KANSAS-BORN MARIA BRADLEY (VIVA LONDON) FIRST CAME TO OUR ATTENTION BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2011 WHEN, AT THE AGE OF 17, SHE OPENED FOR ALEXANDER WANG AT NEW YORK FASHION WEEK SS12. SHE WENT ON TO WALK EXCLUSIVELY FOR VERSACE IN MILAN AND BALENCIAGA IN PARIS.
MARIA FOLLOWED THIS WITH EDITORIALS FOR DAZED & CONFUSED, BRITISH VOGUE, I-D MAGAZINE & V MAGAZINE FOLLOWED BY STELLAR SHOW SEASONS IN FEBRUARY AND SEPTEMBER 2012.
FRONTING VARIOUS DESIGNER LOOK-BOOKS, MARIA HAS ALSO SHOT FURTHER EDITORIALS FOR INTERVIEW, W MAG, LOVE, VOGUE RUSSIA, DANSK, DAZED & CONFUSED AND ANOTHER.
AGE: 18
FULL NAME: MARIA ANNE BRADLEY
BIRTH DATE: FEB 21ST
BIRTHPLACE: WICHITA, KANSAS
ETHNIC ORIGIN: NATIVE AMERICAN, IRISH, GERMAN
NICKNAME: RIA
HOW WERE YOU SCOUTED: I WASN’T SCOUTED ACTUALLY, I WALKED INTO A LOCAL AGENCY IN MY HOMETOWN TO GET STARTED
BEST FEATURE: A ‘CAN DO’ ATTITUDE
FAVOURITE BEAUTY PRODUCT: MOISTURISER
FAVOURITE FOOD: TACOS
HOBBIES: RUNNING, LISTENING TO MUSIC, SCULPTING, BAKING/COOKING
FITNESS REGIME: WHEN I HAVE TIME I RUN BUT IN A HOTEL ROOM MOSTLY STRETCH AND AB WORK. I THROW IN A PUSH UP OR TWO SOMETIMES
FAVOURITE MOVIE: ACE VENTURA
WHAT WAS THE LAST TRACK YOU LISTENED TO ON YOUR IPOD: MOVES LIKE JAGGER
GUILTY PLEASURE: MAKING GOOFY MOVIES WITH GOOD FRIENDS
DISLIKE: BLOWHARDS
DREAM COUNTRY TO VISIT: IRELAND
IF YOU GOT TO RELIVE ONE DAY IN YOUR MODELING CAREER IT WOULD BE: THE DAY WE RODE IN A HELICOPTER OVER HAWAII
WHO ARE YOUR IDOLS: BOB DYLAN AND MY MOM
WHAT WAS THE LAST THING TO MAKE YOU LAUGH OUT LOUD: I WAS SHOWING MY ROOMATE IN LONDON A VIDEO OF ME AND MY FRIENDS DANCING AND JUST THEN I REALIZED JUST HOW CRAZY IT ACTUALLY WAS
WHAT WAS THE LAST DREAM YOU REMEMBER: BEING BACK IN HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATING SOMETHING. EVERYONE WAS DRESSED UP AND IN A GOOD MOOD
ONE WORD TO DESCRIBE YOURSELF: IMAGINATIVE
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