Barbara Palvin was born in Budapest, Hungary on October 8, 1993. Since she was little, she liked to sing and play soccer. and at the age of 13 she was discovered while walking through the streets of Hungary next to her aunt.
First was in Japan working as a model and then joined the IMG agency, which helped her become internationally known as a model, launching her first editorial of the year for Spur magazine.
Then Barbara decides to settle in Asia appearing on the covers of various magazines like L’Officiel, Vogue Russia, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitam, Bazaar, Elle and followed on catwalks for Armani Exchange, H&M, Chanel, Victoria’s Secret, Lovcat and Pull and Bear.
Also has worked for Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro and it was his turn to open Chanel’s pre-fall 2011 show.
In 2012 Joined the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Model Roster and she was on the Barcelona Bridal Week 2012 catwalk. She also became an official ambassador for L’Oreal Paris and in 2013 she was ranked 23rd on The Money Girls list by models.com
Palvin has been frequently compared to the Russian supermodel with Natalia Vidiánova and she herself considers it one of her favorite models as well as Kate Moss.
After the 2013 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, the model was seen accompanied by the singer with Justin Bieber, which brought many rumors of a possible love affair. But Barbara cleared things up by denying all the rumors making it clear that they are just good friends.
By December of the same year he was linked with Niall Horan, a member of the English band One Direction, but two months later, it was confirmed that the relationship had come to an end.
In May 2014, he was again lovingly related to the Canadian idol without anything being confirmed.
The good news is that the young model continues with her career and apparently will become Queen Mycenae, Eurystheus’s wife in the new film production of the hero of Greek mythology Hercules that will be released in July 2014.