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词条 Kiara Kabukuru
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  1. Early life and discovery

  2. Career

  3. Notes

  4. External links

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Kiara Kabukuru (born July 31, 1975) is an American fashion model of Ugandan descent. Kabukuru is best known as a CoverGirl model.

Early life and discovery

Kabukuru was born in Kampala, Uganda. With the aid of Amnesty International and United Way, Kabukuru and her family emigrated to California when she was a child due to political unrest in their native country. Kabukuru was discovered by fashion photographer Bill Bodwell in a Los Angeles shopping center when she was 16.

Career

Kabukuru has been represented by several of the world's top modeling agencies, including Women Management, Trump Model Management, and Why Not Model Agency.,[2] As of February 2011 she is represented by Silent models in New York and Paris.[3] Kabukuru has walked for fashion houses including Dior, Versace, Calvin Klein, Chanel, and Balmain.[2] Her most notable editorial work includes covers for Vogue (Spain and United States) and Amica Italy. In 2000 she was seriously injured after being hit by a truck while cycling in New York City.[4] After years of reconstructive surgery she returned to modeling with a feature in the July 2008 all-black issue of Vogue Italia.[5] She has posed for advertising campaigns by Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino, L'Oréal, Calvin Klein, Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci, and most famously CoverGirl cosmetics.[2]

She was featured in the Pirelli Calendar of 1998 and walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1999.{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}

She is friends with Gisele Bundchen and godmother to Bundchen's son Benjamin.[6]

Notes

1. ^https://models.com/models/kiara-kabukuru
2. ^Kiara Kabukuru at Fashion Model Directory
3. ^Silent New York
4. ^Daily Mail: Kiara Kabukuru makes triumphant comeback
5. ^Models.com
6. ^http://instagram.com/p/fF__3Vx12S/

External links

  • Kiara Kabukuru in the Fashion Model Directory
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6 : 1975 births|Living people|American female models|American people of Ugandan descent|IMG Models models|Ugandan female models

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