Childhood and adolescence
Irina Valerievna Shaykhlislamova was born on January 6, 1986 in the city of Yemanzhelinsk, Chelyabinsk region in Russia. Yemanzhelinsk is known as a “coal” city; the majority of the population there works in the mines, and the father of the future star was no exception. Her father was Tatar Valery Shaykhlislamov, a miner who died in 2000 from lung cancer. Mom, Olga, taught children piano at a music school. Thus, Irina owes her chic exotic appearance to the fusion of two bloods - Russian and Tatar. As the girl herself admits, she took from her parents not only her appearance, but also wonderful character traits: from her mother a love of music, from her father perseverance and the desire to work hard for her own benefit. Besides her, the family also had an older sister named Tatyana. But there was another person to whom the model and actress owed her success and whom she calls “her absolute heroine.” This is her paternal grandmother Galia Gainislamovna Shaykhlislamova, who served as a scout on the 3rd Ukrainian Front during World War II. The brave woman celebrated Victory Day in Austria, and in peacetime she worked at a grain elevator.
Irina Shayk in childhood
Since childhood, little Ira worked hard, otherwise their family, left without a reliable male shoulder, simply would not have survived. They had their own garden and vegetable garden, where they grew potatoes, tomatoes, and cucumbers. But even this was not the most unpleasant work in Irina’s life. Soon she even had the chance to try herself as a painter at a local hospital, receiving twenty dollars for thirty days.
Irina Shayk with her mother
Ira studied at the local Emanzhelin school No. 4. Those years were far from the best in the life of the future star of the modeling business. The teachers, according to a long-standing Soviet tradition, could not come to terms with the fact that the girl was left-handed, and did not stop trying to force her to write “as it should.” At the same time, Ira was far behind in many subjects, but the teachers seemed to be much more concerned about the “wrong” style of writing than about the poor performance of their student. And Ira’s classmates called her offensive nicknames because of her unusual appearance: dark skin, oriental features, tall height and thinness - Chunga-Changa, Kalancha, Plywood. For the same reasons, the boys avoided their exotic classmate, and Ira was not at all popular. However, in high school, Ira began to study very well, even became an excellent student, and now teachers set her up as an example to other children.
Irina Shaykhlislamova in childhood and now
In addition to secondary school, Ira studied piano at the music school from the age of six. Seven years later, she graduated from music school, and having received a matriculation certificate, she left her native Yemanzhelinsk for Chelyabinsk, where her older sister Tanya already lived at that time. There, Ira entered the Chelyabinsk College of Economics to major in marketing. While studying at college, the young student was noticed by employees of a local image club and invited to work at the Svetlana modeling agency. By the way, Tatyana, Irina’s sister, also studied at the beauty school operating at this studio. As it turned out, young Shaykhlislamova is ideal for the “lingerie” model. Here her thinness and height came in handy. It is interesting that the exotic features of the future star not only attracted attention at the first castings, but also made others think that their owner had Brazilian roots. The girl was sent to the regional beauty contest “Supermodel 2004”, and eighteen-year-old Ira won first place there. The prize for winning was a cash reward of 60 thousand rubles. For Ira, who grew up in poverty, this was a colossal amount.
Irina Shayk in her youth
Delightful Irina Shayk before and after plastic surgery
Today Irina Shayk is considered one of the sexiest models in the world. She dated the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo, and now her boyfriend is blue-eyed Hollywood handsome Bradley Cooper. However, before her crushing success, Irina, like everyone else, was an ordinary child, with her own plans and dreams.
Shaykhlislamova Irina Valerievna was born on January 6, 1986 in the Chelyabinsk region, the city of Yemanzhelinsk.
Irina Shayk's parents were simple people. Mother Olga, Tatar by nationality, is a music teacher, father Valery, Russian, worked as a miner. However, a lung disease did not allow him to live to see his daughter's fame, and he died when Irina was only 14 years old.
Since Irina’s family lost their breadwinner early, it was hard for everyone. Mom worked tirelessly to feed the two girls, and in the summer she sent them to their grandmothers, where they could feel a little of all the delights of childhood. Having inherited a strong oriental character from her mother, Irina coped with any difficulties from childhood.
The beginning of the star trek
After winning the “Supermodel 2004” competition, the Svetlana agency saw the potential of its pupil and sent her to the federal “Supermodel of Russia” competition in Moscow, while paying for her trip and photo shoot. But young Ira turned out to be far-sighted and prudent: not wanting to depend on the agency, she terminated the contract with him, but still appeared at the above-mentioned competition, and she was accompanied by a certain wealthy man.
How Sheik changed
The spectacular contestant in Moscow drew the attention of a famous fashion scout agent Gia Dzhikidze, who is also the president of the international modeling agency Grace Models. He also became the “discoverer” of such big names in the modeling business as Evgenia Volodina, Natalia Vodianova, Olga Sherer, Elena Melnik, Polina Kuklina. Dzhikidze invited Irina to try herself in Paris, and she agreed. Moreover, the girl herself claimed that a career as a professional model was not part of her plans, but the Shaykhlislamov family was in dire need of money, so Ira took advantage of the offer.
Irina Shayk - model
Irina takes the euphonious pseudonym “Sheik” instead of her native unpronounceable surname and sets off to conquer Europe. This turned out to be much more difficult than she initially thought. The girl was only twenty years old, but it was considered too late to start in a major modeling business. In addition, Irina was dressed in cheap clothes and could not boast of a good knowledge of foreign languages. Thus came the realization that modeling is not only beauty and glamor, but also hard work and a cruel, merciless struggle.
Advertising underwear by Irina Shayk
But Irina did not give up and persistently pursued her goal. And after about two years, in 2008, she was able to boast of shooting for such significant glossy magazines as “Glamour”, “Elle”, “Jalouse”, “Bolero”, “GQ”, “Annabelle”. In addition, the large brand “Intimissimi” took her to represent their lingerie and swimwear. Until 2009, Irina simply advertised the products of this brand, and then became its international ambassador. In 2021, this lingerie brand again chose Shayk as its face.
Model Irina Shayk
2011 - Irina Shayk won one of her most significant victories. She was the first Russian representative to appear on the cover of the prestigious Sport Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. This happened after a difficult competition, in which a huge number of models participated. For that shoot, Irina was photographed by the world's most famous photographers - Rennio Maifredi, Steve Earley, Pamela Hanson.
The Chelyabinsk model moved further and further towards the fashionable Olympus. She has represented brands such as Givenchy , Lacoste , La Perla , Guess , Armani Exchange ; appeared on the covers of almost all the most popular fashion magazines on the planet. In 2015, the global cosmetics brand L'Oreal Paris , and Shayk began collaborating with them as an international ambassador. Her “partners” in this matter were other supermodels - Bianca Balti, Lara Stone, Dutzen Kross.
Model Irina Shayk
Personal life of Irina Shayk
In 2010, Irina Shayk began dating football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, whom she met at a photo shoot for Armani. The novel added to her popularity, and the amount of fees skyrocketed
Irina Shayk and Cristiano Ronaldo dated for 5 years. It was moving towards a wedding. The venerable football player introduced his Russian girlfriend to his parents. Reluctantly, Irina forgave Ronaldo for his affair with a waitress in America, and then with the Argentine model Andressa Urak and TV presenter Lucia Villalon. 8 questions for Irina Shayk Five years have passed since they met, and Irina has not yet received the cherished marriage proposal. A busy schedule - she has constant filming, he has training and training camps - practically did not allow them to be alone. Finally, in 2015, the model announced the breakup: “Ronaldo is an infantile, irresponsible and unreliable man.”
Shayk and Ronaldo on vacation in Saint-Tropez A new contender for the heart of the Russian beauty was quickly found. It was 40-year-old Oscar nominee, Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper, who recently suffered a difficult breakup with model Suki Waterhouse. Cooper and Shayk met at a party and started chatting.
In the photo: Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper At first, the couple pretended that they didn’t know each other, for example, at Rihanna’s party they completely pointedly ignored each other. But after five months of a whirlwind romance, the lovers were tired of secrets and intrigue, and by that time the paparazzi had already sold pictures of their hot kiss to the tabloids. The actor introduced his beloved to his mother (Cooper’s father died of lung cancer), who was delighted with his daughter-in-law.
Bradley Cooper proposed to Irina Shayk At the end of 2021, Bradley proposed to Irina, and in March 2021, their first child was born - baby Lea de Shayne Shayk-Cooper.
Other activities of Irina
Irina Shayk did not want to limit herself to just modeling and also tried herself in other forms. So, in the fall of 2012, she became the host of the fourth season of the television show “Top Model in Russian” on the Muz-TV channel. In this position, she replaced the famous TV personality and socialite Ksenia Sobchak . Rumor has it that the channel's management decided to refuse cooperation with Ksenia because of her participation in political scandals. One way or another, Irina Shayk worked for the fourth season in “Top Model in Russian,” after which the show was closed without explaining the reasons to the general public.
Irina Shayk
The popularity of Irina Shayk was used in the computer game “Need for Speed: The Run”, in its eighteenth part. There, based on the image of the supermodel, a heroine was created under the name Mila Belova.
2014 - Irina Shayk receives a very prestigious offer to participate in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Sochi. The top model accompanied the Russian athletes during the presentation of all participating countries. As Irina herself said, she was incredibly happy when she heard about this opportunity. She was always worried that she was not in demand in her homeland, but here came the chance to show herself to the whole country, to the whole world, and even to take part in a historical event. Even at the dress rehearsal, the girl felt the level and scope of such a project and the skill of its organizers. Subsequently, answering questions from Western correspondents, Irina said that the level of the Olympics in Russia was more than worthy.
Irina Shayk - model; height 178, weight 53 kg, hips 89 cm
In 2014, another significant event occurred in the life of Irina Shayk - she starred in a movie. The top model played a role in the epic fantasy “Hercules” directed by Brett Ratner. This film presents a slightly different interpretation of the life and exploits of the most famous ancient hero, different from the classic one. The main role was played by Dwayne Johnson, star of the films “Fast and Furious 5”, “Cops in the Deep”, “Tooth Fairy”. Irina Shayk got the role of Megara, the wife of Hercules.
December 2021 - Irina tries herself as a model for the famous lingerie brand Victoria's Secret and takes part in its show in Paris. This was another significant achievement of the Russian beauty.
Advertising underwear by Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk.
Irina Shayk (Shaykhlislamova) was born on January 6, 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk in the Chelyabinsk region and was the second child in the family. The future supermodel's childhood was not easy - her father was a miner, and her mother worked as a music teacher in several places at once to feed her children. “We grew our own vegetables and stored them for future use. In winter, we had potatoes, carrots and everything we needed to survive,” Shayk says in an interview with Vogue. In 2000, when Irina was 14 years old, her father died of lung disease. This was a big blow for the whole family. After graduating from school, Irina and her sister Tatyana went to Chelyabinsk, where the future supermodel entered the Chelyabinsk College of Economics and began studying marketing.
Career Her career began in 2004 after winning the Supermodel 2004 competition. It was there that she was noticed by agent Gia Dzhikidze, who also discovered Natalia Vodianova. He invited her to become a professional model. In 2005, Irina begins working in Europe, and then in the USA. Since 2007, she has been photographed for the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. In the same year, she became the face of the Italian brand Intimissimi, and represented it until 2009. In 2009, she signed several modeling contracts and worked with famous brands such as Guess, Lacoste, Victoria's Secret, Beach Bunny Swimwear, La Perla, Morellato and Cesare Paciotti. She began appearing on the covers of popular publications and signed a contract with the IMG modeling agency.
In 2010, Shayk received the title of Intimissimi brand ambassador. And in 2011, Irina became the first Russian supermodel to appear on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition. At the same time, the model became the face of the spring-summer Armani Exchange campaign. She begins dating Cristiano Ronaldo and is constantly caught by the paparazzi - and not just during Fashion Week. Her career began to develop rapidly, and although it all seems like a fairy tale, Irina had a hard time: “This is a difficult business, there is a lot of competition in it. People who don't know our life think that we just smile in nice clothes and get a lot of money for it. But this is very difficult work,” she admitted to The Telegraph.
Projects In 2014, Irina tried herself as the host of the fourth season of the show “Top Model in Russian” on the Muz-TV channel. In 2015, Shayk signed her first beauty contract with the cosmetics brand L'Oréal Paris. In the same year, she ends her relationship with Ronaldo and begins dating American actor Bradley Cooper. In December 2021, Irina took part in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Paris for the first time. On March 21, 2021, Irina Shayk and Bradley Cooper gave birth to a daughter, Lea de Cien. In 2021, the couple announced their separation.
Now Irina Shayk lives in New York, raises her daughter and continues to delight us with her modeling exploits. She also participates in charity: she helps the maternity hospital and hospitals in her native Yemanzhelinsk, and collects donations to support sick children.
Films with Irina Shayk 1. Need for Speed: The Run, 2011 2. “The Agent,” 2013 3. “Hercules,” 2014 4. “Inside Amy Schumer,” 2016
Iconic shows with the participation of Irina Shayk 1. Kanye West fall-winter 2012 2. Givenchy fall-winter 2013 3. Victoria's Secret show 2021 4. Marc Jacobs spring-summer 2021 5. Givenchy spring-summer 2021 6. Moschino spring-summer 2021 7 . Burberry spring-summer 2021 8. Versace spring-summer 2020 9. Bottega Veneta spring-summer 2021 10. Valentino Haute Couture spring-summer 2020
According to VOGUE.
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TV scandal
Sheik on the program “Evening Urgant”
In September 2021, Irina Shayk participated in the Evening Urgant and, during a conversation with the host, Ivan Urgant , showed him her favorite technique from the martial art of jiu-jitsu. After that episode of the program appeared on screens and online, a heated and often negative discussion began about Shayk’s behavior and her reaction to the host’s jokes. The star herself commented on what happened, saying that she behaved naturally, and this is better than if she simply followed the script and dryly played a certain role. Regarding the fact that it was difficult for the young woman to find words when answering some questions, she replied that she was used to speaking in English, so she could not quickly and clearly formulate her thoughts in Russian live. Regarding the negative comments about her participation, Shayk said that she cannot and does not try to please everyone, and she herself is a straightforward person and is not shy about it.
Irina Shayk almost strangled Ivan Urgant
Personal life
Linkin Park drummer Rob Burdon. But the loudest publicity was her relationship with the world football star, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo. The two celebrities met in 2010 while participating in a shoot for the Armani brand. This novel increased the popularity of both partners, which also affected the size of their fees. The young people even seemed to be planning to get married, but in the end, in 2015, they finally broke up. Over the years of their relationship, their love was overshadowed by Ronaldo's affairs with other women and photographs of Shayk with another man, presumably her lover, that appeared in the press. After breaking up, Irina admitted that Cristiano is childish, irresponsible and unreliable.
Irina Shayk - model
Irina’s new lover is forty-year-old Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper. Before this, she broke up with her previous flame, also a model Suki Waterhouse. The breakup was also difficult, and after the stress they suffered, Bradley and Irina met at a party. At first, celebrities hid their romance from the public, sometimes even pretending to be strangers. But after five months they got tired of keeping secrets, and besides, journalists had already published a photo of them kissing. Cooper introduced Irina to his mother, and she very cordially received her son’s chosen one. The year 2016 ended for Shayk with a marriage proposal from her beloved. On March 21, 2021, Irina and Bradley became parents - they had a daughter, Leah de Siene Shayk-Cooper.
Kanye could have dated Irina Shayk before meeting Kim Kardashian
Unexpected details of the romantic relationship between Irina Shayk and Kanye West have been published on the Internet. Several tabloids immediately reported that Kanye was in love with the Russian model even before his affair with Kim Kardashian.
It is known that in 2010, Irina took part in the filming of the video for the song “Power”. In addition, she also took part in the rapper's fashion shows. Kanye also mentioned the model in the song "Christian Dior Flow". The relationship between the rapper and the model did not last long. In 2010, the model dated Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
It is reported that the romantic relationship between the rapper and the Russian model could become a mutually beneficial alliance. The fact is that Kanye will be able to raise his rating after the divorce and develop the brand, and Irina Shayk will be able to break into the media space again and try on exclusive outfits.
Irina Shayk now
Although motherhood is the main thing for Irina at the moment, she has no intention of leaving her modeling career. After the birth of her daughter, she already managed to star in an advertisement for the cosmetic brand L'Oreal, as well as for the Russian and German versions of the fashion magazine Vogue.
Irina is engaged in charity work in relation to her hometown of Yemanzhelinsk. In particular, she gave money to equip hospital wards and buy things for babies abandoned by their parents. Sheik has long been known as a partner of the Pomogi.org foundation, which assists in providing medical care to sick children.
Biography of Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk (real name Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova) is an international model with Tatar roots. Thanks to her luxurious appearance and perseverance, the girl became known outside of Russia, first winning the heart of the famous football player Cristiano Ronaldo, and then the Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper.
Supermodel Irina Shayk
