Beauty and pride of Russia, which has conquered the whole world, star model Irina Shayk celebrates her birthday on January 6. The blooming supermodel, doubly prettier after giving birth, turned 34 years old.
Having barely glanced at the Russian beauty, you understand why the football Apollo Cristiano Ronaldo was crazy about her for five years of marriage. By the way, proud Irina was the first to announce her decision to part with the football star. She did not cling to the opportunity to marry Cristiano. Irina was born in the small town of Emanzhelinsk, located in the Chelyabinsk region. The daughter of a miner and a teacher grew up in modest prosperity, not complaining about fate. The love and affection of her parents was enough for her and her older sister Tatyana. It seemed that nothing threatened the measured and happy life of the Shaikhlislamovs.
Grief came to the house unexpectedly: the father dies from a serious illness – and everything changes for the worse. And a slender tall girl, whom her peers gave the offensive nickname Plywood at school, had to earn extra money as a painter at the age of 14. For the first salary, Irina, after consulting with her mother, bought herself shoes. After leaving school, she enters the Chelyabinsk College of Economics. By that time, Plywood, which had been bullied in class, had turned into a real beauty – a tall, burning brunette. And, apparently, Lady Luck had her own views on her.
Once a bright, attractive girl was invited to a local modeling studio, which, in fact, began her career as a future star of the world catwalk. But first, Irina will achieve success in her country: at the capital’s Supermodel of Russia competition, she will make a splash among the jury members. And Gia Dzhikidze, the president of a well-known modeling agency, will pay attention to the unusual beauty of a young girl, who, in his authoritative opinion, is capable of seriously competing with many famous models. Plastic, flexible, possessing special grace, Irina with his light hand will receive a pass to Europe. I must say that the path to the star peaks was not easy. Already in France, taking the pseudonym Sheik, the girl faced a difficult problem. She did not know either English or French to communicate with representatives of modeling agencies. She had to gather her will into a fist and show perseverance, diligence, in order to soon get out of this peak situation with honor and become a kind of polyglot. And then Irina Shayk will burst into the camp of the world’s leading models like a meteor and achieve stunning success.
She will decorate the covers of the most famous glossy magazines, participate in famous fashion shows. It is noteworthy that in December 2016, Irina Shayk, being a pregnant daughter Leia, conquered the Parisian catwalk. Here she participated in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for the first time in her career. Note that after parting with Cristiano Ronaldo, Irina did not remain alone for long. Bradley Cooper became her new companion. In March 2017, she gave birth to Cooper’s adorable baby Leia. However, no one – neither Irina nor Bradley – wanted to tie the knot.