Suvi Koponen
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| Suvi Koponen | |
 Suvi Koponen, February 2008 Photo: Ed Kavishe, fashionwirepress |
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| Birth name | Suvi Maria Koponen |
| Date of birth | March 26, 1988 |
| Place of birth | Vantaa Finland |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Blond |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Measurements | (US) 31-24-34 ; (EU) 79-61-86.5 |
| Dress size | (EU) 36[1] |
| Shoe size | (US) 8 ; (EU) 39 |
| Agency | Supreme Management in New York Paparazzi in Helsinki |
Suvi Maria Koponen (born March 26, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish fashion model who rose to fame after winning the 2005 Mallikoulu (Model School in English) contest in Finland, which can be compared with America's Next Top Model, although it is not affiliated with the Top Model franchise.
Koponen has established a credible modeling career. She has worked for numerous designers including Anna Sui, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Blumarine, Miu Miu, BCBG Max Azria, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci and Prada. Koponen has also had an editorial in the French Vogue shot by David Sims. Koponen has also appeared in the American Vogue and made the cover of Vogue Portugal in March 2008. [2]
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[edit] Career
In 2005 Koponen won the televised Mallikoulu ("Model School") contest. She got a model contract with Finnish Paparazzi agency. Koponen made her runway debut at the major Fashion Weeks during the Fall/Winter 06/07 runway season, but it was not until the following season that she truly broke out, walking exclusively for Prada and Miu Miu. Paul Rowland, the founder of Supreme, met Suvi for the first time in New York. He designed unique hairstyle for her and famously told Miuccia Prada: "I have got a new star for you." [3] She was also on the cover of Finnish magazine Pàp in November 2005 and also in 2006. Later the same year, she appeared on the cover of Amica magazine (Germany) and in print ads for Anteprime. After 2006 Koponen became recognised internationally.
In 2007 Koponen appeared in five editorials for French, British, Italian, and American Vogue. She became the face of Balenciaga fall campaign and replaced Natalia Vodianova as the face of the Calvin Klein collection. In February 2007 she walked the runways for Chanel, Hermès, Jil Sander, and Nina Ricci, among others. She appeared on cover of French Vogue Beaute and opened the Jill Stuart, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Marni fashion shows and closed the Nina Ricci show in Paris. She appeared on cover of Dazed & Confused in April 2007. In fall 2007 she became the face of Blumarine spring ad-campaign alongside Bette Franke and starred in the Mulberry fall ad-campaign alongside Caroline Trentini.
In August 2007 New York Magazine chose "The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week" and placed Koponen on third.[4]
In September 2007 she was named one of British Vogue's “Head Girls,” a model to watch out for in the upcoming season. She also opened the Reem Acra spring show in New York and closed the Carolina Herrera, Jill Stuart and DKNY spring shows in New York. Later that month she opened the Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari, Fendi and Just Cavalli shows in Milan and closed the Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Roberto Cavalli shows also in Milan.
She is signed with the model agencies Supreme[5] (New York), Women Model Management (Milan and Paris), Premier (London), Paparazzi (Helsinki), Stockholmsgruppen Models 2pm management (Copenhagen) and IMM - International Model Management.
In February 2008 Mtv3 aired a documentary about her and Koponen said that she doesn't "care about weight things, but it's more important to me that I'm happy and I feel good. What happens to my body is going to happen and people have to live with that or I'll quit this job." [6] Koponen also became the face of Blumarine again and appeared topless on the cover of Purple magazine.[7]
[edit] Public image
Finnish professionals Outi Broux and Riku Campo ranked her number one on their Finland's most successful models list. "Since 70-80's no one haven't been as successful as Suvi," Outi said simply.[8]
[edit] Personal life
Koponen lives in New York and is close friends with well-known models Behati Prinsloo, Irina Kulikova, Catherine McNeil, Alana Zimmer and Alyona Osmanova.
She is interested in shopping for novelty T-shirts.
| “ | It really annoys me that people think every model has an eating disorder, and every model is dumb. Most of the girls are naturally skinny, like me. I don’t have to watch what I eat. I love eating! Especially ice-cream and salty snacks.[9] | ” |
Koponen has “5” tattooed on the middle of her back, both the number of people in her family and her lucky number. [10]
[edit] References
- ^ Stockholmsgruppen
- ^ Suvi Koponen on the cover of Vogue Portugal Befanaoviedo.com (March 5, 2008)
- ^ Suvi Koponen, Paul Rowland. Suvi Koponen is the queen of the catwalk [documentary]. Finland: MTV3.
- ^ "The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week" NYMag.com. February 28, 2008
- ^ Model intro
- ^ Finnish article about Suvi Koponen - documentary MTV3.fi. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
- ^ Blumarine spring 2008 starring Suvi Koponen Sassybella.com. April 2008.
- ^ Iltalehti.fi Finnish professionals rate fashion models February 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-23
- ^ Suvi Koponen pictures in i-D magazine March 2008 Topmodel-News.com. March 06, 2008
- ^ Nymag.com Star Tattoo Secret Model Symbol.April 3, 2008
[edit] External links
- Suvi Koponen at the Internet Movie Database
- Suvi Koponen at the Fashion Model Directory
- Photos of Suvi Koponen at style.com
- Suvi Koponen on MODELS.com's "Top 50 Models"
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Koponen, Suvi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koponen, Suvi Maria |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Finnish fashion model |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Finland |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
