Linda Vojtová
| Linda Vojtová | |
|---|---|
 Linda Vojtová | |
| Born |
Linda Vojtová June 22, 1985 Prague, Czech Republic |
| Other names | Baby Gisele |
| Website | http://www.lindavojtova.com |
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Modeling information | |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Hair color | Dark Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Manager | 1 Model Management, Icm models, Models, Next Company, iconic management, Supermoda Management |
Linda Vojtová (born June 22, 1985 in Prague, Czech Republic) is a Czech model. Known for her resemblance to supermodel Gisele Bundchen, she was nicknamed "Baby Gisele". Vojtova was the winner of Elite Model Look in 2000, when she was 15. Since then, she has been appeared in various model magazines including Vogue, ELLE, Glamour, Amica, The European Magazine, Surface. She is best known for her collaborations with Austrian lingerie brand Palmers, Victoria's Secret, Max Mara, Giorgio Armani, La Perla, Escada, Diesel. Her mother, Taťjána, is a lawyer.[1][2] Her maternal grandfather is composer Vadim Petrov.
Family and early life
Linda Vojtova was born in Prague, capital of the Czech republic, to Tatjana Vojtova, a lawyer and Karel Vojta, a lawyer and a high school teacher who are both of Czech origin.
She grew up with her older brother Martin. She speaks Czech as her native language, in addition to Slovakian and English. She studied German and Spanish in school. She lives in New York City with her fiancé Jamison Ernest and their dog Teddy.
In 1999, Linda was scouted at Prague's shopping mall, when she was 14 years old. Her first modeling trips were to Milan and Vienna, while she was still at elementary school.
In the year 2000 Linda attended Czech national contest Elite model look of the year, in which she placed first. Linda became the winner of the Elite model Look world contest held in Geneva, Switzerland and has signed a 3-year contract with Elite model agency worldwide.
At age 15, while still in High school, she has started traveling the world working all over Europe, Asia and South America. It was than, that photographer Ellen von Unwerth chose Linda to be the face of the fashion brand Miss Sixty, which gave Linda big break to the fashion industry.
In 2002, Linda attended her first New York City fashion week and was booked on her first American Vogue photo shoot with photographer Steven Meisel.
Linda has done 14 consecutive fashion week seasons in NY, Milan and Paris, where she walked shows for the biggest names in the fashion industry. She's been the face of many fashion brands as well as cosmetic campaigns.
Covers
2001 December, Elle France 2003 February, Surface magazine, Joshua Jordan 2003 March, L’officiel Austria 2003 July, Elle Italy, Gilles Bensimon 2003 September, Vogue Australia, Patrick Shaw 2004 February, Glamour Italy 2004 July, Amica magazine, Nadir 2005 March, Flair Italy 2006 October, Vogue Greece 2007 September, Dolce Vita, Anna Kovacic 2008 April, Flair Magazine Austria, Nicholas Moore 2008 July, Elle Mexico, Gilles Bensimon 2008 July, L’officiel Russia, Guy Aroch 2008 October, Elle Czech republic, Marcel Gonzales Ortiz 2008 October, Vogue Italy, Steven Klein 2009 July, Vogue Greece 2009 August, Elle Germany 2009 September, Wish magazine Brazil 2009 November, VS magazine, Rankin 2010 February, Amica, Nadir 2010 May, Amica, Nadir 2011 January, One magazine, Miguel Reveriego 2011 February, Elle Czech, Tono Stano 2011 February, Elle Czech, Rene a Radka 2011 February, Elle Czech, David Surowiecky 2011 February, Elle Czech, Branislav Simoncik 2012 March, Madame Figaro 2012 August, Velvet magazine, Takay 2012 December, Elle Czech, Branislav Simoncik 2013 January, Harpers Bazaar Argentina, Pavel Havlicek 2013 February, Harpers Bazaar Ukraine, Pavel Havlicek 2013 March, Harpers Bazaar Bulgaria, Pavel Havlicek 2013 April, Flair Austria, 2013 July, Elle Germany, Joshua Jordan 2013 October, Elle Czech, Matus Toth 2014 October, Elle Czech, Branislav Simoncik 2015 January, Es magazine, Kate Davis Macleod 2015 February, Maxima Portugal, Branislav Simoncik 2015 July, Elle Greece, Nick Leary 2015 Summer, Top Fashion, Ben Renc 2016 January, Elle Czech, Branislav Simoncik 2016 January, Elle Argentina, Nick Leary 2016 March, Blue paper, Rene a Radka 2016 April, Harpers Bazaar Czech, Rene a Radka 2016 June, Vogue Portugal Beauty, Jamie Nelson
Music project
Vojtova is the producer of her grandfather cs:Vadim Petrov's music. Together with her mother Tatjana, she organizes concerts with his music in the Czech republic. In November 2014, they released Petrov's first album called "Tarantela".[3]
References
External links
- Linda Vojtova at the Fashion Model Directory
- Linda Vojtová – personal page