Adriana Sklenarikova was born in Slovakia in 1971. She was born in a financially strapped country, and coming to a new world of fashion was a big change for her. As she says:
"I've changed my life from black to white. There was nothing like fashion in Slovakia. I would like to keep working in this amazing world after the ending of my modeling career. I appreciate the proposal of the Italian movie director Carlo Vanzina for making a movie, but I think that was too involving for me, I'm too busy now. I also think that a model should not diversify too much her objectives."
With her incredible beauty and 6'0" frame, she was instantly snatched up by Next modeling agency in New York, and Elite Modeling in Milan. Though her big break came after being chosen as the new Wonder Bra girl (a highly visible contract that will add incredible exposure for her, in more ways than one), Adriana has been in plenty of advertisement campaigns.
The companies she has represented include Argentovivo, Byron Lars, Laura Biagiotti, Levante Hosiery, List, Love Sex Money, Onyx Jeans, Peroni Beer, Red Point, and Roberto Cavalli. It was her campaign for Peroni Beer that really launched her career, and helped pave the road for her current success, by highlighting her as the ultimate beer woman.
Adriana has just signed a two-year contract with Wonder Bra, and is now part of the exclusive Victoria's Secret modeling team, a move that has spelled considerable success for other major super models such as Tyra Banks, and Daniela Pestova.
Adriana is now happily living in Madrid, with her soccer player husband Christian Karembeu. The marriage was a major event in Spain in December of 1998, since Adriana is one of the best known models in Europe, and her husband is the star of one of the country's leading soccer teams.
| Name: | Adriana Karembeu Sklenarikova | |
| Nationality: | Slovakian | |
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| Place of birth: | Brezno, Slovak Republic | |
| Date of birth: | September 17, 1971 | |
| Height: | 5' 11½" | |
| Measurements: | 34-23-35½\ | |
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| Shoe size: | (Eur) 40 : (US) 8 | |
| Hair colour: | Blonde | |
| Eye colour: | Blue | |
| Agencies: | 'Next', New York; 'Aline Souliers', Paris; 'Elite', Milan; 'Elite Premier', London | |
| Advertisements: | Byron Lars, Genfins, Laura Biagiotti, Levante hosiery, List, Love Sex Money, Majestic, Onyx Jeans, Peroni Beer, Red Point Swimsuit, Roberto Cavalli, Victoria's Secret, Wonderbra | |
| Magazine covers: | France: 'Photo' - April 1996; Greece: 'Elle' - July 1996; Spain: 'Hola' - (Special Fall/Winter 1997 Haute Couture); 'GQ' - May 1999; 'MH' - #73; 'Hablan' - January & September 1999; 'Hablan' - July 2000; UK: 'Cosmopolitan' - June 1997; 'New Woman' - September 2000 | |
| Fashion shows: | Ready to wear - Autumn / Winter 1997 {Erreuno and Les Copains}
Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 1998 {Les Copains, Roberto Cavalli} Haute couture - Spring/Summer 1998 {Thierry Mugler} | |
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| Notes: | Adriana was studying medicine in Prague when she participated in a modelling contest and won. She had to leave her Slovakian homeland to start her modelling career in Paris. Although she has had the opportunity to move into acting, she turned down a film role in order to further pursue her modelling career. Adriana met her French football player husband Christian Karembeu on a flight from Milan to Paris in 1998 and they were married in December of the same year. | |