Esther Cañadas
Esther Cañadas | |
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Esther Cañadas at 2010 The Brandery show | |
| Born | 1 March 1977 |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Hair color | Dark blond |
| Eye color | Blue |
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Esther Cañadas (Spanish pronunciation: [esˈteɾ kaˈɲaðas]; born 1 March 1977, in Albacete) is a Spanish model and actress. In 2024, the website Models.com added her to its list of Industry Icons, a term it applies to models "who have built stellar careers", ranking her higher than its Industry Legends category but lower than its Supermodels.[2]
Career
Originally, Cañadas wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but her mother persuaded her to give modeling a try.[3] In her teens she started working as a model and moved first to Barcelona, then to Milan and New York.
Cañadas has walked the catwalk for many designers, including Chloé, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Chanel, Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, Moschino, Custo Barcelona and Givenchy
She has been featured on the cover of the most prestigious international fashion magazines like Vogue, Harpe's Bazaar, Marie Claire to name a few. She has worked with the "who's who" of top photographers in the fashion industry, including: Steven Meisel, Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh, Richard Avedon, Ellen Von Unwerth, Herb Ritts.
In 1997, she walked the Victoria's Secret fashion show.[3]
In 1999, she appeared in the action/romance film The Thomas Crown Affair.
Personal life
Cañadas met her first husband, model Mark Vanderloo, on the set of a DKNY photoshoot in 1997. They married in 1999 and were divorced in 2000.[4]
In December 2014, Cañadas gave birth to a daughter, Galia.[5]
Filmography
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
- Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble (2000, TV movie)
- Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001)
- Trileros (2003)
References
- ^ "Esther Cañadas". models.com. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ "Industry Icons". models.com. 27 May 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
- ^ a b Marshall (28 June 2023). "5 Unknown Facts About Spanish Supermodel Esther Canadas". broadbiography.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Lidbury, Olivia (24 March 2014). "Top model Esther Canadas sued over $300,000 engagement ring". Fashion. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Madrid, Jose (21 December 2014). "La misteriosa paternidad de la hija primogénita de Esther Cañadas" [The mysterious paternity of Esther Cañadas' first-born daughter]. El Confidencial (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.