Anne Vyalitsyna

**Anna Sergeyevna "Anne" Vyalitsyna** (Russian: А́нна Серге́евна Вьяли́цына; born 19 March 1986), also known as **Anne V**, is a Russian-American model best known for her 10-consecutive-year appearances (2005–2014) in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

## Early life and discovery

Vyalitsyna was born in the Russian city of Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). Both of her parents are physicians. Her father is a sports doctor for an Wikipedia:association football team and her mother is a pediatrician. Vyalitsyna started her professional modeling career at the age of 15 after IMG Models scouts saw her in Saint Petersburg while looking for new faces for MTV's *Fashionably Loud Europe*. She entered the contest and moved to New York after winning a contest sponsored by IMG and MTV. She became an American citizen on 16 November 2013.

## Career

Within six months of her win, Vyalitsyna had worked for Anna Molinari, Chloé and Sportmax. She has appeared on the covers of *Vogue*, *ELLE*, and *Glamour*. She made her debut in the *Sports Illustrated Swimsuit IssueSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue* in 2005 and has appeared in it each year until 2014. She was the object/subject of Joanne Gair body painting works in the 2005 edition. Vyalitsyna has walked for fashion houses such as Shiatzy Chen, Chanel, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Dolce and Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli, Miu Miu, Chloé, and Givenchy. She also walked in the 2008, 2010, and 2011 Victoria's Secret fashion shows. She was featured in the Dylan George & Co. and Abbot+Main clothing campaign with Kellan Lutz in 2011.

She had an uncredited cameo in the fifth installment of the *Die Hard* film franchise, *A Good Day to Die Hard*.

She was signed with Women Model Management before moving to The Lions agency at the beginning of 2014.Template:Cn

In 2016, she walked for Versace SS 2017 along with Carmen Kass, Bette Franke, Adriana Lima, Naomi Campbell, Caroline Trentini and MariaCarla Boscono

## Personal life

Vyalitsyna dated Adam Levine, the lead singer of Maroon 5, and they appeared together on the November 2011 cover of Vogue Russia. The couple broke up in March 2012.The couple broke up in March 2012.

On March 19, 2015, Vyalitsyna announced that she was pregnant with her first child by boyfriend Adam Cahan.They welcomed daughter Alaska on June 25, 2015, stating that this name was chosen because Alaska is "where the U.S. and Russia meet".On June 5, 2016, a Facebook message confirmed that Vyalitsyna and Cahan got engaged.

## References

1. ↑ Peele, Anna. "Anne V Is a Woman We Love", February 2014. Retrieved on 13 February 2014.
2. ↑ annevcentral.com. *annevcentral.com*. Retrieved on 22 November 2015.
3. ↑ Anne V on Twitter. *Twitter*. Retrieved on 22 November 2015.
4. ↑ "SI Swimsuit Collection: Anne V", Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
5. ↑ Kroll, Justin. "Anne Vyalitsyna joins ‘Die Hard’ sequel", *Variety*, 31 May 2012.
6. ↑ "5 Reasons Why Versace’s All-Star Cast Was Irresistible", *Vogue*. (in en)
7. ↑ Leon, Sarah. "Adam Levine and Anne Vyalitsyna Naked on Cover of Vogue Russia (PHOTO)", *The Huffington Post*, 14 October 2011. Retrieved on May 14, 2015.
8. ↑ Vyalitsyna, Anne (19 March 2015). On this birthday I couldn't feel luckier, happier & more grateful. @Adamcahan & I couldn't be more excited for you!. Twitter. Retrieved on 28 March 2015.
9. ↑ Rachel McRady (2015-07-01). Anne V Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Alaska With Boyfriend Adam Cahan. US Magazine. Retrieved on 2015-09-12.

## External links

* Anne Vyalitsyna article at *Wikipedia*
* Anne Vyalitsyna links at FreeOnes
* Anne Vyalitsyna at Babepedia
* Anne Vyalitsyna at the Babes Directory
* Anne Vyalitsyna on  Famous Birthdays
* Anne Vyalitsyna on  Famous Fix
* 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Gallery - Anne V
* SI Swimsuit Collection Gallery - Anne V