Barbara Sprouse[ Palvin Barbara's Hungarian biography ] is a Hungarian model. She first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2016. In 2019, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, although she first walked in 2012. She is also ambassador for Longines
Early life
Barbara Sprouse was born on 8 October 1993 in
Budapest,
Hungary. Her family consists of her father, István Palvin; her mother, Ágnes Palvin; and her sister, Anita.
Sprouse often travelled to the countryside to visit her grandmother and great-grandmother.
Career
When she was 13, she was discovered on the streets of Budapest by a modelling scout while walking with her mother.
She shot her first editorial in 2006 for
Spur Magazine, and subsequently moved to Asia where she maintained a steady stream of bookings.
Since then, Palvin has been on the cover of
L'Officiel,
Vogue,
Marie Claire,
Glamour,
Elle,
Allure,
GQ,
Harper's Bazaar, and
Numéro. Palvin has appeared in campaigns for
Armani Exchange, H&M, Victoria's Secret, and Pull & Bear.
In February 2012, she became an ambassador for L'Oréal Paris.
In 2016, Palvin was revealed to be a part of the
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Class.
Her runway debut was for Prada during Milan Fashion Week in February 2010. Palvin has also walked for Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Nina Ricci, Emanuel Ungaro, Christopher Kane, Julien MacDonald, Jeremy Scott, Giles Deacon, Vivienne Westwood, and opened the pre-Fall 2011 Chanel show. In 2012, she walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
Palvin began branching out into acting, after she appeared in the 2014 film Hercules as mythological queen Antimache.
In 2016, she was ranked 4th in Maxim Hot 100.
Palvin returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2018.
Public image
Palvin is often compared to Russian model Natalia Vodianova;
British Vogue editor Miranda Almond said, "We chose Barbara because she is absolutely exquisite-looking, a cross between a young
Brooke Shields and Natalia Vodianova".
Palvin credits Vodianova and
Kate Moss as her favorite models.
Personal life
Since 2018,
Barbara has been in a relationship with American actor
Dylan Sprouse.
They resided in
Brooklyn until 2021, when they moved to
Los Angeles.
In June 2023, they announced that they were engaged since September 2022.
On 15 July 2023, the couple married in the town of
Albertirsa, Hungary, in the same church that Palvin's parents had also married. Palvin took her husband's surname upon marriage.
Filmography
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| 2022 | Serpentine (short film) | Eve |
| 2021 | Tyger Tyger | Eggzema |
| 2014 | Hercules | Antimache |
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