Diana was shot exclusively for MODELS.com by Daniel Jaramillo, with styling by Mimi Kim, hair by Gonn Kinoshita, and makeup by Diana Manzanares. Special thanks to Carl Navarro.

interview

Name:
Diana Galimullina

Agency:
Women Management (New York)
Also: Women Management Paris (Paris), Women Milan (Milan), Premier Model Management (London)

Age:
21

Height:
5’9.5″

Instagram:
@galimullchik

Place of Origin:
The Republic of Tatarstan, Kazan city, Russia

Ethnic Origin:
Wholly Tatar ;)

Birthsign:
LEO

How discovered:
I went to acting school in my hometown, then director of that school took some pictures of me and send them to her friend in Moscow, who had a model agency.

Favorite things:
I love to play the piano. I’m obsessed with Chopin’s Nocturnes and Cats. I can’t live without Lucas Papaw Cream, also this trio drives me crazy: cheese, nuts, honey :)

What are you listening to at the moment?
Davi – Illusion and The Gates of Babylon
Guy J – Live another day
Ott – Hello, my name is…
Henri Saiz – Clarian “Castaway” Henri Saiz remix

Favorite movie, tv show:
I’m such a movie lover! List of my favorite movies is huge! Here is eight of them:
“Pulp Fiction”
“The Big Lebowski”
“Good Will Hunting”
“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest”
“Carlito’s Way”
“Notting Hill”
“Fight Club”
“Moon” with Sam Rockwell

Favorite designer, fragrance or beauty product:
Donatella Versace, Christopher Kane, Ricardo Tisci, Karl Lagerfeld, Alexander McQueen, Nicolas Ghesquiere and Anthony Vacarello. My favorite fragrance is Cartier Baiser Vole (Lys Rose)

What would you be doing if you weren’t modeling?
I don’t know, I can’t imagine my life without modeling, I would be a different person

What’s something uncool that you love anyway?
When my dearest booker tortures me ?

Favorite modeling experience so far?
I got a chance to work with iconic house, Versace, where I had the most wonderful experience with working with Donatella and her team. It was amazing to see how a designer’s creative process works

What’s the best thing about your hometown/country?
What I really miss in my hometown is my little garden (in Russian we call it dacha)

Which brand would you really love to model for?
I would love to work with a lot of photographers and the list of them is as long as my movies’s list:) But here is some of them: Paolo Roversi, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein, and Meisel of course, Craig McDean, Luigi and Iango, Mert & Marcus, Nick Knight, Mario Testino, David Sims, Peter Lindbergh, Emma Summerton and more…

Place you would love to visit:
New Zealand, because it’s insanely beautiful

Currently you’re obsessed with/about:
Travel around the world