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Natasha

Galkina

68.5

Slim

Dyed Brown

Rostov, Russia

White

Runner up on America`s Next Top Model cycle 8

Green

Russian

Female

Actor/Actress

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In the America`s Next Top Model finale episode, Natasha revealed to host Tyra Banks that her mother did not have enough money to send her to a local university, and so she decided to move to Moscow, where she lived under poor conditions at times. Natasha was a college student before America`s Next Top Model, Cycle 8. She is married to an American. They live in Dallas, Texas, and have a daughter named Angelina. Natasha did not start strong on Top Model; creative director Jay Manuel having said that her "High School Clichés" photoshoot in the second episode was among the hardest to direct in Top Model history, after Ann Markley from America`s Next Top Model, Cycle 3. However, as the competition progressed, the judges were amazed by Galkina`s extraordinary progress; Tyra Banks called her the "most improved" model in the contest. This growth, as well as her endearing personality and ability to effectively market herself to prospective clients, earned Natasha a spot in the final two models. As a finalist in the competition, she got the opportunity to shoot a cover-try for Seventeen magazine, and to walk the runway for Sass and Bide clothing. Her skirt fell down during the runway show, but she was applauded by the judges for committing to character and making the wardrobe malfunction appear as though it were intentional. She was the first runner-up after Jaslene Gonzalez. She was recently voted as one of the most memorable contestants by AOL entertainment. On the April 18, 2007 episode of Top Model, after Galkina won an interviewing challenge, Tyra Banks announced that Galkina will serve as a special correspondent on The Tyra Banks Show. Galkina says that she will be working on another television program, although she cannot give specifics at this time.[6] She was signed with the MUSE NY modeling agency from July 2007, to September 2007, and with MGMT First[7]. Natasha was also signed with Ace Model Management in Greece. She is no longer represented by Beatrice Model agency[2]. She has graced the covers of Modern Luxury Houston and DC magazines, and has appeared in a fashion spread for US Weekly magazine`s May 21, 2007 issue, modeling looks of the summer with Top Model competitors Renee Alway, Jaslene Gonzalez, and Dionne Walters. She modeled in Athens, Greece and Milan, Italy, having shot fashion editorials for the magazines Cosmopolitan, Lucky, Elle, and the Greek magazine, Madame Figaro. Natasha has quit modeling to raise her child and to pursue her education.

Natalia Ivanova Galkina