sports illustrated: Russian With a Twist

Hailing from Moscow, twenty-one-year old Valeriya Sorokoletova of New York Model Management is clear proof that the Russians are not quite done with as yet. The statuesque 176 cm tall, grey-eyed newcomer has a beguiling beauty that denotes a maturity beyond her years. Sorokoletova was scouted whilst returning home on her daily bus route and was swiftly signed by Rush Models in Moscow. Sorkoletova's piercing grey eyes and teutonic physicality remind me of nineties supermodel Nadja Auermann and it's no wonder given that Sorokoletova is of Russian and German descent. Sorokoletova's sophisticated and refined beauty is a welcome respite from the barely in their teens baby-faced models that have become a mainstay of modelling in recent years.