Magdalena Frąckowiak

Magdalena Frąckowiak (Polish: [frɔ̃nt͡sˈkɔviak]; born 6 October 1984)[2] is a Polish model and jewelry designer[3] who began appearing on international runways in 2006.

Magdalena Frąckowiak
Magdalena Frąckowiak wearing Elie Saab at Paris Fashion Week Fall 2011
Born
Magdalena Frąckowiak

(1984-10-06) 6 October 1984
Gdańsk, Poland
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorDark Blond
Eye colorHazel
Agency
  • Elite Model Management (New York City, Paris)
  • d'management group (Milan)
  • Models 1 (London)
  • View Management (Barcelona)
  • UNIQUE DENMARK (Copenhagen)
  • Modelink (Gothenburg)
  • Model Management (Hamburg)
  • Munich Models (Munich)
  • MP Stockholm (Stockholm)
  • Donna Models (Tokyo)
  • Model Plus (Warsaw)[1]

Early life

Born in Gdańsk, Poland, Frąckowiak was sixteen, when her mother Danuta, sent her pictures to a Warsaw agency's modeling contest, which she won.[4] Her first paid assignment was for Machina magazine. Frąckowiak resided in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada when she moved from Poland.

Career

Frąckowiak featured prominently in the 2008 Ralph Lauren, Alessandro Dell'Acqua, and Oscar de la Renta print campaigns,[1] and she has been on the cover of Italian, German, Japanese, and Russian Vogue and French Revue de Modes[5] Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.[6]

Frąckowiak walked the 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows,[7][8] and has a starring role in the Lagerfeld-directed video for the brand Hogan, alongside Baptiste Giabiconi and Sebastien Jondeau, which hit stores at the end of January 2011.[9]

She has walked for many top runways including Shiatzy Chen, Elie Saab, Miu Miu, Chanel, Gianfranco Ferré, Hakaan, John Galliano, Viktor & Rolf, Christian Dior, Lanvin, Balmain, Roberto Cavalli, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci, Fendi, Prada, Givenchy, Versace, Etro, D&G, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, Alexander Wang, Louis Vuitton, Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaultier, Hermès, Chloé, Karl Lagerfeld, Balenciaga, MaxMara, Blumarine, & Paco Rabanne.

Frąckowiak is also featured in the 2011 Pirelli Calendar photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.

In mid-2015, she launched her own jewelry brand Magdalena Frąckowiak Jewelry. In March 2018, she announced she was creating a YouTube channel titled, "Magdalena the Queen".

References
  1. "Magdalena Frackowiak - Model". MODELS.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  2. "Magdalena Frackowiak". The FMD. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. De Margerie, Brune; Mallard, Anne-Sophie (11 June 2015). "Magdalena Frackowiak unveils her first jewelry collection". Vogue Paris. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. Cross, Shannon-Paris (7 November 2017). "In Conversation with Model Turned Jewelry Designer Magdalena Frackowiak". Savoir Flair. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Back Issues & Covers". French revue de modes. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. Ward, Gemma (17 December 2009). "Les 30 mannequins des années 2000". Vogue Paris (in French). Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  7. Adams, Brittany (11 November 2010). "Nervous? Just Imagine The Audience In Their Underwear". Style.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 211. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  8. Reach, Daniella (14 November 2010). "Victoria's Secret Show 2010". MODELS.com MDX. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  9. Phelps, Nicole (3 October 2010). "Hogan's Hero". Style File. Archived from the original on 15 November 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
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