Irina Shayk confidently conquers the podium not only in her homeland, but also far beyond its borders. She was able to become a cult top model and earn a million-dollar fortune thanks to her physical characteristics and ability to present herself.

Biography

Ira was born in 1986 in Bashkiria and her real name is Shaykhlislamova. Her entire childhood was spent in the provincial town of Yemanzhelinsk, which is located in the Chelyabinsk region. Her family didn't stand out in any way. My father was a miner, and my mother taught music. In addition to her, her older sister was raised in the family.

When Ira was in high school, her father died from a serious illness, and from that moment on, her mother took upon herself all the worries about raising her daughters. Also a special person in the girl’s life is her grandmother, who helped her mother raise her sisters.

Looking at Irina’s childhood photo, we can say that she was significantly different from her peers in her bright appearance. Big eyes, regular facial features, tall stature and a good figure will greatly help her in the future. Although excessive thinness and dark skin were often the cause of ridicule from classmates.

She understood that a good education would not be superfluous in the future, so she studied well and attended a music school. After graduating, she and her sister decided to enter the Chelyabinsk College of Economics.

In a big city, she was immediately noticed and offered to try herself as a model. One of the modeling agencies in Chelyabinsk found her appearance suitable for participation in photo shoots and shows.

Career

This offer became a real chance to radically change your life and gain new experience. Irina agreed to try her hand at a new field and was right. She was taught the basics of modeling, makeup application techniques, wardrobe selection and much more.

These skills allowed her to take part in beauty pageants. And already at the age of 18 she received first place in the regional “Supermodel” competition. In addition to recognition, she received, by her standards, a significant monetary fee. Also, her agency fully assumed all financial expenses for Ira’s participation in the federal beauty contest.

The newly minted model assessed her chances well and terminated her contract with the agency. She took part in the federal competition, but her sponsor was one of the influential and wealthy people of the city.

Once in the capital, Irina not only won the “Supermodel of Russia” competition, but also began to actively have useful acquaintances and take part in photo sessions.

And already in 2005, she was able to attract the attention of foreign agencies, which invited her to work in the United States. Instead of a long surname, she took the pseudonym Irina Shayk and quickly became one of the most sought-after models.

2007 became a landmark year for Irina. Her acquaintance with the president of the international modeling agency “Grace Models” helped her get on the covers of the world’s glossy magazines. In the same year, the luxury lingerie brand Intimissimi made her the face of its advertising campaigns. Also during this period, she managed to work with famous world photographers and pose for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition magazine.

Irina Shayk always responds to any job offer. Despite her fairly high status, she takes on the task of representing more budget brands.

According to some estimates, Irina managed to accumulate quite an impressive fortune, and now it has reached $4 million. Irina is actively involved in charity work and every year she donates a huge part of the funds to her hometown.

Personal life

Only the lazy did not write or discuss the personal life of Irina Shayk. She began her first public romance with a famous Portuguese football player in 2010. The couple lasted five years, and the paparazzi gossiped about the upcoming wedding. The reason for the quarrel was constant rumors about Cristiano’s infidelities.

After breaking up with the football player, Irina appeared in public several times with young Justin Bieber, racer Lewis Hamilton and even Dwayne Johnson. But none of these novels were confirmed.

Ira's real relationship began with Bradley Cooper. The Hollywood actor and model began dating at the end of 2015. Throughout the next year, information appeared about quarrels and separations of the star couple.

But at the end of 2016, information about Irina’s pregnancy appeared in the tabloids. And already in April of the following year the couple had a daughter.

Social media

The famous model is an active user of social networks. She uses them to promote herself and her activities on the Internet.

Irina Shayk on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/irinashayk/- collected 9 million subscribers. The official Instagram contains not only personal photos, but also a link to the model’s website. The profile contains a huge number of studio photographs, as well as photos with relatives - grandmother, mother and sister.

Irina's official page on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IrinaShayk. There are more than 7 million subscribers who follow news from the life and work of the model. The account contains photos of glossy covers for which Irina was photographed.

The beauty's Twitter - https://twitter.com/theirishayk- contains tweets in the form of links to interesting events from the life and work of Irina Shayk.

VKontakte failed to find the official Irina's page - https://vk.com/irinashayk. The very first entry pinned on it is a family photo of the Coopers together on a walk. There is also an official VKontakte model group - https://vk.com/theirinashayk, - which essentially duplicates the previous page.

Irina Shayk official website - http://www.irinashaykofficial.com/- contains the most full information and shows all the covers and catalogs for which the model was photographed. There is also a “Social Networks” section with latest photos and Irina’s posts from Instagram.

Irina Shayk has long become a legend in the modeling business. She proved to everyone how from an ordinary provincial girl, thanks to self-confidence and hard work, you can become not only famous, but also rich.

Irina Valerievna Shayk, real name Sheikhislamov, is a Russian supermodel, born on January 6, 1986, in the city of Salavat (Bashkiria), in the family of a miner and a kindergarten teacher.

In 1992, Irina’s family moved to Yemanzhelinsk (Chelyabinsk region). She dreamed of becoming a philologist, loved to read Russian classics, played the piano and sang in the school choir. At the age of 14, Irina lost her father, he died of lung disease. As a 9th grade student high school, took a part-time job as a nurse in a city hospital. After graduating from school, Irina Shayk moved to Chelyabinsk, and there she made attempts to become a model. The first modeling school for the future world famous Shayk was the local agency "Svetlana".

In 2004, Irina took first place in the Supermodel-Chelyabinsk beauty contest. Invited guests from Moscow drew attention to her, and almost immediately Shayk made contact with the international agency Grace Models world of Gia Dzhikidze. (Gia Dzhikidze is a legendary scout who helped launch the career of Natalia Vodianova and some other mega popular models). Already in 2005, nineteen-year-old Irina Sheikhislamova moved to the city of love, Paris, and almost immediately starred for the covers of Annabelle magazines in May, Bolero in June and Woman Spain in July.

The rapid growth of her career guaranteed Irina a contract with Intimissimi; she became their face in 2007.

From 2007 to 2016, Irina Shayk starred in 10 issues of Swimsuit Sports Illustrated. In 2010, Shayk's photo was placed on the cover, she became the first Russian model to appear on the cover of SI.

In 2010, filming took place in Chile, the Atacama Desert. In 2011, in the Philippines and the island of Maui (Hawaii), photographed by Rafael Mazzucco, a fashion photographer who worked for Calvin Klein, Victoria's Secret, Playboy, Vogue, Ralph Lauren and others. In 2012, the film crew was located in the city of Livingston (Zambia), photographed by fashion photographer Derek Kettela. In 2013, filming took place in Seville, Spain, photographed by a fashion photographer named Alex Cayley. In 2014 in Madagascar, photographer Derek Kettela. In 2015 on the island of Kauai (Kauai, Hawaii) and in Tahiti in 2016, photographed by Yu Tsai.

Swimwear used in the filming was provided by the following companies: MIKOH, SINESIA KAROL, TAVIK, Tori, Praver Swimwear, Blue Life Swim, INDAH, Elizabeth Southwood For Sauvage Swimwear, Rocha Swim, Debbie Wilson, Solkissed, BELUSSO, Tori Praver Swimwearm, KIINI, Maui Girl By Debbie Wilson, Lionette By Noa Sade, Milkbaby Bikini By Cat Thordarson and others.

Irina Shayk dated football player Cristiano Ronaldo; their romance lasted from 2010 to 2015. In 2014, Irina Shayk and Cristiano Ronaldo starred for the cover of Vogue (Spain), photographer Mario Testino. Since 2015, she has been dating American Oscar winner Bradley Cooper.

Engaged in charity work through the pomogi.org foundation founded famous internet activist and blogger Anton Nosik, died in 2017 from a heart attack.

Citizen Russian Federation and the United States of America. Modeling agency "The Lions". Height: 177 cm. Figure: 86.5-58-88 cm. Brown-haired with green eyes.

Try to pronounce Shaykhlislamov’s last name! It is not surprising that Irina, who was born in the Chelyabinsk region on January 6, 1986, began to use not her native surname, but its shortened version, which sounds quite Western - Sheik. And under this name she became incredibly popular all over the world. Millions of fans look for photos of Irina Shayk on Instagram, follow her personal life and even go to the cinema for her participation.

Before this, Irina, however, had to go through numerous beauty contests - from local Chelyabinsk ones, starting in 2004, to specific selections. Already in 2005, Irina appeared on the European catwalk, and since 2007 she became an Intimissimi model and a regular star of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition calendars. It is difficult to list all the magazines on the covers of which Irina appeared during her career.

Being Tatar on her father’s side and Russian on her mother’s side, Irina has a very impressive mixed appearance that has conquered the globalized world. For five years she maintained a relationship with the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo; They broke up quite recently.

Irina pays great attention to charity. She supports children's institutions in her hometown of Yemanzhelinsk and participates in fundraising to help sick children.

The best photos of Irina Shayk on Instagram

In addition to all the catwalks and covers, there is one more place where Irina Shayk constantly flaunts herself - Instagram. Irina's photos regularly receive tens and even hundreds of thousands of likes. In the photographs she appears like a real supermodel - in a variety of looks and stylish dresses, in candid angles and beautiful surroundings.

As of March 2015, Irina Shayk has more than two and a half million subscribers. She doesn’t even post new photos every day, which is understandable given the superstar’s busy schedule.

International status obliges: Irina Shayk communicates mainly in English on Instagram. Most of the discussions are in this same language. However, by writing a message in Russian, you have an even greater chance that Irina will read you.

Discussions often take place in a heated manner. Some don’t like Irina’s style, some are unhappy with her breakup with the football player and even put mocking tags like #NoRonaldoNoLike. How will Irina continue to live without likes from football fans, we worry. And we continue to follow new publications of this luxurious woman.