Sasha Luss: “Luc Besson will not back down until he gets what he wants”

Childhood and youth

The biography of Alexandra Luss began on June 6, 1992 in the Russian port city of Magadan, however, being very young, she moved to the promising and vibrant capital with her parents. The mother of a girl named Maria was engaged in gastroenterology and raising children. She tried in every possible way to engage her daughter in various sections and circles. Sasha's choice fell on ballroom dancing, she even managed to take part in several dance competitions until she suffered an ankle injury.

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Sasha Luss in childhood with her mother
As a child, the future world-famous model was an extremely active child - she was full of energy and thirsted for adventure. And despite the fact that now Sasha constantly tries on clothes from famous designers, before it was hard to imagine her in an overtly feminine outfit. The girl, in principle, was not interested in new clothes and dolls; instead, she ran with the boys in the yard, played with cars and climbed trees.

Maria Luss sent the 13-year-old mischievous girl to a casting at a modeling agency, since even at such a young age one could see how photogenic and attractive Sasha was. The woman pursued the only goal - to teach her daughter the value of money from a young age and allow her to live life according to a different scenario than “boring work, marriage, children.”

early years

The future model was born on June 6, 1992 in eastern Russia in the city of Magadan. The girl was born into a family of government workers; for example, her mother worked as a doctor all her life. Due to the fact that Sasha was the only child in the family, all care was directed only to her. Her parents tried to get her interested in any creative activity. That is why the girl began attending a ballet studio, to which she devoted all her free time from studying.

Sasha Luss in childhood

Despite her feminine appearance and hobbies, as a child she preferred to play with boys in the yard, and instead of dolls she asked her parents for cars. However, Sasha was very passionate about dancing and often took part in various competitions. The choreographer repeatedly told the girl that she had every chance to conquer the modeling business, but Luss refused to believe it.

Modeling career

Luss Jr.’s grandmother rejected the idea, as she considered such activities “immoral and terrible.” But the woman’s indignation did not stop the purposeful blonde - at the age of 14, Alexandra signed a contract with the capital’s IQ Models agency, and 2 years later she took part in the show of the famous Russian designer Alena Akhmadullina, trying on looks from the spring-summer collection.

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Non-standard facial features, slender figure, tall stature and blond hair could not help but go unnoticed in the fashion world. Soon she began to be invited to photo shoots and catwalks more and more often. The girl signed a new contract with DNA Model Management, which brought her the opportunity to work in America and Europe. During this period, Sasha became one of the models during the Antonio Marras and DKNY fashion shows. However, at first the girl’s career abroad did not work out, so Luss returned to her homeland to complete her secondary education.

In 2011, the girl changed another modeling agency, moving to Avant Models. Along with the conclusion of the contract, new professional offers began to pour in - Alexandra became a model at the show of the famous designer Ulyana Sergeenko, and a year later she took part in the filming of an advertising campaign for the Maison Bohemique brand.

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Sasha Luss on the catwalk
The last work became fateful for the promising Russian model - it was these photos that the world-famous German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld noticed and was delighted. The man immediately offered Luss the opportunity to walk the catwalk at the fall-winter Paris-Bombay fashion show from the luxury brand Chanel.

The next season was marked for Sasha by collaboration with the fashion house Dior during the spring-summer 2013 show. In general, this year turned out to be a busy year for the young beauty: she took part in 58 fashion shows, some of which were organized by the world's most prestigious brands: Calvin Klein, Givenchy, Prada, Louis Vuitton, Valentino.

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Alexandra's successes did not end there - a little later she was chosen as a model for their advertising campaigns by giants from the world of gloss - Max Mara, Carolina Herrera, Tommy Hilfiger. At this time, the girl decided to dye her hair platinum blonde, to which her agent agreed. This event determined Luss's position in the fashion industry: the acquired elven, unearthly image attracted eminent designers from all over the world and inspired other models to boldly experiment with their appearance.

Over the years, Sasha's career continues to go uphill. She managed to receive the title of “Model of the Year” according to Glamor Russia magazine, became the face of such brands as Carolina Herrera, Tommy Hilfiger, Lanvin, Dior Beauty, starred for the legendary Pirelli calendar and for the holiday issue of the glossy magazine Vogue Italia together with Naomi Campbell, Natalia Vodianova, Amber Valletta and Hilary Roda.

Biography:

Sasha was born in 1992 in Magadan, an inhospitable port city in the Russian Far East. As a child, she didn’t even dream of European and American catwalks, and if someone had told her then how her life would turn out, Sasha would hardly have believed this inventor and eccentric.

At an early age, the future model was not the kind of girl who plays “Mother and Daughter” and likes to dress up as Barbie. She liked cars, trucks and other boyish things. Luss was a tomboy who could always fight back. Probably, this quality helped Sasha achieve such success - after all, the modeling business, no matter what they say about it, is not for sissies.

Since childhood, Sasha was an active child - clubs, sports, many hobbies, competitions and constant school competitions occupied all her free time. One of little Luss’ hobbies was ballet, which in many ways shaped the girl’s model figure – slender legs, thin waist and excellent posture. Even then, adults saw good external qualities in her and advised her to try herself in the modeling business. It didn’t take long to persuade Sasha - another hobby would definitely not be superfluous, besides, she never had any complexes because of her appearance. Even adolescence did not shake my confidence in myself and my own abilities.

Sasha Luss at the Lanvin show

Sasha began her career at the young age of fifteen. The first serious show took place in 2008. The debut took place at the show of Alena Akhmadullina’s spring-summer collection, after which the career of the aspiring model rapidly took off. Designers one after another invited her to shows - her amazing alien appearance captivated absolutely everyone.

The collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld was followed by fashion magazine covers and million-dollar contracts. Many people wonder what is the secret of this girl’s success. She says that it's all about her life credo - always smile. No matter what is happening around you, how hard it is for you and how much you want to sleep, you need to smile and only then will all problems be overcome.

Sasha Luss is currently studying at the University of Cambridge. It is difficult to imagine how she manages to combine work and study, given that both of these activities require complete immersion and concentration. One day, she mentioned that sometimes she only has to sleep a couple of hours a day.

With all this, the model manages to lead a healthy lifestyle and skillfully separate her personal life and career. Her favorite menu for lunch is fresh orange juice and a light salad, and three phone numbers at once help keep work away from family and friends: for partners, loved ones, and a secret one, which she apparently gives only to a select few.

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Russian top model, actress.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Biography

Sasha Luss

(Sasha Luss) was born on June 6, 1992 in Magadan in the family of doctor
Maria Luss
. Later, she and her family moved to Moscow. As a child, Sasha studied ballet and took part in relevant dance competitions. However, she was unable to continue her development in ballet Luss due to an ankle injury. Then my mother, being a friend of one of the Russian fashion models, invited her then 13-year-old daughter to visit a modeling agency. There Sasha immediately concluded an agreement. Her grandmother did not approve of her granddaughter’s choice, calling the world of catwalks and gloss a terrible and immoral business.

In 2014, Sasha Luss, who by this time had gained great popularity in the modeling world, became a student at Cambridge, where she chose the Faculty of History of Literature.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Modeling career

The first serious show with Sasha’s participation took place in 2007 - it was a demonstration of the spring-summer collection from Alena Akhmadullina

. Then the girl's face graced the covers of Yes! Russia, Marie Claire Malaysia, Vogue Russia. In 2011, Luss's photos appeared in L'Officiel Central Asia, and in 2012 she starred in the Bohemique lookbook. In the catalog of this brand, Sasha’s photographs were noticed by the world famous couturier Karl Lagerfeld. He invited the Russian woman to take part in the Chanel fall-winter 2012/2013 show.

In addition, she walked the catwalk in outfits by Emporio Armani, Junko Shimada, Haute Couture Chanel, Dany Atrache, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad. In 2012, Sasha Luss was chosen as one of the faces of Carolina Herrera Summer Fragrance. In 2013, she posed for Vogue Italia wearing outfits from Valentino and took part in 58 Ready-to-Wear shows, demonstrating the Haute Couture collections of Ulyana Sergeenko, Bouchra Jarrar, Valentino, Alexis Mabille, Dior, Elie Saab. In 2014, Luss appeared in advertising campaigns for Chanel and Lanvin. At the same time, she signed a contract with Dior, becoming the face of the brand's cosmetic line. In 2015, her photographs were published on its pages by W Magazine, Pirelli calendar 2020, in a photo shoot for which Natalia Vodianova, Isabeli Fontana, Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls

,
Candice Huffine
, Carolyn Murphy,
Raquel Zimmerman
,
Cameron Russell
and others. Luss also participated in the shoot for the cover of the festive issue of Vogue Italia on the occasion of the publication's sesquicentennial.

In 2020, Sasha, who became one of the world's most sought-after models, along with her British colleague Cara Delevingne, singer Rihanna, actors Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rutger Hauer, Sam Spruell and other stars, starred in a large-scale science fiction film from the famous French directed by Luc Besson "", which premiered in 2020. Luss played the role of Princess Likho-Mina.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Personal life

In 2015, during the filming of the charity project Summer of Love, Sasha met Serbian theater and film actor Milos Bikovich, known to Russian audiences from the film “Duhless”, the sitcom of the STS channel “Hotel Eleon”. After filming, the lovers went to the Maldives.

Milos about Sasha: “I won her over with my ability to hide the fact that I have no sense of humor. Also, in fact, I’m not a foreigner: I inflect words poorly, put stress incorrectly and speak so slowly, simply because I’m stupid... I think she liked that.”

In 2020, the romantic relationship between the top model and the actor came to an end; Milos and Sasha broke up, maintaining excellent friendly communication.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Filmography

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets / (2017) / Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets… Princess Lïhio-Minaa / Creature “Candy Dress”
Fashion control (TV series, 2002 – …) / Fashion Police… Sasha Luss

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Sometimes it is very beneficial to be a “pale moth”. For makeup artists, such faces are a godsend! Like a blank canvas, paint whatever you want. If her figure hasn’t let us down yet - there are no fat pads sticking out anywhere, her waist is just “wasp-shaped”, and her height is wow, then such a thin, resounding, pale girl has every chance of becoming a supermodel. The biography of Sasha Luss is a good example of this.

Movies

In addition to modeling, Alexandra Luss also began acting. By 2020, her filmography already includes 2 major roles, each of them special. One is in the 2017 science fiction action film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”, the other is in the thriller “Anna”. Both films are directed by Frenchman Luc Besson.

Sasha Luss as Princess Likho-Mina (still from the film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”)

In her debut film, the actress played Princess Likho-Mina. The space fantasy about two special agents Valerian and Laureline, who unwillingly turned into participants in a serious intergalactic conspiracy, also starred such famous actors and show business stars as Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan, Rihanna, Clive Owen, Ethan Hawke and others.

In the action film Anna, Luss played the central role of a strikingly beautiful girl who has one big secret behind her soul - she is the most dangerous assassin in the world. Sasha's colleagues on the set were Helen Mirren, Cillian Murphy, Luke Evans, Alexander Petrov. The world premiere of the film is scheduled for June 21, 2019.

Biography[ | ]

Sasha Luss was born on June 6, 1992 in Magadan. Moved to Moscow. Sasha’s mother worked as a gastroenterologist. As a child, Luss studied ballet and participated in various dance competitions, at one of which she was asked to try herself in the modeling business.

Her modeling career began at the age of 15 at the famous modeling agency Avant Models (mother agency). The first serious appearance on the catwalk took place in 2007, in the show of the spring-summer collection from Alena Akhmadullina. In 2012, the model posed for the Bohemique catalog. The photographs end up in the brand’s catalog and Karl Lagerfeld notices them and invites the model to take part in the show of the Chanel autumn-winter collection. In 2014, Sasha Luss posed for the Pirelli calendar. Participated in the shoot for the cover of the festive September issue of Vogue Italia in honor of the 50th anniversary of the magazine with such models as Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell, Adriana Lima, Candice Swanepoel, Karen Elson, Natalia Vodianova, Amber Valletta, Liya Kebede, Coco Rocha, Natasha Poly, , Jourdan Dunn, Hilary Roda, Sasha Pivovarova and others.

In 2020, Luc Besson’s film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets” was released, in which Sasha played the cameo role of Princess Likho-Mina. On October 9, 2020, it became known that she would play the main role in Luc Besson's action film Anna.

Personal life

The personal life of a successful top model has never been public knowledge. In 2016, the press was full of information that Sasha Luss was in a relationship with Serbian actor Milos Bikovic, known for his roles in the films “Ice”, “Balkan Frontier”, “Hotel Eleon” and “Grand”. The celebrities first met at a charity shoot for Glamor magazine, during which they had to kiss on camera.

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Sasha Luss and Milos Bikovich
However, a couple of months later, the girl was caught by the paparazzi while vacationing with a stranger on the beach in Miami. After this, Luss dated for some time with a young artist from France, Paul Dupy. Alexandra does not have a husband or children; now she prefers to build a career.

Not everyone knows, but in order to achieve such an ideal shape (the model’s height is 178 cm and weight is 50 kg), the girl lost weight at the beginning of her creative career. Now she is a living standard of high fashion and looks perfect both in clothes and in a swimsuit.

Sasha Luss

Sasha Luss. Born on June 6, 1992 in Magadan. Russian supermodel, actress.

Mother - Maria Luss, doctor.

Later, she and her family moved to Moscow, where she grew up.

From an early age she studied ballet. However, I had to leave classes due to an ankle injury.

At the age of 13, my mother, through the mediation of her fashion model friend, got Sasha a job at the Avant Models modeling agency, where she immediately received a contract.

Her first serious appearance on the catwalk took place in 2007 - in the show of the spring-summer collection from Alena Akhmadullina.

Then the girl's face graced the covers of Yes! Russia, Marie Claire Malaysia, Vogue Russia.

In 2012, the model posed for the Bohemique catalog. The photos ended up in the brand's catalog and they were noticed. Sasha Luss owes her rise to Lagerfeld. He saw Sasha’s angelic face in the gothic Bohemique advertising campaign and invited him to the Chanel Paris - Bombei show.

Then there was an exclusive with Dior, opening access to the Valentino show and many other lucrative offers.

She walked the catwalk in outfits from Emporio Armani, Junko Shimada, Haute Couture Chanel, Dany Atrache, Georges Hobeika, Zuhair Murad.

In 2012, Sasha Luss was chosen as one of the faces of Carolina Herrera Summer Fragrance.

In 2013, she posed for Vogue Italia wearing outfits from Valentino and took part in 58 Ready-to-Wear shows, demonstrating the Haute Couture collections of Ulyana Sergeenko, Bouchra Jarrar, Valentino, Alexis Mabille, Dior, Elie Saab.

In 2015, her photographs were published on its pages by W Magazine, Pirelli calendar 2020, in a photo shoot for which Natalia Vodianova, Isabeli Fontana, Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls, Candice Huffine, Carolyn Murphy, Raquel Zimmerman, Cameron Russell and others were also involved. Luss also participated in the shoot for the cover of the festive issue of Vogue Italia on the occasion of the publication's half-century anniversary.

She is the face of the Dior Beauty line, as well as Carolina Herrera.

In 2020, together with a fellow British singer, actors Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, John Goodman, Clive Owen, Rutger Hauer, Sam Spruell and other stars, she starred in a large-scale science fiction film from the famous French director “ Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

, which premiered in 2020. In the fantasy action movie about space special agents, Luss played Princess Likho-Mina.

Sasha Luss in the film “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”

At the premiere of the film in Moscow, Besson told reporters that he had long wanted to work with Sasha. He even sent Luss to acting classes in New York, not yet delighting her with the news that she had already been cast in the role.

Together with the director, the model presented the film at the Moscow premiere, and Besson himself spoke about it this way: “With great pride, I want to present a Russian girl whom I met two years ago, sent her to acting courses and promised to film her later. I have always had a talent for revealing young actresses - Natalie Portman, Milla Jovovich, who, as you know, also has Russian roots. I am very proud to present young talent - actress Sasha Luss."

She entered the University of Cambridge to study the history of literature. She said: “I study at the University of Cambridge at the Faculty of Literary History. And it's incredibly difficult. I don't even have time to sleep. And I know that one day I will have to choose. After all, a good result is only possible when you give one hundred percent to one thing. And I don't think I will choose a modeling career. I've waited too long for something else."

Sasha Luss said about herself: “I don’t know how to praise myself. But when they ask me what is your greatest talent, I know exactly what to answer. I'm really very pleasant to talk to. And I try to be nice to everyone.”

“No need to fuss or be nervous. I'm just enjoying what's happening to me. Focusing on your happiness is unnecessary,” says the model.

Sasha Luss's height:

178 centimeters.

Parameters of Sasha Luss:

Chest - 83 cm, Waist - 60 cm, Hips - 88 cm.

Personal life of Sasha Luss:

She was in a relationship with an actor (known from the film “Duhless”, the STS channel sitcom “Hotel Eleon”, etc.). They met on the set of the charity project Summer of Love. After filming, the lovers went to the Maldives. Milos said: “I won her over with my ability to hide the fact that I had no sense of humor. Also, in fact, I’m not a foreigner: I inflect words poorly, put stress incorrectly and speak so slowly, simply because I’m stupid... I think she liked that.”

In 2020, the couple broke up, maintaining friendly relations.

In his free time, Luss tries to attend art exhibitions and read as many books as possible.

Leads a healthy lifestyle. Her favorite menu for lunch is orange juice and a light salad.

Filmography of Sasha Luss:

2002 - Fashion Control (Fashion Police) - cameo (Sasha Luss) 2017 - Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets - Princess Likho-Mina 2020 - Anna (Anna) - Anna

Russian top model, actress.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Biography

Sasha Luss

In 2014, Sasha Luss, who by this time had gained great popularity in the modeling world, became a student at Cambridge, where she chose the Faculty of History of Literature.

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Modeling career

The first serious show with Sasha’s participation took place in 2007 - it was a demonstration of the spring-summer collection from Alena Akhmadullina

Sasha Luss / Sasha Luss. Personal life

In 2020, the romantic relationship between the top model and the actor came to an end; Milos and Sasha broke up, maintaining excellent friendly communication.

Sasha Luss now

The celebrity continues to conquer fashion catwalks around the world, develop herself as an actor, give interviews, post photos on her personal Instagram page, and inspire young girls to love themselves without makeup through selfies posted with an absolutely natural and clean face.

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Sasha Luss in 2020
Luss's determination and cheerfulness attract fans and fashion designers to her.

Sasha Luss: biography of the Russian model who conquered the world

Sasha’s mother, a doctor by profession, put a lot of effort into raising her daughter and her older sister, Sofia. In addition to studying at school, Luss attended various clubs and sections and went in for sports. She also learned the basics of English, which the model speaks perfectly, during her school years. Alexandra achieved particular success in dancing - she participated in various competitions and even took places in city competitions.

If it weren’t for the ankle injury, perhaps now we would be watching Sasha not on the podium, but on the ballet stage.

Actually, at one of the dance competitions Sasha was noticed by a recruit from a modeling agency. Sasha’s mother recalls that the girl did not like girlish clothes, was not interested in dolls and generally preferred to play with boys - she ran around the yard, climbed trees, and sometimes even fought.

The charming blonde herself admits that she loved cars more than Barbie houses. But at the same time, Sasha says that she tries to be nice and accommodating to everyone - this is what all top models do.

After her first successes and working with Lagerfeld, Sasha changed her hair color to neon platinum and immediately entered the top ten top models.