Adriana Karembeu

Adriana Sklenaříková (born 17 September 1971) is a Slovak fashion model and actress. She is a former Guinness record holder for the longest legs among female models (at almost 1.24 m).

Early life

Karembeu was born in Brezno, a town in central Slovakia.

Career

While studying medicine in Prague, Karembeu entered and won a modelling contest.

In 1998, she was hired as one of the models for the Wonderbra campaign.

In the United States, she modeled for Victoria's Secret.

In 2005 she featured in the Channel 5 TV documentary Bra Wars: Boom or Bust

In 2007 she is the host of Top Model (French season 2) on Métropole 6.

In 2008 she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue on France 2.

In 2011 she was a contestant in the first season of the French Dancing with the Stars.

Others

She was one of the contestants during the first season of Danse avec les stars.

Personal life

Sklenarikova had previously dated English singer Mick Hucknall from 1994 to 1997.

She met French football player Christian Karembeu on a flight from Paris to Milan in 1998, and they were married in December that year. On 9 March 2011, in an interview to French magazine Paris Match, Adriana revealed that she was separating from her husband. She stated that the causes for the separation were the couple's constant exposure in the media and their "hectic lifestyle" as well as him being "upset to see photographs of [her] with other men appearing in the press and speculation that [she] had a lover". Christian refused questions from the media about the divorce, stating that he would not comment in public about his private life.

In June 2014, she married Armenian businessman Aram Ohanian, her boyfriend of three years. Their wedding was held in Marrakesh, Morocco, and was attended by numerous film and show business stars.

Award

• 2009 Vienna Fashion Award, category Style Icon