Kim Matulova

{{short description|American fashion model and actress (born 1980)}}

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Kim Matulova is an American fashion model and actress. Her father, Wayne Rogers, was a former sports wear designer and her mother was a civil engineer.{{cite web|title=Kim Matulova, The Queen of Black Scale VV|url=https://missbish.com/missbish-kim-matulova-the-queen-behind-black-scale-vv/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524011910/http://missbish.com/missbish-kim-matulova-the-queen-behind-black-scale-vv/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 24, 2015|publisher=MISSBISH|accessdate=28 November 2020}} She grew up in Sag Harbor, New York and was discovered by photographer Arthur Elgort at the age of 9.

As a child she modelled for J Crew with Matthew Barney{{cite web|title=J Crew Catalog with Matthew Barney|url=http://cremasterfanatic.com/Pics/barneypics/mbarney+model+5.jpg|publisher=Cremaster Fanatic|accessdate=25 March 2012}} and she played the role of Young Angelique in a 1992 episode (Season 1, Episode 5,733) of the TV series All My Children.

She starred in the James Toback NYC feature Black & White (1999) and the Nemo Librizzi film A Night at the Opera (2009). She also appeared in the 2003 TV movie Undefeated and in the pilot episode (2009) of the TV series Royal Pains.{{cite web|title=Kim Matulova|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0560546/?ref_=nmls_hd|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=28 November 2020}}

She has modeled for Levis, Banana Republic, Kangol, Supreme, Seventeen Magazine, Betsey Johnson, DELiA*s (for which she modeled from 15 to 21 years old and is considered as one of their most recognizable models){{cite web|title=A DELIA'S MODEL ON THE FALL OF DELIA'S|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1986731/delias-model-kim-matulova/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109031341/http://www.mtv.com/news/1986731/delias-model-kim-matulova/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 9, 2014|publisher=mtv.com|accessdate=28 November 2020}} and appeared in every issue of Missbehave Magazine.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} She is known for being Ricky Powell's muse.

She is also known for being the face of Melody Logan on the V. C. Andrews Logan book series.{{cite web|title=VCA Cover Models |url=http://completevca.com/bio_exclusive_models.shtml |work=The Complete V.C. Andrews |accessdate=25 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120712231137/http://completevca.com/bio_exclusive_models.shtml |archivedate= 12 July 2012 }}

On September 13, 2010, she was asked by Betsey Johnson to be one of the star models of her Spring/Summer 2011 Ready-to-Wear fashion show, during which she came down carrying a skateboard and was instructed to ride it while wearing open-toed platform heels.{{cite web|title=A goddess on a skateboard…|date=17 September 2010 |url=https://heavyonthepepper.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/a-goddess-on-a-skateboard/|publisher=heavy on the pepper|accessdate=28 November 2020}} However, she found herself falling to the ground and losing one of her shoes, and she had to get off and shoulder her skateboard all the way back up the catwalk.{{cite web|title=Bicycle-Riding at Betsey Johnson|date=13 September 2010 |url=https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/news/a5411/betsey-johnson-spring-2011/|publisher=Marie Claire|accessdate=28 November 2020}}{{cite web|title=Fug Girls: Skateboards, Sailor Outfits, and Secrets From One Tree Hill at Betsey Johnson|date=14 September 2010 |url=https://www.thecut.com/2010/09/fug_girls_tk_at_betsey_johnson.html|publisher=The Cut|accessdate=28 November 2020}}

In 2012 she began working for the women's collection of the contemporary fashion and streetwear brand Black Scale VV. Kim currently lives in New York and she works in the design aspect of jewellery and fashion.{{cite web|title=Kim Matulova|date=30 June 2014 |url=http://beoplay.squarespace.com/journal/2015/10/29/street-style-kim-matulova|publisher=beoplay.squarespace.com|accessdate=28 November 2020}}