 2017 debut. Since then, it's been Prada, Vogue, Prada, Vogue. Kris's level of fashion finesse at such a young age is testament to this Russian teenager's staying power.

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