Nationality Polish
Birthday November 19, 1983
Born In Krakow, Poland
Lives Now New York, NY
Agencies IMG
Known For Eyes
Status Established, cover girl
Dated Kenny Jossick, Josh Hartnett
Friends Gemma Ward, Erin Wasson, Noot Seear, Dewi Driegen, Freja Beha, Garrett Neff, Andrés Velencoso, Carmen Kass, Elettra Wiedemann
Interests Art, basketball, sailing, snowboarding
Top Icons (Ranked # 8)
The Money Girls (Ranked # 8)
· “In 2003, I changed; I was stronger and I was more sure of myself. I wanted to work again, above all to finance my art studies. I called IMG and returned to New York. Three days later, I did Marc Jacobs' fashion show and a week later I worked for Steven Meisel for Prada.” — British Vogue
· “I’m 22. I feel like I’m 45 sometimes.” — Backstage at Flare cover shoot
Daria Werbowy's Career Highlights19 NOV, 1983 Born in Krakow, Poland
1987 Moves to Mississauga, Canada
1997 Signs with Toronto modeling agency Susan J. Model & Talent Management
1998 Signs with Elmer Olsen Models
2003 Becomes the face of Prada, photographed by Steven Meisel
JUN 2003 Appears in French Vogue editorial
JUL 2003 Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue alongside Elise Crombez and Julia Stegner, photographed by Steven Meisel
JUL 2003 Appears on the cover of V
JUL 2003 Appears in W editorial
AUG 2003 Appears on her second cover of Italian Vogue of the year, photographed by Steven Meisel
OCT 2003 Opens the spring Jil Sander, Prada, Alessandro Dell’acqua, Nina Ricci, and Chloé shows in Milan and Paris
OCT 2003 Closes the spring Marni show in Milan
OCT 2003 Featured on her third cover of Italian Vogue for the year, photographed by Steven Meisel
OCT 2003 Appears in French Vogue editorial
NOV 2003 Appears in Vogue editorial
DEC 2003 Appears in editorials for Harper’s Bazaar and W
2004 Renews contract with Prada
2004 Mario Testino photographs Werbowy for Gucci, replacing Hana Soukupova
2004 Dates actor Josh Harnett
FEB 2004 Opens the fall Marni show in Milan
FEB 2004 Closes the fall Carolina Herrera, Prada, Marni, and Yves Saint Laurent shows in New York, Milan, and Paris
FEB 2004 Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
MAY 2004 Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
JUL 2004 Appears in Vogue editorial with Jake Gyllenhaal, and British Vogue editorial, photographed by Corrine Day
AUG 2004 Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Terry Richardson
SEP 2004 Opens the spring Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, and Gucci shows in New York and Milan
SEP 2004 Closes the spring Oscar de la Renta, Balenciaga, Christian Lacroix, and Miu Miu shows in New York and Paris
SEP 2004 Featured on the cover of Vogue as one of the world's top models, photographed by Steven Meisel
OCT 2004 Appears in editorials for French Vogue and Vogue
DEC 2004 Featured on the cover of W as “Fashion’s Newest It Girl”
DEC 2004 Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
2005 Admits to fearing over-exposure during Flare photo shoot
2005 Becomes the face of Missoni and Chanel
2005 Signs contract with David Yurman, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
2005 Juergen Teller photographs Werbowy for Yves Saint Laurent
JAN 2005 Appears on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Nick Knight
FEB 2005 Sets a record for opening and closing twelve shows; including Carolina Herrera
FEB 2005 Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Klein
MAR 2005 Appears on cover of French Vogue
MAR 2005 Appears in a boxing-inspired Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Klein
AUG 2005 Featured on the cover of Numéro
2005 Featured on the fall cover of V
NOV 2005 Signs cosmetics conract with Lancôme as newest spokesperson
2006 Renews contract with Chanel and David Yurman
FEB 2006 Opens the fall Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta shows in New York
FEB 2006 Closes the fall Marni and Alexander McQueen shows in Milan and Paris
FEB 2006 Opens the Fendi show in Milan; backstage describes Karl Lagerfeld as a “black hole of knowledge”
FEB 2006 Appears topless in an editorial for GQ
MAR 2006 Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
APR 2006 Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
2006 Greg Kadel photographs Werbowy for the spring cover of Time magazine's Style & Design issue
2006 Featured on the summer cover of V alongside Gemma Ward and Freja Beha
JUL 2006 Appears on the cover of Italian GQ
SEP 2006 Opens the spring Roberto Cavalli show in Milan and is interviewed backstage
OCT 2006 Opens the spring Chanel show in Paris wearing sequined hot-pants
2007 Returns as the face of Missoni
2007 Signs fragrance contract with Lancôme’s Hypnose
FEB 2007 Opens and closes the fall Celine show in Paris
MAR 2007 Featured on the cover of British Vogue, photographed by Nick Knight
APR 2007 Appears on the cover of Numéro
MAY 2007 Appears in two editorials for British Vogue
JUN 2007 Appears nude for a French Vogue editorial, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
12 JUL, 2007 Named ninth-highest-paid model in the world, according to Forbes, having earned $3.5 million in the past twelve months
AUG 2007 Featured on the cover of German Vanity Fair with Carmen Kass
2007 Becomes a face of Valentino for fall, alongside Hilary Rhoda and Gemma Ward
2007 Becomes the face of Hermès for fall
2007 Stars in David Yurman television ads with Kate Moss and Natalia Vodianova
29 AUG, 2007 The face of Rag & Bone's exclusive "Carbon Free" t-shirt with Shalom Harlow
SEP 2007 Appears in French Vogue and Vogue editorials, both photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
OCT 2007 Appears in editorials for Harper's Bazaar, German Vogue, and W
DEC 2007 Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
2008 Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin photographs Werbowy alongside Kate Moss and Eva Herzigova for Roberto CavalliFEB 2008 Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
FEB 2003 Opens and closes the fall Versace show in Milan
MAR 2008 Appears in editorials for British Vogue, Vogue and W
MAR 2008 Featured on the cover of French Photo topless, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
APR 2008 Appears in editorials for Vogue and French Vogue
APR 2008 Releases a three-piece makeup collection for Lancôme
30 APR, 2008 Named the world’s ninth highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $3.8 million in the past year
JUN 2008 Appears in Vogue editorial with Pierce Brosnan, photographed by Mario Testino
JUL 2008 Featured on the cover of W alongside Kate Moss and Lara Stone, photographed by Bruce Weber
2008 Replaces Jessica Stam, Kasia Struss, and Coco Rocha as the sole face of Christian Dior for fall, photographed by Craig McDean
AUG 2008 Appears on the cover of French Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
SEP 2008 Featured on the cover of V, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
JAN 2009 Featured on the cover of Japanese Vogue, photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin
2009 Returns as the face of Roberto Cavalli
MAR 2009 Appears in British Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
- Daria has a brother, Orest Werbowy, who was featured along with her in the Vogue US ed "Ticket to Paradise"- Daria's last name is pronounced Wer-bo-ee, like David Bowie
- Daria's thread on tFS is the fourth most viewed
- During her infamous Helmut Newton shoot with the grass and the bed of nails, Daria had the flu so Helmut ketp a ten-foot distance from her!
- Her favourite past time is sailing
- Her last name means Willow in Ukranian
- Most embarrasing runway moment? Walking into the wall during a Burberry show, and almost passing out backstage!
- She has a winding tattoo of waves on her foot (a symbol of her love for sailing), and another one on her neck
- She has been romantically linked to Josh Hartnett
- She took off the summer of 2009 to sail around the world with her family (and she broke her foot along the way)!
- She is the second model, after Linda Evangelista to be inducted into the Canadian Hall of Fame!
Sources: models.com, the daria files, tfs
