Here's a short bio that seems to be the only other source of information divulging details of her life....this is the only version that is used & reused on the sites............in fact, reading about her untameable nature drew me into discovering more pictures of her all those years ago! And the fact that she was half Russian.....because I'm Russian myself, but both halves
HERE IT IS:
Nina Brosh (born
November 12,
1975) is an
Israeli model and
actress.
Nina was born in Ramat Yishai, Israel to a Jewish Russian father and Chinese mother. She was discovered while sleeping on a park bench in Tel Aviv. At the time, she was a homeless and penniless runaway. A photographer noticed her and offered her assistance in exchange for the opportunity to take pictures of her. Weeks later, Nina's image was plastered all over the city.
Nina and her representation began looking for broader success, first going to New York, and then finally finding real success in Paris. She began to appear on runways, magazine editorials, and advertisements, working with brands such as Evian, Byblos, and Givenchy.
Some people think her tattoos have hindered her career. They are often either airbrushed out of photos or covered with makeup for runway shows. Nina has recently declared semi-retirement from modelling. She has moved back to Israel and settled into a villa in the wealthy city of Kfar Smaryahu. There, with her boyfriend Assi Salev, she has begun a family. She has also been putting energy into re-educating herself, focusing on a possible medical career.
In 1995 Nina was voted the 79th "Most Powerful Person in Fashion" by
The Face magazine. In 1998 she appeared opposite
Vincent Gallo in the independent movie
Hollywood Salome, though rumours of links to high profile projects such as
The Fifth Element and
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace have all fallen through. She is currently in semi-retirement.
Btw, I'm not surprised she's Eurasian: she basically looks like a blonde-hair, blue-eyed Lucy Liu to me.
It's about all I have that I actually can post of her.
