Valentina Zelyaeva

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That's the most exciting shoot I've seen from her in years, she looks phenomenal!
 
Marie Claire US December 2014 "Winter games"

Photography: Elina Kechicheva
Stylist: Enrique Campos
Hair: Helene Bidard
Makeup: Tiina Roivainen


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L'Officiel Singapore november 2014

photographers: ChaunDo & Frey,
styling: Jack Wang and Jumius Wong



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Valentina Zelyaeva "Finding inspiration for body and mind"

Robert Piper: What inspires you in life?

Valentina Zelyaeva: Well, many things. First of all, nature; it always inspires me. Living in New York, it can get quite stressful sometimes, so on the weekends, I like to go hiking. Traveling inspires me. I also like to read different traveling blogs. Also, photographers, travel photographers.


RP: How do you find balance in life?

VZ: Traveling around, it can get very stressful sometimes, and I found yoga, thank God, like a couple of years ago. I went to my first yoga class, and I got hooked on it, and I go almost every day when I’m in New York. I find that it really balances me. And also, morning meditation. I like to wake up at six o’clock in the morning so I have a very long morning, so I have time to meditate. I can really tell that it makes a difference—the days I don’t have meditation and the days when I do.


RP: How do you stay healthy?

VZ: I start my day with a lot of water; I make sure I hydrate my body. I drink a lot of vegetable juices. I don’t usually do fruit juices, but I eat fruit because it’s better for the body. I stay active, I go to yoga, I work out with a personal trainer, I also make sure that I get out and get the pure oxygen that you only get in the forest when hiking. I just make sure that I eat local foods, what’s in season. I go to Union Square where there’s a farmers market like three times a week, so I go there and see what’s local, and that’s what I eat. If it’s December and people eat coconuts from Thailand, your body goes, like, “What is going on?” You need to eat what’s local. So that’s what I’m trying to do—just be as close to nature as possible.


RP: How has your career inspired you?


VZ: I wanted to be a model and travel the world. I started in Japan. I was there for a couple of years, then I wanted to go to New York because I always wanted to go to New York. So I came here, and during Fashion Week, I went to different clients. I’m with Ralph Lauren, and I’ve been working with the brand ever since.
You know, I’ve been doing modeling for over eleven years. I know my body now, and my travels have inspired me, and meeting new people, and discovering new cultures. Now I know what works for my body, and I can share with everyone using my blog, which I [started] a few years ago.


Valentina Zelyaeva is a model, spokesmodel for Ralph Lauren, and yoga lover.
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Harper's Bazaar UK January 2015 - "Grown-up glamour"

photographer: Regan Cameron
stylist: Miranda Almond
hair: Dennis Devoy
make-up: Maud Laceppe



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Beauty "Bring The Heat" for Harper's Bazaar Australia November 2014

Photographer: Jonas Bresnan
Stylist + Text: Sara McLean
Hair: Richard Kavanagh at DLM
Make-up: Steven Canavan at L'Atelier NYC

Model: Valentina Zeliaeva

Source: imcmagazine.com

 
Watch Valentina Zelyaeva Shop the Farmer’s Market—and Make Her Favorite Healthy Sunchoke Soup

Stepping into model Valentina Zelyaeva’s downtown apartment can feel like a New Year’s resolution wake-up call. The Russian beauty and longtime face of Ralph Lauren takes a 360-degree health-conscious approach to all aspects of her life. Zelyaeva’s guest room is currently being modified into a “zen zone” where she can meditate, while her Ocelot-sized cat has a more balanced diet than most—we’re talking organic chicken, fish oil, and cucumbers. Her lifestyle site, ValZelyaeva.com is also a vitamin-fueled, inspirational mecca for anyone who wants to learn about the benefits of clean eating and regular exercise.

Each month, Zelyaeva shares a lineup of colorful recipes, from a breakfast made of shredded apples with cinnamon, fresh blackberries, and oranges, and beauty tips that include natural toothpaste concoctions and juices for the skin. But according to Zelyaeva, the trajectory from fledgling model to wellness-guru-in-the-making didn’t happen overnight. As a young girl growing up in Moscow, she recalls traveling to her grandparents’ village, where everything was fresh from the ground to the table, but that quickly changed when she started modeling. Constant travel soon contributed to a seesaw diet that swung between a surplus of junk food or a salads-only approach. “I had no idea about nutrition. I thought by eating salads you’ll stay skinny,” she says. “Later, I discovered that it is more than that. You need good fats, you need proteins, and my roots reminded me of that.”

Now, Zelyaeva is studying to be health coach and will graduate from New York City’s Institute for Integrative Nutrition this March. And it doesn’t stop there: She wants to branch her knowledge of all-things healthy into a potential book and, eventually, offer a series of industry retreats that would equip young models with the knowledge to support a more well-rounded approach to nutrition, cooking, and exercise.

But why wait? In today’s Vogue.com video, we asked Zelyaeva to take us shopping at the Union Square farmer’s market—then show us how to make her favorite quick and easy sunchoke soup. Here’s to healthy beginnings for the year ahead.
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How many years has Valentina been exclusive to RL? I can't say she made the wrong choice all those years ago because I think any model would be dumb to turn down a RL contract and I'm sure she's had a wonderful paycheck from them. However, I feel that it's limited her too much. She's just so beautiful and her editorial work proves just how versatile she can be. Wish we'd see her do a little more editorially to remind us of that.
 
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