Irina Sheik as a child

Shaikhlislamova Irina Valeryevna was born on January 6, 1986 in the Chelyabinsk region, the city of Emanzhelinsk. Irina Sheik's parents were ordinary people. Mum Olga, Tatar by nationality - music teacher, Father Valery, Russian, worked as a miner. However, lung disease did not allow him to live to the glory of his daughter, and he died when Irina was only 14 years old.

Since 2004, the swarthy beauty began a career, which was rapidly gaining momentum. Since 2005, Irina worked in Europe, and later in the United States. Today the girl is considered one of the sexiest models of the world and takes an honorable 14th place. However, before that, like everyone else, she was an ordinary child, with her plans and dreams.

Irina Sheik in childhood and adolescence

Since Irina's family lost her breadwinner early, everyone had a hard time. Mom, tirelessly, worked hard to feed two girls, and in the summer they sent them to grandmothers, where they could feel a little all the charm of childhood. Having inherited a strong oriental character from her mother, Irina coped with any difficulties from her childhood.

Irina did not like playing with other children in the kindergarten, but spent her time alone. Growing up, she began to establish contact with her peers, and got friends.

The first few classes in school, the star recalls with horror. As the future model is left-handed, it was very difficult in the Soviet school. Due to the fact that they tried to teach her how to write "the right hand", she lagged behind in many respects. However, a strong character helped to cope and with this and already to the eighth grade Irina was set as an example even for high school students.

Since childhood, the model has been an industrious and responsible child. Even when it was very difficult to combine the load of the senior classes with music, the girl did not give up, because she felt sorry for the money that Olga's mother invested in her education.

In adolescence, all girls experience because of their appearance, but Irina was not shy of her high growth and angularity. Moreover, she wore high heels and was not afraid of being told about it. And this confidence helped her in her youth.

After the end of the music school Irina decided to develop these skills, but the constant restrictions quickly repulsed this desire. In 2004, while studying at the college of economics, Irina decided to try herself as a model, and took part in the competition, where she became the winner. The girl was spotted by the scout Gia Dzhikidze, who offered Irina Shake a contract.

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However, the future of the professional model was not in front of her on a silver platter. It was thanks to persistence and perseverance, plus exotic appearance, that Ira made her debut on the podium a year later.