Julia Lescova
Quick Facts
Biography
Julia Lescova is a Latvian model, who was the 2011 face of Guess.
Early life
Julia Lescova was born in Daugavpils, Latvia on July 4th, 1985, of ethnic Russian descent, and studied music and dance from a young age, enrolled by her mother in ballet school at age 5, and piano at age 7. She studied Latin American and ballroom dancing for 7 years before taking an interest in modeling.
Modeling
Lescova was noticed by Latvia’s most prestigious modeling agency and within a year, was working consistently. She landed her first cover for a national Latvian magazine at age 16.
In 2006, she won the "Best model of the World" award in Turkey.
In 2011, she appeared in Esquire Magazine for the series, "Me in My Place". In December 2011 she appeared on the covers of FHM Australia and UMM Canada magazines. In January 2012, Julia appeared on the cover of FHM Russia magazine. In February 2013, Julia appeared on the covers of FHM France and FHM Latvia magazines. In August 2015, she appeared on the cover of treats! magazine, shot by photographer Antoine Verglas. In October 2015, Julia appeared on the cover of L'Officiel magazine Ukraine.
In November 2015, she appeared on the cover of L'Officiel magazine Latvia.
Personal life
Lescova resides in New York, NY.