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Suvi Maria Koponen (Riggs) (born March 26, 1988 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish fashion model who rose to fame after winning the 2005 ''Mallikoulu'' (''Model School'' in English) contest in Finland. Koponen has established a credible modeling career. She has worked for numerous designers including Anna Sui, Vera Wang, Marc Jacobs, Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Blumarine, Miu Miu, BCBG Max Azria, Calvin Klein, Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci and Prada. Koponen has also had an editorial in the French ''Vogue'' shot by David Sims. Koponen has also appeared in the American ''Vogue'' and made the cover of Vogue Portugal in March 2008.〔(Suvi Koponen on the cover of Vogue Portugal ) Befanaoviedo.com (March 5, 2008)〕 ==Career== In 2005 Koponen won the televised ''Mallikoulu'' ("Model School") contest. Of the show she won a model contract with international top Model Agency Women in Milan, Paris and New York. Koponen made her runway debut at the major Fashion Weeks during the Fall/Winter 06/07 runway season, but it was not until the following season that she truly broke out, walking exclusively for Prada and Miu Miu. Paul Rowland (), the founder of Supreme (part of Women NY), met Suvi for the first time in New York. He designed a unique hairstyle for her and famously told Miuccia Prada: "I have got a new star for you." She was also on the cover of Finnish magazine ''Pàp'' in November 2005 and also in 2006. Later the same year, she appeared on the cover of ''Amica'' magazine (Germany) and in print ads for ''Anteprime''. After 2006 Koponen became recognised internationally. In 2007 Koponen appeared in five editorials for French, British, Italian, and American ''Vogue''. She became the face of Balenciaga fall campaign and replaced Natalia Vodianova as the face of the Calvin Klein collection. In February 2007 she walked the runways for Chanel, Hermès, Jil Sander, and Nina Ricci, among others. She appeared on cover of French ''Vogue Beaute'' and opened the Jill Stuart, Marc by Marc Jacobs, and Marni fashion shows and closed the Nina Ricci show in Paris. She appeared on cover of ''Dazed & Confused'' in April 2007. In fall 2007 she became the face of Blumarine spring ad-campaign alongside Bette Franke and starred in the Mulberry fall ad-campaign alongside Caroline Trentini. In fall 2008 Suvi was the face of Calvin Klein in a campaign shot by Fabien Baron.〔(Suvi Koponen - Models.com Database )〕 In August 2007 ''New York Magazine'' chose "The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week" and placed Koponen on third.〔("The Top Ten Models to Watch This Fashion Week" ) NYMag.com. February 28, 2008〕 In September 2007 she was named one of British ''Vogue's'' “Head Girls,” a model to watch out for in the upcoming season. She also opened the Reem Acra spring show in New York and closed the Carolina Herrera, Jill Stuart and DKNY spring shows in New York. Later that month she opened the Alberta Ferretti, Anna Molinari, Fendi and Just Cavalli shows in Milan and closed the Alberta Ferretti, Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Roberto Cavalli shows also in Milan. She is signed with the model agencies Next〔()〕 (New York), Women Model Management (Milan and Paris), Premier (London), Paparazzi (Helsinki), Stockholmsgruppen Models 2pm management (Copenhagen) and IMM - International Model Management. In February 2008 Mtv3 aired a documentary about her and Koponen said that she doesn't "care about weight things, but it's more important to me that I'm happy and I feel good. What happens to my body is going to happen and people have to live with that or I'll quit this job." 〔(Finnish article about Suvi Koponen - documentary ) MTV3.fi. Retrieved April 23, 2008.〕 Koponen also became the face of Blumarine again.〔(Blumarine spring 2008 starring Suvi Koponen ) Sassybella.com. April 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suvi Koponen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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