|
|
|
|
| Birth Name(s) : Nina Brosh |
Date of Birth: November 12, 1975 |
| Status:
Married
|
Partner:
Assi Salev |
| Profession:
Actor |
| << Add Nina Brosh To Your Favorites |
|
Full Nina Brosh Biography
Nina was born on November 12, 1975 in Ramat Yishai, Israel to a Russian father & Chinese mother. Her parents were Jewish and emigrated from Russia to Israel for religious freedom. This unique ethnicity accounts for her exotic beauty with her subtle almond eyes and her pale porcelain skin. She was raised in Israel by her mother, along with a brother & sister.
In 1990, Nina was discovered by Itsik Mor and introduced to Yaron Kaiser, an agent & photographer in Israel. Yaron saw potential in her, and made an attempt to mold Nina into a sophisticated worldly lady. Nina proved unmanageable for Yaron though, and he eventually gave up trying to tame Nina, dropping her.
Nina's true triumph soon followed. According to legend, Nina was discovered a few years later while sleeping on a park bench in Tel-Aviv. She was a homeless & penniless runaway at the time. A photographer noticed her, and offered her assistance in exchange for the opportunity to take pictures of her. Weeks later, Nina's image was plastered all over the city! Upon her discovery, Nina Brosh was ••rechristianed with the name "Vic" - That is all.
Nina's popularity increased in Israel, where she is still known by "Vic". Nina & her representation began looking for broader success, first going to New York, and then finally finding real success in Paris. Her modeling gradually increased, and she began to appear on runways and magazine editorials. She also started to get advertising work, including work for Dim lingerie, Evian, Byblos, Givenchy, among others. Most likely, her tattoos hindered her work - specifically the one on her arm (seen above), which is rarely exposed in editorials, and often airbrushed out when it is. (It had even been covered with makeup for runway shows!).
Nina's modeling work has gradually dwindled, though she still appears from time to time. She was featured in bebe's high profile ads for two seasons (1997-1998) and has made sporadic appearances in magazines and advertisement since that time. She briefly pursued acting - there were reports of her having roles in "The Fifth Element" and "Star Wars prequel: Phantom Menace" during the making of these films, which for whatever reasons fell through. (In "The Fifth Element", she was up for Sibyl Buck's part, but apparently they dropped her because she refused to dye her hair - the Sybil wore a wig!). Nina did end up starring in an independent film in a movie entitled "Hollywood Salome" (see below). She has also appeared in commercials for ••Israeli products, including popular tea manufacturer Wissotzky.
Even more recently, Nina has declared semi-retirement from modelling. She has moved back to Israel and settled into a villa in the wealthy city of Kfar Smaryahu. There, with her boyfriend Assi Salev, she has begun a family becoming pregnant with her first child. She has also been putting energy into re-educating herself, focusing on a possible medical career. |
|
|
Additional Nina Brosh Biography
Brosh was born in Afula, Israel to a Russian Jewish father and Chinese mother. She was discovered while sleeping on a park bench in Tel Aviv. At the time, she was a homeless runaway. A photographer offered to pay her to pose for photographs by him. In a few weeks her image was plastered all over the city.
Nina Brosh and her representation began looking for broader success, first going to New York, and then finally finding real success in Paris. She began to appear on runways, magazine editorials, and advertisements, working with brands such as Evian, Byblos, and Givenchy. In 1993, she was filmed by the director Ellen von Unwerth for the Duran Duran video for the song "Femme Fatale" from the The Wedding Album.
She is notable among high fashion models for her numerous, highly visible tattoos including a large crayfish on her right shoulder, the Chinese characters meaning "lucky" three inches below her navel and a lower back tattoo of leaves. Her tattoos are often either airbrushed out of photos or covered with makeup for runway shows. Brosh has recently declared semi-retirement from modelling. She has moved back to Israel and settled into a villa in the wealthy city of Kfar Shmaryahu. There, with her boyfriend Assi Salev, she has begun a family. She has also been putting energy into re-educating herself, focusing on a possible medical career.
In 1995, Nina was voted the 79th "Most Powerful Person in Fashion" by The Face magazine. In 1998 she appeared opposite Vincent Gallo in the independent movie Hollywood Salome, though rumours of links to high profile projects such as The Fifth Element and Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace have all fallen through. |
|
| Add Nina Brosh Biography (SuperUSERS) + |
| Add Nina Brosh Review/Comment
|
HQ Nina Brosh Pictures (134) | Random Nina Brosh Picture
|
| << Back to the Nina Brosh Homepage |
|
