Barbara Palvin is a Hungarian model. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016. In 2019, she became a Victoria’s Secret Angel. She is also an Armani Beauty ambassador.
Nick Name: Barbie, Barbellas, Barbellos
Born: October 8, 1993 29 years old and 6 months, Budapest, Hungary
Occupation: Fashion Runway Model
Sun Sign: Libra
Eye color: Blue
Hair Color: Light Brown
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Measurements: 34-23-35 in / 87-58-89 cm
Bra Size: 32B
June 17, 2020: Dylan Sprouse and Barbara Palvin celebrate their two-year anniversary.
Sprouse honored his and Palvin's two-year anniversary on June 17, 2020. He tweeted a photo of Palvin and him beaming and hugging on a mountaintop, writing, "Happy two year anniversary. Here's to us looking more alike with each passing year until we're a single beast with four arms and four legs that runs at a top speed of 50mph and screams like a baboon at nearby travelers trespassing into our woods. To many more!"
He wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post that the photo was taken from a trip the couple took to Yosemite National Park's Olmstead Point.
Education
Palvin attended Szinyei Merse Pal High School, Budapest. She was discovered at the age of 13. Hence, didn’t study further.
Family
Father – Unknown
Mother – Unknown
Siblings – Anita Palvin (Sister)
Early life
Palvin was born on 8 October 1993 and raised in Budapest, and often travelled to the countryside to visit her grandmother and great-grandmother.
Career
When she was 13, she was discovered on the streets of Budapest by a modelling scout while walking with her mother. She shot her first editorial in 2006 for Spur Magazine, and subsequently moved to Asia where she maintained a steady stream of bookings. Since then, Palvin has been on the cover of L’Officiel (France, Italy, Russia, Turkey, Thailand, Singapore), Vogue (Portugal), Marie Claire (Italy, Hungary), Glamour (Hungary, Spain), Elle (Great Britain, Italy, Korea, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, Serbia, Hungary, Spain, Belgium), Allure, GQ (Portugal), Harper’s Bazaar (Australia, Greece, Singapore, South Korea), Jealouse Magazine and Numéro (Netherlands, Russia). Palvin has appeared in campaigns for Armani Exchange, H&M, Victoria’s Secret, and Pull & Bear. In February 2012, she became an ambassador for L’Oréal Paris. In 2016, Palvin was revealed to be a part of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Class. She also became the new face of Armani‘s signature scent “Acqua di Gioia”. Palvin is the face of Amazon Fashion and appeared on Express and Chaos advertising campaigns.
Her runway debut was for Prada during Milan Fashion Week in February 2010. Palvin has also walked for Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro, Christopher Kane, Julien MacDonald, Jeremy Scott, Giles Deacon, Vivienne Westwood, and opened the pre-Fall 2011 Chanel show. In 2012, she walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
Palvin began branching out into acting, after she appeared in the 2014 film Hercules as mythological queen Antimache.
In 2016, she was ranked 4th in Maxim Hot 100. Tumblr‘s 2017 list of most popular models reported Palvin to be the second most popular model on the social media site.
Palvin returned to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2018. The next year, she became the first Hungarian Victoria’s Secret Angel. Palvin’s curves and non-standard runway measurements have been considered by the media to be the brand’s direction toward “body positivity“.
Public image
Palvin is often compared to Russian model Natalia Vodianova; British Vogue editor Miranda Almond said, “We chose Barbara because she is absolutely exquisite looking, a cross between a young Brooke Shields and Natalia Vodianova”. Palvin credits Vodianova and Kate Moss as her favorite models.
Personal life
Since 2018, Palvin has been in a relationship with American actor Dylan Sprouse. They resided in Brooklyn until 2021, when they moved to Los Angeles.
Barbara Palvin is often compared to Russian model Natalia Vodianova; British Vogue editor Miranda Almond said, We chose Barbara because she is absolutely exquisite looking a cross between a young Brooke Shields and Natalia Vodianova.
Barbara Palvin credits Vodianova and Kate Moss as her favorite models.
Media rankings
In 2016, Barbara Palvin was ranked number 14 on the Money Girls list by models.com, #17 on Forbes as one of the highest paid models in the world and 4th in Maxim Hot 100.
First Film
Barbara appeared in the 2014 American adventure film “Hercules” for her role as Antimache.
Brand Endorsements
Palvin walked the ramp and advertised for Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein ‘Forbidden Euphoria’ fragrance, Calzedonia, Chanel, Decious, H M Authentic Collection, Jazmin Chebar, L’oreal, New Yorker, Spick and Span Noble.
Barbara Palvin Favorite Things
Favorite Models – Kate Moss, Natalia Vodianova
Favorite Hobby – Singing, Soccer
First TV Show
Barbarao debut TV appearance was via Ready to wear – Autumn / Winter 2010 fashion show in which she walked the runway for Cacharel, Damir Doma, Giles, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Pedro Lourenco, and Prada.
Model Barbara Palvin 2016 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Barbara Palvin
Barbara Palvin Trivia
She indulged herself into singing and soccer at an early age, as these were her favorite hobbies.
Barbara was discovered at the streets of Budapest at the age of 13.
She has one sister, named Anita Palvin.
She has also appeared in Victoriao Secret fashion show in 2012.
She has appeared on the covers of various magazines around the world such as Elle Argentina in April 2012, L’Officiel France, Rabat Spain, Vogue Girl Korea, Glamour Hungary, etc.
Russian model Natalia Vodianova and Barbara are frequently compared.
Models.com ranked her at #23 in Money Girls list in 2013.
She became the ambassador for L’Oreal Paris in February 2012.
When Xmas turns X-rated: Supermodel Barbara Palvin strips for pole dance.
Behind the twelfth door of LOVE 2017 advent calendar, a typically tantalising clip awaits.
This time, it model Barbara Palvin (and few others) time to turn up the heat.
Dressed in a nude bralet, the Burberry beauty gave the impression she was completely topless and she worked up a sweat around a silver pole.
Barbara Palvin stars alongside Ashley Graham, Emily Ratajkowski, Kendall Jenner, Slick Woods, Sara Sampaio, Madison Beer, Doutzen, Jasmine Sanders, Gigi Hadid, Winnie Harlow, Hailey Baldwin, Stella Maxwell, Jourdan Dunn, Bella Hadid, Kate Upton, Taylor Hill, Teyana Taylor, Elsa Hosk, Camila Morrone, Romee Strijd, Karlie Kloss, Alexis Ren, Sistine Stallone, Shanina Shaik, Grace Elizabeth and Hannah Ferguson in the newest LOVE Magazine Advent
Personal Trainer
There is not any trainer for her now. When she appeared on VS fashion show in 2012, she was asked about her workout routine by Shape magazine and she replied with
“This is the first time, I’m doing the Victoriao Secret show, so I was really working out my body. I was doing Pilates, and yoga and all those stuff.”
