Natasha Poly

Natalia Sergeevna Polevshchikova (; born 12 July 1985), known professionally as Natasha Poly, is a Russian model. Since 2004, Poly has appeared in high-fashion advertisement campaigns, magazine covers, and on runways. Poly established herself as one of the most "in-demand models" of the mid and late 2000s, with Vogue Paris declaring her as one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. She has a total of 61 Vogue covers. Poly is known for her recognizable runway walk and signature pose, and is ranked as an icon by Models.com.

Early life and career beginnings Poly was born on 12 July 1985 in Perm, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, and began modeling locally in 2000. Poly was discovered by Mauro Palmentieri at the age of 15, and was invited to Moscow to participate in the Russian model search competition "New Model Today", where she won second place. Poly made her runway debut with Why Not Model Agency after walking for Emanuel Ungaro in 2004. The year would prove to be her breakout year; she walked in 54 fashion shows in Milan, Paris and New York City, and modelled for the cover of Vogue Paris twice consecutively.

Career Early work: 2004–2005 In 2004, Poly appeared in Alberta Ferreti's S/S 04 campaign and Louis Vuitton's jewelry campaign.

That same year, Poly made her debut at an Emanuel Ungaro show. Despite being new in the industry, Poly managed to walk 54 shows in 2004, modeling for prominent designers such as Alberta Ferreti, Calvin Klein, Fendi, Gucci, Oscar de la Renta, and Versus Versace. Poly is known for her distinctive look, consisting of her prominent cheekbones and a sexy figure, which led to her appearing in Australian Vogue, Russian Vogue, and French Vogue in the same year.

In 2005, Poly appeared on the F/W 05 campaign for Roberto Cavalli. She appeared once more on the cover of Vogue Paris, alongside Mariacarla Boscono, and Vlada Roslyakova.

Poly was one of several faces to headline one of the fourteen covers of V magazine's September 2008 issue. Each cover featured a head shot of a famous model, either from the new crop of leading models (Agyness Deyn, Lara Stone, Anja Rubik, Daria Werbowy, Masha Novoselova etc.) or the supermodel era (Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova). it was lensed by duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.

In 2008, Poly appeared on the advertisements for brands such as Louis Vuitton, Roberto Cavalli and Sonia Rykiel. In the Fall/ Winter 2008-2009 season, Poly appeared in seven advertising campaigns. She was also placed 7th (Spring 2007), 4th (Fall 2009 and Spring 2010) and 5th (Fall 2010). First Face countdown displays the models with the most number of shows opened during a season.

Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s. Poly was later chosen as the brand ambassador for L'Oreal.

Poly was part of the Versace Spring/Summer 2016 Campaign, alongside Gigi Hadid and Raquel Zimmermann, shot by Steven Klein. She also appeared in a commercial for Mercedes-Benz captured by Jeff Mark titled "Obsession with an Icon", in which Natasha fronted in a blue latex clad to the Mercedes-Benz SL car. She also became the face of Kurt Geiger's Fall/Winter 2016 Campaign.

Poly was part of the advertising campaign for Balmain S/S 17, along with supermodels Isabeli Fontana and Doutzen Kroes. In the same year, Poly appeared on the Dsquared² and Mugler campaign.

In 2023/2024 season, Poly appeared in several runway shows, such as Blumarine, Dolce&Gabbana, Michael Kors, Boss, Givenchy, and Mugler. For the 2024 Haute Couture season, Poly appeared in Schiaparelli and Fendi's Haute Couture show. On 13 May 2013, Poly gave birth to a daughter named Aleksandra Christina. In April 2019, she gave birth to a son named Adrian Grey. Poly lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, with her family.

She speaks fluent Russian and English.