MODEL CITIZEN: ANNA SELEZNEVA

Famous for her steel-gray eyes and high cheekbones, eighteen-year-old Russian model Anna Selezneva is a porcelain-perfect face on the rise. After signing with Parisian model management Silent in 2007, Selezneva made her big debut in October 2007 at the spring fashion shows for Celine, Akris, and Dries Van Noten. Within a month, the Moscow-born beauty graced the cover of Italian Vogue Gioiello, peeking out from under a royal blue summer hat with her entrancing gaze. Already, Anna was making her mark in the industry.

After one year, Selezneva was already strutting down the runway for big names like Lanvin, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, and Valentino Couture. She was opening for Balmain and Albereta Ferretti and closing for Yves St. Laurent and the Valentino Couture shows in Milan and Paris, an extraordinary honor for a runway model. Barely a year after being signed, this radiantly refined was already rocking the covers of British Vogue, Russian Vogue, and French Vogue as well as signing a fragrance contract for Vera Wang’s Look, photographed by one of the industry’s finest, Steven Meisel. Why, even just two months ago she was even selected to replace of Suvi Koponen as the face of Calvin Klein Collection! While it takes many models years to reach the heights of the top model ranks, Anna Selezneva gracefully glided her way to the top within a mere two years.

Whether in Vuitton or Vogue, catwalks or covers, keep one long-lashed, steel-gray eye out for the alluringly delicate face of Anna Selezneva.

All shots by Hedi Slimane.