Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova, popularly known as Irina Shayk or Irina Sheik, is a famous Russian actress and model, born on January 6, 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk, USSR, daughter of Olga, a kindergarten music teacher, and her husband Valery Shaykhlislamov, a coal miner.
Raised in rural Russia, she began to learn piano at the age of six. At the age of nine he attended a music school and studied music for seven years. There, the future model was dedicated to both playing the piano and singing in the choir.
Shayk’s father died when she was 14 years old and her mother started working two jobs to support her daughters.
After attending high school, Shayk began studying marketing, a career she left to enter beauty school with her sister. At school, an executive from a local modeling agency saw her and asked her to enter a beauty pageant. Shayk won the title of “Miss Chelyabinsk 2004” after winning the pageant.
Irina Shayk became the face of “Intimissimi” in 2007. She also did photoshoots for the “Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue” the same year. She signed several modeling contracts in 2009, working for renowned brands such as Victoria’s Secret, Guess, Lacoste , Beach Bunny Swimwear, Morellato and Cesare Paciotti. She also appeared on the covers of magazines such as ‘Woman’, ‘Harper’s Bazaar US’, ‘Paris Capital’, ‘Bolero’ and ‘Annabelle’ and collaborated with the IMG modeling agency.
In 2010, she became an official Intimissimi ambassador. The same year, she modeled for the Armani Exchange spring / summer 2010 campaign. The following year she became the face of Luli Fama’s advertising campaign and her look book. She appeared on the covers of magazines such as ‘Elle Spain’, ‘Cosmopolitan Spain’, ‘Tatler Russia’ and ‘Amica Italy’ and also worked for brands such as Rampage and Replay.
In 2012, she appeared on the covers of magazines such as’ Esquire ‘,’ GQ ‘,’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘,’ The Sunday Time Style ‘,’ S Moda ‘,’ Twelv ” and ‘Vogue’. He appeared on fourteen ‘Cosmopolitan spring covers around the world. The same year, she did an editorial for “Vanity Fair Italy.” The following year, she walked the runway at New York Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week, respectively. In addition, he did a photo shoot for the edition of the book “CR Fashion” and “Vogue”, Spain.
Irina Shayk was the poster model at the 2014 Winter Olympics, supporting the Russian team. After appearing as a poster carrier at the games, she appeared in “Evening Urgant”, a Russian television show. The same year she made her acting debut in “Hercules.”