Vicky Kaya

 ( Mass Media People From Thessaloniki ) 

Vicky Kaya (; born Vasiliki Kaya, ; 4 July 1978) is a Greek fashion model and television presenter. She has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines such as Vogue, Esquire magazine, Madame Figaro, Marie Claire, and Elle.

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Career

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Modelling career beginnings and international success Kaya has been modelling since the age of 14. She was spotted in the street, and from there embarked on one of the most successful careers in the fashion world, appearing in many catalogue bookings, campaigns, magazines and television commercials worldwide. At age 18 she moved to Paris where her career took off. She also worked in Milan, Germany and London. Her appearances have been diverse, from the catwalk to television acting. For many years she had been based in New York City and was represented by Wilhelmina Models in New York. She walked the catwalk for such designers as Chanel, Valentino, Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier.

Over the years she has worked with a plethora of leading designers; she has walked for the greatest designers, has shot hundreds of magazine covers, and has been interviewed by top magazines too (Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, Wallpaper, InStyle, Dutch, Nylon, Tatler, Harpers and Queen, Red, Madame Figaro, L'Officiel, Esquire, etc.). She has represented a number of companies in major TV campaigns in the USA, Europe and Greece. In the USA and Europe she has done major campaigns for Johnson and Johnson (USA, National Campaign), L'Oreal Paris (France and Eastern Europe), Dove (Europe), Virginia Slims (USA, National Campaign), Garnier Paris, Nivea (Europe), Schwarzkopf and C&A (Europe).

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Television Since 2006, Kaya has hosted a number of TV shows. From 2009 to 2011, and again from 2018 onwards, she has hosted Greece's Next Top Model and in 2018, the show came back with Kaya as a judge. She also hosts a Greek fashion reality show called "Shopping Star".

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Other ventures

In 2011, she founded The Fashion Workshop, which is the official offshoot of the educational colossus Mod'Art International, where the most eminent and qualified professionals, from all the relevant fields, offer their experience and know-how in fashion to the younger generations, through a unique studies program. Fashion Workshop is based in the centre of Athens and is also certified by the minister of education of Greece.

In 2020, she founded Great for Women, a brand that focuses on women's well-being. Great for Women first product is a multivitamin for women.

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Personal life

From 2010 to 2013 Kaya was married to entrepreneur Nikos Krithariotis. In 2013, she began dating entrepreneur Elias Krassas with whom married on 18 July 2014 in Paris, France. Kaya and Krassas have two children: a daughter Bianca-Alexandra (born 25 May 2015) and a son Karolos-Elias (born 20 January 2018).

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Filmography

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Film

2005		Marialena Georgiadou	Film debut
2006	Cars	Sally Carrera	Greek voice
2011	Cars 2	Sally Carrera	Greek voice
2011		Marialena Georgiadou
2017	Cars 3	Sally Carrera	Greek voice
2023	Polydroso	Sophia

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Television

1998	Star Hellas	Herself (host)	TV special; backstage hostess
	Playmate of the Year	Herself (judge)	TV special
2006-2008	So You Think You Can Dance	Herself (host)	Talent show; season 1-2
2007	Gorgones	dream girl	1 episode
2008-2009	Eisai Mesa?	Herself (host)	Sunday game show
2009	Proinos Kafes	Herself (host)	Daytime talk show on ANT1
2009-2010	Star Hellas	Herself (host)	TV special
2009-2011	Greece's Next Top Model	Herself (host & judge)	Reality show based on ANTM; season 1-2
2011	America's Next Top Model	Herself (guest)	Episode: "Nikos Papadopoulos"
2011-2013	MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project	Herself (host)	TV special
2014	Modern Family	Vasso	1 episode
2015-2016	Joy is inside you	Herself (host)	Weekend talk show
2016	Flashback	Herself (host)	3 episodes
2016–2023	Shopping Star	Herself (host)	Daytime fashion show on Star Channel
2018–2020; 2022	Greece's Next Top Model	Herself (host & judge)	Reality show based on ANTM; season 3-5 & 7
2021	MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project	Herself (host)	TV special
2021–2022	Dancing with the Stars	Herself (host)	Talent show; season 7
2023	MadWalk - The Fashion Music Project	Herself (host)	TV special

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Music videos

1994	"To Oraiotero Plasma tou Kosmou"	Lefteris Pantazis
2000	"Darling"	Bob Sinclar
2005	"Pano stin trela mou"	Vanessa Adamopoulou & Herself
2012	"Entasi"	Kostas Martakis

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Stage

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External links

Categories: Mass Media People From Thessaloniki, 1978 Births, Greek Game Show Hosts, Greek Female Models, Greek Television Actresses, Greek Television Presenters, Greek Voice Actresses, Living People, Greek Women Television Presenters, Models From Thessaloniki, Greek Expatriates In The United States

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