Originally hailing from Krakow,Poland this well established Canadian Model and Ukrainian descendant and citizen has made herself well know on the fashion scene for all the right reasons.She was discovered at the impressive age of just 14 - sporting a willowy 5f11 frame and braces - by a fellow Toronto,Canada school girl's mother. She was placed in a small modelling agency known as Model&Talent where she worked on small sets for local adverts. She seen realised her abilities and grew tired of this small town agency and took a step forward : moving to Elite Models.
It was there that she developed her talents and really found herself however her exceptional talents and abilities were soon noticed by an even greater league of agency - IMG models.
It was here that her career flourished.
To date she has worked with many - varied and wide. The likes of Chanel,Prada, versace, vallentino, Pepe Jeans, Vogue, YSL, Gucci, Roberto Calvalli , Louis Vuitton and many more have all enjoyed her expertise. She has also appeared on 21 covers of Vogue and holds the record of the opening and closing the most shows in one season. Quite an achievement.
Above all this she is about the 9th highest earning model world wide, just falling short to the likes of Gisele, Kate and Heidi. She has a staggering annual income of 3.5 million.
In my opinion she is somewhat of a relevation. There have been no previous models of her sort. She has distinctive looks unlike any other models on the runway : she stands out. This is was makes her so sucessful. That and her unintentional sexual visage. Her sex appeal is what makes her stand out from any other and gains her many campaigns like this cover of I-D for example and the beach shoot below for instance. An excellent explanation of this comes from askmen.com : Daria's allure isn't exactly sex appeal, at least not the kind exhibited by the likes of Michelle Alves and Carolyn Murphy. Instead, Daria has that nymph-like magnetism; she would fit perfectly beside Liv Tyler in Lord of the Rings. She is, however, perfectly capable of throwing a provocative stare, and we all saw how carnally hot she can be when we were treated to some topless shots in Numro magazine.
However this models intrest do not lie only in Fashio. To get away from it she enjoys basketball and surfing , this - she claims - is what keeps her fit.
When interviewed journalists often comment on her ability to make the people she is talking to feel important and that she has a genuine interest in them and what they are saying/asking. She is well known as being genuine and "real" : Generally down to earth which - nowadays- is surprising and uncommon for someone of her status.
"I know it's a cliché, but you've got to be yourself. The minute you lose your morals and lose a bit of your soul, it'll take you in like that. Just be yourself. There's going to be ups, there's going to be downs, there's going to be great days, but really crappy ones too. So just try to find a balance, stay true to yourself and enjoy every little bit of it along the way."
