Barbara Palvin 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.[4]
Palvin often travelled to the countryside to visit her grandmother and great-grandmother.[9]
Career
When she was 13, she was discovered on the streets of Budapest by a modelling scout while walking with her mother.[9] She shot her first editorial in 2006 for Spur Magazine, and subsequently moved to Asia where she maintained a steady stream of bookings.[10] Since then, Palvin has been on the cover of L'Officiel, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Elle, Allure, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, and Numéro.[11] Palvin has appeared in campaigns for Armani Exchange, H&M, Victoria's Secret, and Pull & Bear.[12] In February 2012, she became an ambassador for L'Oréal Paris.[13] In 2016, Palvin was revealed to be a part of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Rookie Class.[14]
Palvin began branching out into acting, after she appeared in the 2014 film Hercules as mythological queen Antimache.[16]
In 2016, she was ranked 4th in Maxim Hot 100.[17]Tumblr's 2017 list of most popular models reported Palvin to be the second most popular model on the social media site.[18]
Palvin returned to the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2018.[19] The next year, she became the first Hungarian Victoria's Secret Angel.[20] Palvin's curves and non-standard runway measurements have been considered by the media to be the brand's direction toward "body positivity".[21]
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".[22] Palvin credits Vodianova and Kate Moss as her favorite models.[23]
Personal life
Since 2018,[24] Palvin has been in a relationship with American actor Dylan Sprouse.[25] They resided in Brooklyn until 2021, when they moved to Los Angeles.[26][27] In June 2023, they announced that they were engaged since September 2022.[28] On 15 July 2023, the couple married in the town of Albertirsa, Hungary, in the same church that Palvin's parents had also married in. Palvin took her husband's surname upon marriage.[4][29]
