Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova known professionally as Irina Shayk, is a Russian model and television personality. Shayk received international recognition when she appeared as the first Russian model on the cover of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
Other names: İrina Şəyxelislamova (Tatar)
Born: January 6, 1986 38 years old and 10 months, Yemanzhelinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green
Height: 5 ft 10′ – 1.78 m
Measurements: 35-23-35 in – 89-58.5-89 cm
Bra size: 34B US – 75B EU
Irina Shayk at 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Hollywood
Irina Shayk at Sports Illustrated Photoshoot Candids in Hawaii
Irina Shayk at Sports Illustrated Photoshoot Candids in Hawaii
Irina Shayk at Sports Illustrated Photoshoot Candids in Hawaii
Irina Shayk at Sports Illustrated Photoshoot Candids in Hawaii
Irina Shayk at the Premiere of ‘Hikari’ at the 70th Cannes Film Festival
Irina Shayk Bikini Candids in Italy
Irina Shayk Bikini on the Beach in Porto Cervo
Irina Shayk Bikini on the Beach in Porto Cervo
Irina Shayk in Bikini On Holidays in Mexico
Irina Shayk in DT (Spain) – November 2014
Irina Shayk in La Clover Lingerie Photoshoot
Irina Shayk in Leopard Print Bikini in Miami
Irina Shayk in Orange Bikini on the Beach in Miami
Irina Shayk in Selfie Magazine Swimsuit – May 2015
Irina Shayk in V Man Magazine Photoshoot
Irina Shayk in V Man Magazine Photoshoot
Irina Shayk in Vogue Russia – September 2016
Irina Shayk in Vogue Spain – June 2014
Irina Shayk in Vogue Spain – June 2014
Irina Shayk Flaunts Nipples In Tight See-Through Blue Top At Versace Show
Irina Shayk Is Pictured Attending The Gq Men Of The Year Award In Berlin.
Irina Shayk Golden Globe 2019
Golden Globe 2019
Irina Shayk For Glamour Italia
Ethnicity
His father is Tatar (Turkic people) and mother is Russian.
Education
After completing her high school, she enrolled herself to study marketing. But, she was soon bored of it and entered into a local beauty school with her older sister, where she was discovered by a local modeling agency.
Family
Father – Valery Shaykhlislamova (was coal miner)
Mother – Olga Shaykhlislamova (was Pianist and music teacher in kindergarten)
Sibling – Tatiana Petenkova-Shaykhlislamova (Older Sister)
Partners – Cristiano Ronaldo (2010–2015) – Bradley Cooper (2015–2019)
Children – Lea De Seine (Bradley Cooper) – March 21, 2017 – 7 years old and 8 months
Early life
Shayk was born in Yemanzhelinsk (Chelyabinsk Oblast region), Soviet Union, to a Volga Tatar father, Valery Shaykhlislamov (Şəyxelislamov, from Shaykh al-Islām, a coal miner, and ethnic Russian mother, Olga, a kindergarten music teacher. She has stated that she inherited her looks from her father and that people often mistake her for being South American, saying, “My father was dark skinned, because he was Tatar, sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian. I get my light eyes from my mother.” She has one sibling, a sister named Tatiana Petenkova. She is also an aunt to Tatiana’s three children including a niece named “Irina” after her.
Shayk started playing piano at age six. At age nine, she enrolled in a music school and studied there for seven years, both playing the piano and singing in the choir, since her mother wanted her to study music. Her father died of complications of pneumonia when she was 14, leaving her family with little money and forcing her mother to work two jobs to provide for the family.
After high school, Shayk studied marketing but later instead chose to enter a beauty school with her older sister. While there, she was noticed by a person from a local modeling agency who was struck by her beauty. She was urged to participate in the “Miss Chelyabinsk 2004″ beauty contest, which she won; she described this contest as far below the standard of beauty contests one would expect in metropolitan European cities or in the United States.
Career
Modeling
2007–2010: early years
In 2007, Shayk replaced Ana Beatriz Barros as the face of Intimissimi, and in the same year debuted in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
After being the face of Intimissimi for three years, Shayk was made the official ambassador for the brand in 2010. Her other modeling campaigns included Beach Bunny Swimwear, and Guess for the spring/summer 2009 season. Other work includes the Victoria’s Secret catalog, Lacoste, Cesare Paciotti and Morellato. She signed with IMG Models in May 2009.
2011–2015: mainstream success
Shayk modeled the Armani Exchange spring/summer 2010 campaign. She also starred in Kanye West‘s “Power“, directed by artist Marco Brambilla. She was on the cover of Ocean Drive and GQ South Africa for the August issue. She ranked first in the “50 Hottest Russian Women” list by Complex magazine.
She made a change from swimwear to high fashion with a spread in Spain’s Harper’s Bazaar and landed the cover of Elle Spain for their November 2010 issue. Glamour Spain awarded her “Best International Model of 2010”. At the end of the year, she was pictured nude in the GQ Spain December issue; however, she claimed that she had not stripped for the photoshoot, and that the magazine had digitally altered the images to remove her lingerie. GQ responded that there are 15 witnesses of her posing nude.
On Valentine’s Day, in an episode of the Late Show with David Letterman, it was revealed via Billboard that Shayk was the covermodel for the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. This was the fifth time she has been featured in the magazine, but the first time she has been on the cover. She is the first Russian to appear on the cover. Shayk became the face of swim label Luli Fama’s 2011 advertising campaign and look book. In 2011, she covered magazines such as Tatler Russia, Twelv, Cosmopolitan Spain, GQ Mexico, Glamour Spain, Amica Italy and appeared on the covered of Elle Spain, the special edition for Christmas. She also worked for many brands like Rampage, replacing Bar Refaeli, Replay and XTI. As of 2011 she ranked 14th in the “Top 20 Sexiest Models” list on Models.com. The same year, she was voted “Sexiest Woman In The World” in the Hungarian magazine Periodika.
In 2012, she covered Esquire UK, Harper’s Bazaar Arabia and Ukraine, Marie Claire Ukraine, Spain and Russia, GQ Germany, Glamour Russia and appeared on 14 Cosmopolitan spring covers worldwide. She also covered S Moda Spain and The Sunday Times Style. She also did an editorial for Vanity Fair Italy.
The same year, she has appeared in campaigns for Morellato, Agua Bendita and Blanco.
In November, Shayk covered Twelv Magazine, Second Issue with fellow Russian model Anne V.
In the same month, she appeared in an editorial for Vogue Spain December issue working with Mario Testino.
In February 2013, she covered Vs. magazine with Anne V and the same month she did an editorial for CR Fashion book issue 2 photographed by Bruce Weber and styled by Carine Roitfeld. The same month, she did the runway of Jeremy Scott during the New York fashion week.
In March 2013, she did the runway of Givenchy during the Paris fashion week.
Also in 2013, Shayk featured several times in Harper’s Bazaar US. She featured for the second time in CR fashion book issue 3. In September, she covered Allure Russia. She was also the cover model of Vogue Spain, landing her first Vogue cover photographed by Giampaolo Sgura. In 2014, she was the placard bearer for the Russian team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics.
2016–present: transition to high fashion work
Shayk has walked the runways for Miu Miu, Bottega Veneta, Marc Jacobs, Chanel, Ralph Lauren , Schiaparelli, Mugler, Moschino, Burberry, Versace, Givenchy, Diane Von Furstenberg, Giles Deacon, Desigual, Jeremy Scott, Hugo Boss, Philipp Plein, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tory Burch, Missoni, Victoria Beckham, Valentino, Max Mara, Brandon Maxwell, Isabel Marant, Etro, Vivienne Westwood, Richard Quinn, Oscar de la Renta, Brandon Maxwell, Jean Paul Gaultier, Missoni, Michael Kors, and Mango. She even walked for the last Jean Paul Gaultier fashion show in 2020. In 2016, she walked in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show while 6 months pregnant with baby girl Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper.
She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Burberry, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs, Versace, Alberta Ferretti, Givenchy, Missoni, La Perla, Roberto Cavalli, Giorgio Armani, Dsquared2, La Senza, Morellato, Bebe, Lord & Taylor, Lacoste, Armani Exchange, Guess?, Blumarine, Saks Fifth Avenue, Victoria’s Secret, and Avon. In October 2015, she became the new L’Oréal Paris International Spokesperson.
Acting
Shayk made her acting debut as Megara alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 film Hercules.
Personal life
Shayk dated Linkin Park drummer Rob Bourdon from 2007 to 2009. She met Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009 and they started dating soon after. She ended the relationship with Ronaldo in January 2015.
In spring 2015, she started dating American actor Bradley Cooper. Their daughter Lea De Seine was born in Los Angeles on March 21, 2017. The couple split up in June 2019.
Philanthropy
Shayk is helping a maternity hospital in her hometown of Yemanzhelinsk. She and her sister helped rebuild the children’s ward of the local hospital, and now Shayk raises money on behalf of a Russian charity, Pomogi – “Help” (Russian: Помоги), which provides care to sick children. Shayk is the official ambassador for Pomogi in Russia.
She is an ambassador for the Food Bank for New York City as well as the ASPCA.
She is against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, has stated an intention of donating to UNICEF and Red Cross to support their humanitarian efforts in Ukraine, and has asked her followers to donate too.
First Music Video Appearance
Irina, along with Jessica White and Diandra Forrest, appeared in the music video “Power” by American singer Kanye West.
First Film
Irina first appeared in action fantasy adventure film Hercules for her role as Megara in 2014.
First TV Show
She appeared in a fashion show Ready to wear – Autumn/Winter 2005 where she walked the runway for Kristina Ti. It was her debut television appearance.
Irina Shayk Favorite Things
Favorite Director – Woody Allen
Favorite Movie – Match Point (2005), The Game (1997)
Favorite Writer – Haruki Murakami, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Irina Shayk Facts
Irina considers that she has got her unusual looks from her father.
People think that Shayk is from South America because her father sometimes looks like Brazilian.
Her light eyes are due to her mother.
When she was 14, her father died of complications of pneumonia.
Due to her mothero interest, she had learned and started playing the piano while she was six.
Jessica White is her friend.
In 2011, she was named the sexiest woman of the world by Hungarian magazine Periodika.
Shayk has also been featured on #10 by models.com list of “Top 20 Sexiest Models.”
She also does charity work for a maternity hospital in her hometown.
Irina Shayk is the official ambassador of Pomogi (means Help Me) charity in Russia.
She has a pet dog, named Caesare (after Julius Caesar) and it is of Labrador breed.
In her free time, she likes to have rest, or spend some time with her friends, dog or at the seaside or read a book.
She has studied in music school for 7 years.
She walked the Victoriao Secret Fashion Show 2016 in a baby bump as she was pregnant with Bradley Coopero first child.
She made her debut at the Victoriao Secret Fashion Show in 2016 held in Paris, France.
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