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Eva Herzigova, Wrobel is best known as a "Wonderbra girl." Wrobel is a native of Gdansk, Poland; after the fall of the Iron Curtain she made her way into modelling in the West, gaining notice at a 1993 Ford Supermodel of the World contest. Later she appeared on the covers of
Marie Claire,
Vogue and
Glamour, worked as a runway model, and posed for the Victoria's Secret catalog. She renewed her popularity when she was named as the primary model for Wonderbra advertisements. She is sometimes known by the single name "Magdalena."
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Magdalena Wrobel was born in Gdansk, Poland. She was discovered in Poland by a photographer and secured her
modeling potential when she placed second in the 1993 Ford Supermodel of the World contest, at the age of 18.
She began modeling with Eastern
Models in Warsaw, before jetting to Paris and the US.
Soon the rest of the world would have the pleasure of casting their eyes on Magdalena, as she graced the covers of such
magazines as the French and Australian editions of
Marie Claire,
Glamour, as well as the international editions of
Cosmopolitan,
Vogue and
Elle.
In the pages of these magazines, Magdalena could be found in advertisements for companies such as Akris, Chelsea, Saks Fifth Avenue, War Child, Emporio Armani, Nordstrom, Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, and Donna Karan.
Prior to Wonderbra, Magdalena got her share of practice for showing off lingerie as a Victoria's Secret
model.
No stranger to catwalks, Magdalena has walked down the runway for big name designers such as Bill Blass, Christian Lacroix, Comme des Garçons, Givenchy, Christian
Dior, Guy Laroche, Marithe & Francois Girbaud, Nicole Miller, Oscar de le Renta, and Emanuel Ungaro, just to name a few.
Magdalena is presently represented by Next, in New York;
Fashion Model Management, in Milan; and Eastern Models, in Warsaw.
A nature lover, Magdalena enjoys staying active with outdoor sports such as skiing, mountain biking and swimming. When indoors, her favorite activities include reading, watching
movies and doing yoga.
Energetic and optimistic, Magdalena was announced as the model for Wonderbra's
Three Degrees of Wonder brand. With a coveted job such as this one, it shouldn't be hard for this Polish supermodel to keep on smiling.
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