Victoria Janashvili

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Victoria Janashvili is a fashion and portrait photographer currently based in the New York City. She is best known for her photographic editorials featuring plus size models Katya Zharkova, Emma Meyer, Jennifer Maitland, Joanne Borgella and many others in the nude. Her editorial published in the January 2012 issue of PLUS Model Magazine which highlighted the disparities between real women and runway models was widely reported in the media.[1][2][3][4] Since then Victoria created many more images featuring plus size models that made headlines all over the world.[5] Victoria is also known for her expert appearances and features on television such as MTV,[6] ABC news,[5] FOX news,[7] Canal + France[8] and many others. Victoria has also made guest appearances in a TV show Curvy Girls on Nuvo TV.[9]

Victoria's images have been published in Men's Health, GQ, FHM, Psychologies, UMM, Maxim and many other magazines.

Victoria was born in St Petersburg, Russia and moved to London, UK when she was a teenager.[10] She studied fashion photography at the London College of Fashion and then moved to New York City in 2009.

References

  1. ↑ Tamara Abraham, "Most runway models meet the BMI criteria for anorexia", claims plus-size magazine..., Mail Online, January 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  2. ↑ Magazine editorial reveals shocking disparity between sizes of models and real women, FoxNews.com, January 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  3. ↑ La campagna anti anoressia di Plus Model Magazine, La Republica, January 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  4. ↑ ON the (plus) model size, NYDailyNews.com, January 14, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Plus-Size Model Magazine Fights 'Body Shaming' | Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  6. ↑ "Катя Жаркова в ТАЙН.НЕТ на MTV". YouTube. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  7. ↑ "Magazine editorial reveals shocking disparity between sizes of models and real women". Fox News. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  8. ↑ "Katya Zharkova - France - Canal +". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  9. ↑ "Picture Perfect | nuvoTV's: THE LAB". Secure.mynuvotv.com. 2012-10-01. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 
  10. ↑ "PMM Archives: PLUS Model Magazine Interviews Photographer Victoria Janashvili | PLUS Model Magazine". Plus-model-mag.com. 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-13. 


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