Blanca Padilla Explained

Blanca Padilla
Birth Date:7 January 1995[1]
Birth Place:Collado Villalba, Madrid, Spain[2]
Nationality:Spanish
Occupation:Model
Height:[3]
Hair Color:Brown
Eye Color:Brown

Blanca Padilla (born 7 January 1995) is a Spanish model whose "boundless beauty" has seen Givenchy name her their beauty muse and seen Victoria's Secret come calling.[3] Blanca Padilla is one of the best known Spanish models internationally.[4]

Career

Padilla began modeling after an agent spotted her on the subway in Madrid[5] when she was a student at the ESIC Business & Marketing School.[6] She is signed to NEXT Model Management.[7]

In February 2014, she was named "Female Model of the Year" at the 59th edition of the Mercedes-Benz Madrid Fashion Week,[8] for her elegance.[9] That same year, after covering Telva twice[10] and Yo Dona[11] as well as appearing in an editorial for CYL Magazine, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,[12] being the fourth Spanish model to do so after Esther Cañadas, Eugenia Silva and Clara Alonso.[13] She also opened three fashion shows during fashion week.[14]

In 2015, she was featured in campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana[15] [16] and Suiteblanco.[17] [18] She also made her Vogue cover debut in the February issue of Vogue España which was the first time in nine years that a Spanish model covered Vogue Spain, the last one being Marina Perez.[19] [20] and Mujer Hoy.[21]

In 2017, Padilla was awarded Glamour's Best International Model Award.[22]

Padilla has extensive runway experience, walking for many brands, including: Armani, Chanel, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, and Versace. She is also a seasoned editorial model, having appeared in various international versions of Elle, Harper's Bazaar, and Vogue.[23]

Agency representation

Padilla is represented by Next Management, they also represent Abby Champion, Selena Forrest, Grace Hartzel, Lineisy Montero, Karmen Pedaru, and Binx Walton.[24]

Mental health

In a 2015 Spanish television interview, Padilla shared that she grew up with a “complex of being too thin” and that she had been trying to keep weight on all her life. Conversely, she was told during a casting call that she was too fat.[25]

In an October 2021 interview, Padilla shared that she has struggled with anxiety and depression throughout her life.[26]

Personal life

In October 2022, Padilla got engaged to her partner, Alejandro García, during a Malibu sunset.[27] [28]

In May 2024, Padilla and García got married at a Menorcan farmhouse and boutique hotel.[29]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 today and feeling like a child in some ways ☺️ planning to continue to do so for some years to come! To always keep some of that hope, curiosity, purity and unconditional Love you’d see in a child. Thank you for the bday love..
  2. Web site: Blanca Padilla: "I have seen people change a lot in this profession, it is easy to lose your essence".
  3. Web site: BLANCA PADILLA.
  4. Web site: Letonja . Timotej . 2023-08-04 . IN CONVERSATION WITH BLANCA PADILLA . 2024-04-16 . Numéro Netherlands . en-US.
  5. Web site: Spain's 'Metro model' to star for Victoria's Secret. 4 November 2014. thelocal.es. The Local. 11 February 2015.
  6. Web site: Blanca Padilla, de 'desfilar' en el metro de Madrid a hacerlo para Victoria’s Secret. Marta Bolonio. 5 November 2014. elconfidencial.com. El Confidencial. es. 11 February 2015.
  7. Web site: Spanish model, Blanca Padilla is Sizzling Hot. Nicole Kulaga. 23 June 2014. chaos-mag.com. Chaos Magazine. 11 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205122342/http://www.chaos-mag.com/spanish-model-blanca-padilla-sizzling-hot/. 5 December 2014.
  8. Web site: Conoce a Blanca Padilla, la modelo Premio L'Oréal de la 59ª MBFWM. 17 February 2014. Glamour Spain . es. 11 February 2015.
  9. Web site: Los ganadores de los Premios L'Oréal Paris 2014. Susana Fernández. 18 February 2014. woman.es. Madame Figaro. es. 11 February 2015. 11 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211032139/http://www.woman.es/belleza/maquillaje/los-ganadores-de-los-premios-l-oreal-paris-2014. dead.
  10. Web site: Blanca Padilla, ángel de Victoria's Secret. Redacción.. 7 November 2014. telva.com. Telva. es. 11 February 2015.
  11. Web site: Blanca Padilla, el 'ángel' sexy de sangre española. Lucía Tejo. 4 November 2014. elmundo.es. El Mundo. es. 11 February 2015. pages 5, 6, 8.
  12. Web site: Blanca Padilla, la última española en conquistar Victoria's Secret. Alejandro Becé. 2 December 2014. rervistagq.com. GQ. es. 11 February 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211034844/http://www.revistagq.com/actualidad/trending-topic/articulos/blanca-padilla-victorias-secret-modelo-espanola/21004. 11 February 2015.
  13. Web site: Blanca Padilla, una española en el desfile de Victoria's Secret. Ana Serrano. 4 November 2014. Glamour Spain . es. 11 February 2015.
  14. Web site: Blanca Padilla. La revelación de otoño. Mario Ximénez. vogue.es. Vogue España. es. 11 February 2015.
  15. Web site: José Mari Manzanares y Blanca Padilla, los españoles que se colaron en el verano de Dolce & Gabbana. F? Javier Girela. 23 December 2014. revistagq.com. GQ. es. 11 February 2015.
  16. Web site: El torero José María Manzanares y Blanca Padilla en la nueva campaña de Dolce&Gabbana. Verónica González Soriano. 23 December 2014. telva.com. Telva. es. 11 February 2015.
  17. Web site: Suiteblanco tampoco se resiste a Blanca Padilla. Patricia Moreno Barberá. 26 January 2015. telva.com. Telva. es. 11 February 2015.
  18. Web site: Blanca Padilla para Suiteblanco: todas las imágenes de la campaña jeans de 2015. 22 January 2015. mujerhoy.com. Mujer Hoy. es. 11 February 2015.
  19. Web site: Blanca Padilla, pasión en febrero. Redacción Vogue. vogue.es. Vogue España. es. 11 February 2015.
  20. Web site: Blanca Padilla, la modelo española del momento. 21 January 2015. lavanguardia.com. La Vanguardia. es. 11 February 2015.
  21. Web site: Blanca Padilla, la modelo española que ha conquistado el mundo, en portada de Mujerhoy. 16 January 2015. mujerhoy.com. Mujer Hoy. es. 11 February 2015.
  22. Web site: BLANCA PADILLA.
  23. Web site: BLANCA PADILLA.
  24. Web site: NEXT.
  25. Web site: Blanca Padilla Has Some Issues With Gigi Hadid’s Body-Shaming Takedown.
  26. Web site: Health Talk with Blanca Padilla.
  27. Web site: This Sunday, I experienced a Malibu sunset hard to forget!.
  28. Web site: Blanca Padilla and Partner Alejandro García Take a Road Trip In Tiffany & Co. Eyewear.
  29. Web site: Model Blanca Padilla’s Wedding At A Menorcan Farmhouse Had Guests Dancing Under A Full Moon.

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