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Biography |
Born March 1, 1977, in Alicante at Costa Blanca, Spain,
Esther Cañadas did not initially want to become a model. She
initially wanted to pursue a career as a criminologist, but
after much convincing by her mother, she tried modeling out
while she was still in school.
Esther signed her first contract with the Take 2 Agency
after winning a local competition for a teen magazine. She
represented her country in a model search and was sent to
South Africa. She then moved to Barcelona on her own to
begin working. When she started modeling, she felt that it
was nothing more than a job and something new to try, but
she eventually realized that it was what she really wanted
to do.
She moved to New York in 1996, where it took only two days
for her to get booked by twenty designers. Her modeling
career took off from then on. The various advertisements she
has appeared in include: Atelier Versace, J Crew, Mossimo,
Saks Fifth Avenue, and Victoria's Secret. She is probably
most known, however, for her appearances in DKNY ads. She
has graced the cover of Elle Spain, Mademoiselle, Marie
Claire Italy, Mondo Uomo, as well as Vogue Spain -- all in
1997.
Esther has walked down the catwalk at many designer fashion
shows, including shows for Calvin Klein, D&G, DKNY, Oscar de
la Renta, Richard Tyler, Todd Oldham, Giorgio Armani,
Valentino, Versace, and Givenchy -- just to name a few.
When she's not strutting her stuff down the runway,
appearing in advertisements, or jet setting to the fashion
capitals of the world, she finds the time to involve herself
in charity events as well as act in films. Esther made her
feature film debut with an appearance in 1999's
action/romance The Thomas Crown Affair, starring Pierce
Brosnan and Rene Russo.
Esther is definitely a natural beauty, admitting that she
doesn't diet or exercise regularly. According to her,
modeling has given her the opportunity to travel around the
world, although the life of a model can get lonely from all
the moving around. She refers to this loneliness by
explaining that "the often solitary lifestyle demands an
inner strength."
Evidently not living in solitude, Esther recently married
Dutch model Mark Vanderloo in 1999. |
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