"Before, being a model, it was just a job, and I was making fun of it. But today, I take my career more seriously. The fact that a reader may buy an Armani item because she'd seen it on me in a magazine is very important to me. So much so that I intend to launch my own label." Brainyquote.com
Model, actress, fashion designer, singer—Milla Jovovich can do it all.
Residence: Los Angeles, CA, US
Hometown: Kiev, Ukraine
Height: 5'8"
Eye Color: Blue
Date of Birth: December 17, 1975
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Mention Milla Jovovich's name and people first think of her as an actress, but did you know that she's been modeling since she was 11? Not only did Milla start her career at a very young age, but she was spotted by Richard Avedon, the iconic photographer, who launched her start in the industry and introducing the world to the star we know today.
Milla was born on December 17, 1975, in the Ukraine to Bogdan and Galina, but moved with her family to Los Angeles when she was 5. And though her lifestyle was less fanciful at the time, she saw her talent and leveraged herself into her current situation.
After the life-changing meeting with Avedon, Milla posed for advertisements for Revlon and was quickly appearing on the cover of magazines, including Vogue and The Face. And Avedon wasn't the only photographer to fall under the Milla spell: Herb Ritts was shown Polariods of her and placed Milla on the cover of Lei. And according to Forbes, was the highest paid supermodel in 2004.
The world became obsessed, and it isn’t hard to understand why. Milla has posed for Dior, Versace, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, L'Oréal, and captured the attention of Miuccia Prada and Gianni Versace.
From a young age, Milla practiced her acting abilities both at home and in a professional school. By 1988, Milla made her small screen debut in The Night Train to Kathmandu and her first film appearance the same year in Two Moon Junction. Over the years, she's starred in countless movies, including the Resident Evil trilogy, Ultraviolet, Zoolander, The Messenger: The Story of Joan Arc, Dazed and Confused, and Return to the Blue Lagoon.
As for her personal life, Milla had a little girl, named Ever Gabo Anderson, on November 3, 2007, with her fiancée Paul W.S. Anderson. The pair later married on August 22, 2009.
But acting and modeling aren't the only two careers that Milla has embarked upon. In 2003, she began a clothing line with her friend Carmen Hawk, called Jovovich-Hawk, and even created a diffusion line for Target. She shared her singing talent with the world when she released The Divine Comedy in 1994. The model turned actress turned mogul also has her own production company called Creature Entertainment. Taking over the world, Milla?
