Kristina Ruslanovna Pimenova (Russian: Кристина Руслановна Пименова; born 27 December 2005)[2][3] is a Russian fashion model.[4]
Kristina Pimenova | |
|---|---|
Кристина Пименова | |
 Pimenova in 2019 | |
| Born | Kristina Ruslanovna Pimenova 27 December 2005 Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | Fashion model |
| Father | Ruslan Pimenov |
| Modeling information | |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Eye color | Blue[1] |
Life and career
editPimenova's parents are former footballer Ruslan Pimenov and former model Glikeriya Shirokova.[5] Pimenova has an elder sister, Natalia.[1] Kristina Pimenova spent the first few months of her life in France where her father played football for FC Metz.[6] Pimenova started working as a child model before her fourth birthday, after her mother sent photographs to the agency President Kids.[7] Pimenova has worked for brands including Armani, Benetton, Burberry, and Roberto Cavalli.[7][8]
In 2014, Women Daily magazine called her "the most beautiful girl in the world".[8]
In Moscow, Pimenova practiced rhythmic gymnastics, under Olga Kapranova.[1] In 2013, she competed in a gymnastics tournament in Tatarstan organized by Alina Kabaeva, winning a gold medal in her age group.[4]
In April 2015, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Kids.[9]
Later in 2015, Pimenova moved to California, USA with her mother. A documentary about Pimenova aired on RTL Television in October 2016.[10]
Acting
editPimenova played a post-production part as a singing child in the Italian fantasy film Creators: The Past.[11][12] In an interview for Posh Kids Magazine, she expressed her wish to become a professional actress and film director.[13] She was subsequently cast for the role of Dasha in Michael S. Ojeda's horror thriller The Russian Bride, co-starring with Corbin Bernsen and Oksana Orlan.[14]
Criticism
editWhen Pimenova's mother managed her social media accounts, there was some criticism of the content as an example of sexualisation of an under-age model.[8][15] Her mother disagreed, maintaining that all the photos were perfectly innocent and "you must think like a pedophile in order to see something sexual in these pictures".[16]
Filmography
edit| Title | Year | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creators: The Past | 2019 | Singing child | Piergiuseppe Zaia | |
| The Russian Bride | 2018 | Dasha | Michael S. Ojeda |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Dormoy, Géraldine (28 November 2014). "VIDEOS. Kristina Pimenova, 10 ans, topmodèle russe". L'Express (in French). Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Samodelova, Svetlana (27 November 2014). "Самая красивая девочка мира ходит в обычную московскую школу" [=The most beautiful girl in the world goes to a regular school in Moscow] (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Luongo, Marika (22 April 2016). "Kristina: baby modella a soli 9 anni" [Kristina: baby model at only nine years] (in Italian). DireDonna. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Kristina Pimenova" (in Russian). Ragazza. 5 May 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Kasyanova, Anna (24 January 2015). "О самой красивой девочкe мира Кристине Пименовой" [About the most beautiful girl in the world Kristina Pimenova] (in Russian). Hello! Russia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Mother insists child supermodel is sheltered from fame". Yahoo News. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ a b Shipilova, Xenia (3 December 2014). "Кристина Пименова была признана самой красивой девочкой-моделью" [Kristina Pimenova has been recognized as the most beautiful girl model] (in Russian). Fashion Time. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ a b c Tuck, Lauren (8 December 2014). "Is 8-Year-Old Kristina Pimenova the Most Beautiful Girl in the World?". Yahoo! Style. Archived from the original on 10 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ^ "Cover photo". Vogue Kids Russia. No. April 2015. Vogue. March 2015.
- ^ Von Schimmelmann, Bettina (30 October 2016). RTL Exclusiv Weekend (in German). RTL.
- ^ "Film actors". creatorsmovie.it. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Guabello, Paola (1 April 2016). "Finite le riprese di "Creators" il trailer è pronto per Cannes". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
- ^ Mejia, Anny (27 November 2016). "Posh Kids Magazine: Kristina Pimenova". Posh Kids Magazine.
- ^ "Immediate Release Of Sensational Thriller, 'The Russian Bride' (2019)". PopHorror.com. 16 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ O'Neil, Lauren (28 November 2014). "Controversial 9-year-old supermodel Kristina Pimenova is being sexualized, critics say". CBC (Community Blog). Archived from the original on 30 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Rees, Alex (5 December 2014). "Child Model's Mother to Her Daughter's Critics: "You Must Think Like a Pedophile"". Cosmopolitan. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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