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Always on the run and still loving it! A Wondebra campaign girl Adéla ?ápová made her model
career last longer than most of the girls are able to. What’s her secret?
How did you get into modeling?
I was approached on the subway by a scout. I was with
my mum and we were both invited to visit the agency.
I signed the contract with them straight away (well, my
parents did as I was 16 at the time) and went traveling,
first to Athens, then to Milan within a month, it was
all pretty fast and frightening in the beginning.
Do you remember your first work?
Yes, very well. I shot a ‘Bond girl’ story for Czech
Cosmopolitan with Anna Mrázek Kova?i?. It was great;
I remember I didn’t want it to finish.
What was the biggest challenge when starting out?
Planning. It sounds funny, but I had lots of trouble
adjusting to not knowing what will happen the next
day or even that night when it comes to it. There hasn’t
been a vacation that I haven’t had to change or even
cancel, so I can’t really plan much and I’m a bit of a
control freak! I can get a call and have to be packed
in an hour. It sounds exciting, but it can happen when
there is a family event, birthdays or even Christmas and
I always miss my family.
What was your first big break in the industry? Was it
a Wonderbra campaign?
I did a few international campaigns before that, such as
Gap, La Roche Posay, Vichy. Although Wonderbra was
a big one, it got me noticed. Wonderbra was shot by
John Swannell, an outstanding British photographer, who
photographs the Royal Family and whose works can be
found in the National Portrait Gallery in London, so for
me this was a huge step forward as well as an honor.
How do you prepare yourself when you have to go
on a trip for a shoot?
I try to be in good shape and ready all year round, as
I shoot constantly, though living in New York which has
the best pizza and burgers ever! If it’s a swimwear job
I try to be extra good with my diet because that’s where
I tend to sin, I do love food!
Is height and good looks enough to be a model?
I’m not a typical model myself, I’m not super tall, nor am
I model-slim, I’m a curvy girl. I had to fight to be accepted that way in the industry. In short, no, appearance
is not enough, modeling looks like a very glamorous
job, it can be, but to succeed takes hard work just like
any other career. It takes a lot of commitment, a lot of
sacrifice and a lot of tenacity.
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