Katarina Van Derham

**Katarina Van Derham** (born **Katarina Ambrusova** on December 11, 1975) is a Slovak-American model, actress, and publisher. Van Derham is best known for being the longest-serving St. Pauli Girl, playing Bob Saget's girlfriend on the HBO comedy TV series *Entourage*, and being the founder of *Viva Glam Magazine*.

## Early life

Born in Slovakia. She has one brother. Van Derham came to the United States in 1998 at the age of 22 with only $500 in her pocket. She attended college at Stredna Priemyselna Skola Textilna in Slovakia, and Oxford University.

Van Derham was briefly married to Los Angeles native James Bilella, aka James Van Der Ham, which is how she acquired her surname. Since she is a vegan, she often jokes that she did not want the word “ham” to stand alone so she changed the spelling of her last name to Van Derham.

## Modeling

Van Derham's modeling career started in 2002, at the age of 26, when she was discovered by a photographer while working as a waitress in Santa Monica. Van Derham has appeared in over 20 national and international print and TV commercials and over 60 front covers of magazines. Van Derham has also been a spokesmodel for a number of products. Van Derham is the longest-serving St. Pauli Girl with her two year reign. Van Derham was initially chosen using a reader's poll on the Maxim website in 2009. Van Derham also played the Snow Queen in advertisements for Coors beer. Van Derham has been voted one of the 100 sexiest women in the world by magazines on 3 different continents.

## *Viva Glam Magazine*

In 2012, Van Derham founded *Viva Glam Magazine*, an online magazine. Its content includes articles on fashion, beauty, wellness, travel, entertainment, and food. *VIVA GLAM Magazine* supports an ethical lifestyle. It is inspired by classic glamour and old Hollywood, but with an emphasis on modern conscious living. By September 2016, *Viva Glam* had 4.5 million views a month.

*VIVA GLAM Magazine* received its first significant news coverage in 2012 when it gave its Sexiest Power Woman of All Time award to model manager Nadja Atwal. In the summer of 2013, the magazine released their first print issue with Canadian Guess model Ashley Diana Morris on the cover. This was the first official cover and this issue was free.

*The 90s Girl* is a docu-series produced by *VIVA GLAM Magazine*. It is an intimate look into Van Derham's life and the lives of the *VIVA GLAM Magazine* team. It airs Wednesdays on the *VIVA GLAM Magazine* website and YouTube. The average airtime is 20 minutes. Eight episodes have been released. *The 90s Girl* premiered in 2017.

In 2018, Van Derham started producing a web series called MODELS Talk, which is hosted by Candace Kita and Van Derham. MODELS Talk interviews models on their experiences in the industry.

## Cosmetics

Van Derham launched a liquid lipstick collection “Glamour Garden” Limited Edition Lipstick Collection on February 1, 2018. She teamed up with cosmetic brand, LA Splash, to create a four-color liquid lipstick collection made up of original colors. The four colors included in Katarina’s collection are: Fashioniser, a classic nude, 90s Girl, a dusty rose, Katarina- a peachy-pink and Glamarella, a hot fuchsia lip color.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Marriage search results for Katarina Ambrusova - James Michael Bilella. *FamilySearch.org*. Retrieved on April 20, 2020.
2. ↑ Lauren Weigle (2013-07-03). Katarina Van Derham, Kanye’s Mystery Blonde: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know. Heavy. Retrieved on 2017-05-12.
3. ↑ Davina Ferreira (2017-02-13). The Beautiful World of KATARINA VAN DERHAM. Alegria. Retrieved on 2017-05-12.
4. ↑ Katarina Van Derham Named St. Pauli Girl for Second Straight Year. Shoppers Shop (2010-02-03). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
5. ↑ Katarina Van Derham as Bob Saget’s Girlfriend. Entourage 411. Retrieved on 2017-05-10.
6. ↑ Viva Glam Magazine Launch. Press Pass LA (2012-06-19). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
7. ↑ Stacey Blanchett. In the "Land of Broken Dreams" with Katarina Van Derham. Switch Magazine. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
8. ↑ 1The '90s Girl" Trailer. Youtube (2015-02-07). Retrieved on 2017-10-26.
9. ↑ 10 Facts About Katarina Van Derham. VIVA GLAM Magazine (2015-03-09). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
10. ↑ Stacey Blanchett (2013-11-06). Queen Katarina!. Fashion Faces. Retrieved on 2017-05-17.
11. ↑ Staff (2013-09-01). Entrepreneur Extraordinaire Katarina Van Derham. CityNet Magazine. Retrieved on 2017-06-09.
12. ↑ Exclusive Interview Katarina Van Derham. L.A. Style Magazine (2017-05-17). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
13. ↑ Brejk Magazine cover. Pinterest. Retrieved on 2017-06-08.
14. ↑ Katarina Van Derham. WhoSay. Retrieved on 2017-06-08.
15. ↑ Luigi Lugmayr (2008-07-08). Unofficial, But Sexy NVIDIA Video Card Spokesmodel Katarina Van Derham. i4U News. Retrieved on 2017-05-08.
16. ↑ Steve Hall (2010-02-02). St. Pauli Girls Wants to Know if You Like Boobs or Booty. Ad Rants. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
17. ↑ Oktoberfest Kicks Off In Munich This Saturday – Plenty of Places to Celebrate Locally. Seattle Beer News (2015-09-15). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
18. ↑ Douglas Charles. Katerina Van Derham is one super sexy model you need to know. brobible. Retrieved on 2017-12-19.
19. ↑ Katarina Van Derham. VoiceAmerica Network. Retrieved on 2017-05-08.
20. ↑ Anna De La Rosa (2014-06-20). MEET KATARINA VAN DERHAM FOUNDER OF VIVA GLAM MAGAZINE & VOTED 1 OF THE TOP 100 SEXIEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD. Anna De La Rosa. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
21. ↑ Model & Entrepreneur Turns Her Passion For Vegan Lifestyle Into Successful Business. Address Chic (2017-04-03). Retrieved on 2017-05-25.
22. ↑ Naomi Yun. A Beauty Editor’s 5 Rules for Classic Glamour. World Lifestyle. Retrieved on 2017-05-10.
23. ↑ Sam Roberts. Get Press Coverage in VIVAGLAM Magazine. PR Couture. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
24. ↑ Hollie McKay (2012-12-10). EXCLUSIVE: Model manager Nadja Atwal beats out Ivanka Trump, Heidi Klum for VIVA GLAM's sexiest prize. Fox News. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
25. ↑ Top US magazine names German business woman Nadja Atwal 'The Sexiest Power Woman Of All Time'. PR Newswire (2013-01-07). Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
26. ↑ vivaglam (2016-11-04). VIVA GLAM Sexiest Top 20 Ashley Diana Morris. VIVA GLAM Magazine. Retrieved on 2017-05-07.
27. ↑ vivaglam (2017-03-06). "The 90s Girl" docu-series. VIVA GLAM Magazine. Retrieved on 2017-04-05.
28. ↑ VIVA GLAM Magazine (2017-05-31). The 90's Girl. YouTube. Retrieved on 2017-06-09.
29. ↑ MODELS Talk Episode 1 with Anna Katharina. VIVA GLAM Magazine. Retrieved on 2018-11-28.
30. ↑ Candace Kita (2018-02-01). Treat yourself to Katarina Van Derham’s favorite lip colors in her NEW "Glamour Garden" collection by LA Splash Cosmetics!. VIVA GLAM Magazine. Retrieved on 2018-02-02.

## External links

* Katarina Van Derham Biography
* Katarina Van Derham links at FreeOnes
* Katarina Van Derham at Babepedia
* *Viva Glam Magazine* official website
* Katarina Van Derham article at *Wikipedia*