Daria Plyushko is a Russian

Russians

The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....

 fashion model

Model (person)

A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

. Discovered at a modeling competition, Plyushko started her career in 2006 and soon appeared on the catwalks of London

London

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 and Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 as well as on the cover pages of internationally renowned fashion magazines.

Modeling career

Plyushko is currently signed with Swarovski

Swarovski

Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...

, Vero Moda, Mirage Magazine, Maria Galland, Oriflame

Oriflame

Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. is a cosmetics group, founded in 1967 in Sweden by the brothers Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick. The company sells skin care, cosmetic products and other related products through an independent sales force of over 3 million people.-Brief history:Oriflame was...

, Smashbox cosmetic, Wildfox in Los Angeles, Grazia

Grazia

Grazia is an Italian weekly women's fashion and celebrity gossip magazine, with international editions printed in France, Serbia, Australia, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Japan, the Netherlands, India, Bulgaria and Germany....

, Mirage

Mirage

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, Si Style, Eric Mira, Flair

Flair

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, Harper's Bazaar

Harper's Bazaar

Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...

, L’Oreal, Liu-Jo, Dessange, Partizia Pepe

Print work

Plyushko began her career at a young age after winning a modeling competition "Best photo model South of Russia". She impressed the jury with her energy, attractive looks and charming smile, and was invited to come to Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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She began by doing tests shooting and quickly appeared in European fashion magazines as Grazia

Grazia

Grazia is an Italian weekly women's fashion and celebrity gossip magazine, with international editions printed in France, Serbia, Australia, United Kingdom, Greece, Portugal, Japan, the Netherlands, India, Bulgaria and Germany....

, Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...

, Mirage

Mirage

A mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays are bent to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French mirage, from the Latin mirare, meaning "to look at, to wonder at"...

, Si-Style, Flair

Flair

Flair can refer to:*Ric Flair , a professional wrestler*David Flair , his older son, also a professional wrestler*Reid Flair , his younger son, also a professional wrestler*The Flairs, an American doo-wop group in the 1950s...

, Harper's Bazaar

Harper's Bazaar

Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...

, Marie Claire

Marie Claire

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Plyushko has posed for influential fashion photographers like Peter Beard, Mark Segal, Rasmus Mogensen

Rasmus Mogensen

Rasmus Mogensen is a Danish photographer, primarily known for his beauty and fashion photography. He is the grandson of Danish furniture designer Børge Mogensen.- Biography :...

 Stephane Mounet Marc Van Dalen and others. She has walked for L’Oreal, Liu-Jo, Dessange, Patrizia Pepe and others.
In 2010, she was featured internationally in a Swarovski

Swarovski

Swarovski is the brand name for a range of precisely-cut crystal and related luxury products produced by Swarovski AG of Wattens, Austria...

  campaign, and worked for Maria Galland, Smashbox and Oriflame

Oriflame

Oriflame Cosmetics S.A. is a cosmetics group, founded in 1967 in Sweden by the brothers Jonas af Jochnick and Robert af Jochnick. The company sells skin care, cosmetic products and other related products through an independent sales force of over 3 million people.-Brief history:Oriflame was...

, Wildfox in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, Vero Moda. She posed for the August 2010 edition of Nylon (magazine)

Nylon (magazine)

Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel...

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Her agencies are : Most Wanted Models (Motheragency) in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Storm models in London

London

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, Scoop models in Denmark

Denmark

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, Mega models in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Karin models in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

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Charity work

Her charity activity involves two main areas: children and environmental projects. She also supports the Russian Children's Welfare Society

Russian Children's Welfare Society

The Russian Children's Welfare Society is a not-for-profit, 501 organization based in New York City with branches in Moscow, Russia, San Francisco and Hollywood, California. It was founded in 1926 to help Russian children whose families had fled to other countries after the onset of the Bolshevik...

, New York Empire Business Services

External links

• Official website
• Daria Plyushko on Facebook
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• Daria Plyushko on Myspace
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