From brilliant medical student to world-renowned model, Adriana Karembeu's destiny was decided by incredible chance. Without money to feed herself at the time, she confides in this overwhelming encounter which transformed her life.
Who could have imagined that a simple visit to a swimsuit boutique would radically transform the destiny of a young Slovak student? Adriana Karembeutoday in a relationship with the singer Marc Lavoinelooks back on its modest beginnings, far from the catwalks and the flashes of photographers. In the 90s, she continued her medical studies with determination, despite precarious living conditions who sometimes forced her to skip meals to make ends meet. From a small Slovak village under communist regime, she only dreamed of become a doctora vocation born from his desire to help others. Her student life was divided between intensive courses at the faculty and small jobs to survive, without the slightest suspicion of extraordinary destiny that awaited him.
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The future top model one day found herself obliged to buy a swimsuit to pass her first aid certificate, a purchase which then represented a real financial challenge. “It was an affair of state“, she confides with emotion, remembering this period when every expense had to be carefully weighed. This anecdote reveals the sacrifices made by the young woman to pursue her medical studies, far from imagining that destiny had other plans for her. This quest for clothing essential to his training would paradoxically lead to permanently turn away from his medical career.
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Adriana Karembeu: her destiny incredibly turned upside down during an unexpected meeting
“It's a crazy memory“, remembers Adriana Karembeu talking about this day that changed his life. “I had to buy a swimsuit to pass the first aid certificate. In medicine we have to. It was a state affair because I had no money. I already had no money to eat. And a swimsuit was expensive“, she confides. It is precisely in this store that a scout immediately spots its potential. Without waiting, he invites her to participate in a casting which is taking place a few steps away. Reluctant at first, Adriana Karembeu finally agrees to try her luck, in particular because she is offered to go ahead of the other candidates who are waiting. Three trips later before the jury, she left the scene, perplexed, without realizing that his life has just been turned upside down.
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This chance meeting marked the start of an international career that would propel her to the rank of 90s fashion icon. A journey all the more remarkable because it was absolutely not premeditated. “I'm in the process of buying it, and that's how I was discovered by a scout“, she sums up with emotion, again surprised by this twist of fate.
From medicine to model: an extraordinary destiny
Adriana Karembeu's meteoric rise in the fashion world perfectly illustrates these pivotal moments where chance disrupts a life trajectory. From a penniless medical student, she became one of the most sought-after models of her generation, collaborating with the biggest international luxury brands.
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