Daria Strokous

Daria Vladimirovna Strokous (born 25 September 1990) is a Russian fashion model, film actress, and photographer.
Early life.
Strokous was born in Moscow, Russia (then still part of the Soviet Union) to Vladimir and Olga Strokous. Soon after she was born, her family moved to Benin where she lived and studied until the age of five.
Modeling career.
In September 2007 she debuted in Fashion Weeks in Milan and Paris. Her debut was an exclusive for the Prada show in Milan. "V" magazine included her in their Top 10 Models of 2008. The magazine "New York" named her as one of Top 10 Models to watch, as well as Today's Top Model in Milan.
Strokous has appeared on the covers of Vogue Italia, Numéro, Vogue Japan, Vogue Russia, as well as on the pages of W Magazine, Vogue UK, Vogue Deutsch, American Vogue, V Magazine, among other high publications.
Strokous has also been featured in Style.com for many top designers and Models.com in featured articles.
Strokous took part in a project of a new online magazine Nomenus Quarterly. This was a project for a new collection of the brand THE ROW.
Strokous has done campaigns for Dior, Prada, Chanel, Lanvin, Louis Vuitton, Jil Sander, Carolina Herrera, D&G, Alberta Ferretti, H&M, Juicy Couture and others.
She played a small role in the 2011 film "Contagion". She also appeared as the lead model in the short film for Dior " Secret Garden – Versailles" by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
In 2013, Strokous was selected for two Dior campaigns, one for the Spring 2013 collection and one for the Fall 2013 collection, both photographed by Willy Vanderperre. Proving herself as a muse for the current creative director of Dior, Raf Simons.
In 2014, Strokous was included in the New Generation of "Industry Icons" list by Models.com.
Education.
Strokous is currently a student at University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts.