Greta Varlese
{{short description|Italian fashion model (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Greta Varlese
| caption =Varlese at Paris Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2019
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|08|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Chiaravalle, Calabria, Italy{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.it/en/fashion/news/2015/02/12/greta-varlese/|title=Greta Varlese|date=12 February 2015|publisher=}}
| spouse =
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Green
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- Oui Management (Paris)
- Monster Management (Milan){{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/greta-varlese|title=Greta Varlese - Model|website=MODELS.com}}
}}
|image=Greta Varlese Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2019.jpg
}}
Greta Varlese (born 21 August 1998) is an Italian fashion model. She was once ranked among the top 50 models in the world by models.com.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50/19738#19738|title=Top 50 Models|website=models.com}} Vogue has called her a "powerhouse".{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/miu-miu-model-casting-ashley-brokaw-paris-fashion-week|title=Miu Miu’s Model Moment: The Power Casting That Perfectly Sums Up Paris Fashion Week|publisher=}}
Early life
Varlese's mother is German, and her father is Italian.{{cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/grab-a-bite-in-the-shower-with-greta-varlese/|title=grab a bite in the shower with greta varlese|website=I-d}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjHJcZGJph0|title=How to Speak Italian in Milan: Greta Varlese Model Motherland|first=|last=i-D|date=17 June 2015|publisher=|via=YouTube}} She never considered a serious modeling career before doing the Elite Model Look contest, as she was not interested in fashion.
Career
Varlese was discovered by Elite Models during their Elite Model Look contest in China; although she didn't win, she made it to the top 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.elitemodellook.com/int/en/home/greta-varlese-on-life-after-elite-model-look/index.htm|title=Greta Varlese On Life After Elite Model Look - Elite Model Look|website=Elite Model Look}}{{cite web|url=https://www.elitemodellook.com/int/en/success-stories/index.htm|title=Success Stories|work=Elite Model Look|quote=Since participation in EML, Greta went on to become Riccardo Tisci's muse the very next season. Greta hails from Chiaravalle. Face of Prada's eyewear campaign, she is fast becoming the new face of Italian chic.}}
Just months later she debuted as a Givenchy exclusive in the F/W 2015 Men’s Show, personally handpicked by Riccardo Tisci, which catapulted her career.{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/style/article/how-to-discover-the-next-top-model/index.html|title=How to really find the world's next top model - CNN|first=Lianne |last=Turner |first2=Allyssia |last2=Alleyne|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://models.com/mdx/the-graduates-greta-varlese/|title=The Graduates: Greta Varlese|website=models.com}} In her first fashion show, she opened for Givenchy. She considers doing three Givenchy campaigns in a row her "greatest achievement".{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/fashion/greta-varlese#_|title=Greta Varlese - Interview Magazine|date=11 July 2017|publisher=Interview Magazine}}
In her first season she did 75 shows, including Prada, Chanel, Dior, and Versace; she opened Elie Saab, Kenzo, and Rag & Bone.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Runway-ShowsWalked-All-2015JunDec-greta-varlese|title=Greta Varlese|website=models.com}}
In 2016, she starred in campaigns for Belstaff x Liv Tyler, Prada, Vera Wang, McQ, Givenchy, Zara, and Valentino.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/work/belstaff-belstaff-x-liv-tyler-fw-1617-capsule-collection|title=Belstaff x Liv Tyler F/W 16.17 Capsule Collection|website=models.com}}{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/prada-cruise-2016-advertising-campaign-10270491/|title=Lexi Boling, Meghan Collison, Greta Varlese Featured in Prada Ads|first=Alessandra|last=Turra|date=29 October 2015|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/vera-wang-fall-2016-campaign/|title=Vera Wang 2016 Fall / Winter Campaign|date=25 July 2016|publisher=}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/brands/vera-wang/advertisements/2016/autumn-winter/23594/harleth-kuusik-556978/|title=Photo feat. Greta Varlese - Vera Wang - Autumn/Winter 2016 Ready-to-Wear - Fashion Advertisement - Brands - The FMD|website=FashionModelDirectory.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2016/07/15/bo-ningen-stars-mcq-aw16-campaign/|title=Bo Ningen Star in McQ AW16 Campaign - Wonderland Magazine|date=15 July 2016|website=Wonderland}}
For the A/W 2017 season she did over 32 shows in one month.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/09/t-magazine/fashion-week-fall-winter-2017-beauty-greta-varlese.html|title=One Model, 32 Beauty Looks|first=Hilary|last=Moss|date=9 March 2017|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com}}
She has appeared in Vogue Italia, Vogue Paris, Teen Vogue, W magazine, and British Vogue and she appeared on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar UK, Japan, Korea and Kazakhstan.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/rosie-vogel-best-models-of-fashion-week-vogue-new-faces|title=Vogue's Model Directory A/W 2016|website=www.vogue.co.uk}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/video/broken-by-paolo-roversi|title=Broken by Paolo Roversi|publisher=}}
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Category:Italian female models