Alina Baikova
{{Short description|Ukrainian model}}
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| birth_place = Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, Ukraine{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/5k-vyshyvanka-run-traditional-ukranian-dress/|title= Happy Vyshyvanka Run! How I Conquered My First 5K in Traditional Ukrainian Dress|last=Satenstein|first=Liana|work=Vogue|date=30 August 2016|publisher=Condé Nast}}
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| occupation = Model
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| hair_color = Light brown
| eye_color = Blue
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- Women 360 Management (New York)
- The Lab Models (Milan)
- Traffic Models (Barcelona){{Cite web|url= https://models.com/models/alina-baikova|title = Alina Baikova - Model|website=models.com}} }}
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Alina Baikova ({{langx|uk|Аліна Байкова}}) is a Ukrainian fashion model and businesswoman.
Early life
Baikova was born in Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast. She came from an impoverished family and worked at a restaurant to earn money.{{cite magazine|url= https://vogue.ua/ua/article/fashion/alina-bajjkova-iz-oficiantki--v-top-model-mirovogo-urovnya6685.html|title= Алина Байкова: из официантки – в топ-модель мирового уровня|language=Ukrainian|date=4 September 2015|magazine=Vogue Ukraine|publisher=Condé Nast}} On two occasions, she was approached about the idea of modeling, so she decided to pursue a career.
Career
Baikova started her modeling career in China and France, at 17,{{cite magazine|url= https://www.wmagazine.com/story/ukrainian-model-alina-baikova-beauty-notes|title=Ukrainian Model Alina Baikova Moisturizes Over Twenty Times A Day|magazine=W|last=Sagansky|first=Gillian|date=9 February 2017}} where she modeled for Hermès, Dior, Giambattista Valli, Lanvin, Calvin Klein, Zuhair Murad, and Armani. She signed with Next Management in 2010, and debuted at Carolina Herrera, also walking for Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, Isaac Mizrahi, John Galliano, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, appeared in Interview, and opened the 2011 Dior show.{{cite web|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140124090705/https://nymag.com/fashion/models/abaikova/alinabaikova/|title=Alina Baikova Model Profile|archive-date=24 January 2014|work=New York Magazine|url=https://nymag.com/fashion/models/abaikova/alinabaikova/}} She also appeared on the cover of Vogue Australia twice in 2011. Baikova has also walked for Zac Posen, and appeared in a fragrance advertisement for Oscar de la Renta.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/makeup/a10351/exclusive-oscar-de-la-renta-fragrance-video/|title= Exclusive: Behind-the-Scenes Look at Oscar de la Renta's New Fragrance Campaign|magazine=Harper's Bazaar|date=23 March 2015|publisher=Hearst}}
In 2015, Baikova created an app that delivers personalized flower bouquets around Europe using flowers grown in Amsterdam, Netherlands.{{cite magazine|url= https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/alinas-flowers-former-model-launches-flower-delivery-app|title= Dior Girl Alina's Addictive New Flower App|last=Milligan|first=Lauren|date=10 September 2015|magazine=British Vogue|publisher=Condé Nast}}
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Category:People from Kropyvnytskyi
Category:Ukrainian female models
Category:Next Management models
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