Spanish born beauty, Eugenia Silva was born in Madrid in January 1976. Currently a brand ambassador for Giorgio Armani and Chopard, Eugenia was discovered by teen magazine, Ragazza, whose then editor pushed her to enroll in the “Look of the Year” contest. She went on to win first in her native Spain and then moved forward to the world final in New York City. After high school, Silva moved to Paris and started working as a full time model. Her education was very important for her and she later graduated with a law degree from the Universidad Complutense of Madrid.
While working in Paris, Oscar de la Renta discovered Eugenia and introduced her to top fashion influentials including renowned photographer Mario Testino, who eventually worked with her to shoot the Oscar de la Renta Perfume campaign.
Silva began working with fashion photographers such as Steven Meisel, Arthur Elgost, Bruce Weber, David Bailey, Wayne Mayser, Steven Klein, and Gilles Bensimon. She has graced the covers of numerous international books including Vogue (Italian, German, Spanish, Colombian), Elle (French, Brazilian, Spanish),Marie Claire (British, Spanish and French), and Glamour. She then joined the ranks of the fashion elite when Spanish Elle named her “model of the year.”
Eugenia has walked the runways of Paris, Milan and London for such names as Giorgio Armani, Prada, Versace, Galliano, Dior, Carolina Herrera, Miu Miu, and Celine. She has appeared in campaigns including Dolce & Gabbana, Clinique Happy, Victoria’s Secret, Pantene and Escada.
Eugenia currently splits her time between Madrid and New York, where she helps various charities, among them, WORLD VISION, working in nearly 100 countries in an effort to tackle the causes of poverty and injustice. She also collaborates with DOCTOR’S WITHOUT BORDERS and PLAN, working in over 49 developing countries to achieve lasting improvements for children living in poverty.
Eugenia Silva continues to be an ambassador for Giorgio Armani as well as Chopard and can currently be seen in the new Tiffany’s campaign.
On her time off, she likes to relax at her house in Formentera, an island off Ibiza, and on the countryside in Extremadura, where she breeds pigs and sheep and rides horses. She is a fan of contemporary art and tries not to miss any art fairs, enjoys art galleries and frequents the theatre in her free time.
