Adriana Sklenaříková

Slovak fashion model and actress

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Christian Karembeu

(m. 1998; div. 2011)

Aram Ohanian

(m. 2014; div. 2022)

Children1Modeling informationHeight1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]Hair colorBlonde^[1]Eye colorBlue^[1]

Adriana Sklenaříková (formerly Karembeu; born 17 September 1971)^[1] is a Slovak fashion model and actress who lives and works in France.^[1] She is a former Guinness record holder for the longest legs among female models (at almost 1.24 m).^[1]

Early life and education

Sklenaříková was born in Brezno to parents Miroslav Sklenařík and Zlatica Gazdiková.^[2] Her mother was a Slovak doctor, while her father was a Czech engineer originally from Vsetín, where her Czech surname originates.^[3] She also has a younger sister named Natalia, who works as a lawyer in Paris. At the time of Sklenaříková's birth, her parents were both students, and she was thus raised by her grandparents until she was six years old.^[4] Sklenaříková has gone on to comment that her father was cold and distant with her throughout her upbringing, and that he preferred her sister.^[5]

After completing her secondary education, Sklenaříková enrolled in Charles University in Prague to study medicine. In 1994, her third year of studies, Sklenaříková was discovered by a French modeling agency after competing in a beauty pageant.^[1]

Career

In 1998, she was hired as one of the models for the Wonderbra campaign.^[6] In the United States, she modeled for Victoria's Secret.^[1] In 2005 she featured in the Channel 5 TV documentary Bra Wars: Boom or Bust^[7] In 2007 she was the host of Top Model on Métropole 6.

In 2008 she participated in Rendez-vous en terre inconnue on France 2. In 2011 she was a contestant in the first season of the French Dancing with the Stars.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
1999	Domenica In	Herself	Cesare Gigli
2004	Jak básníci neztrácejí naději	Madame Krásná	Dusan Klein
2004	3 petites filles	Laetitia	Jean-Loup Hubert
2007	Adriana et moi	Adriana	Williams Crépin	TV movie
2008	Asterix at the Olympic Games	Mrs Geriatrix	Frédéric Forestier & Thomas Langmann
2013	R.I.S, police scientifique	Krystel Regnier	Claire de la Rochefoucauld	TV series (1 episode)
2013	Scènes de ménage	Vanessa	Karim Adda & Francis Duquet	TV series (2 episodes)
2014	Nos chers voisins	Jennifer	Emmanuel Rigaut	TV series (1 episode)
2015	Meurtres à Étretat	Karine Zenko	Laurence Katrian	TV movie
	Enfin en vacances, à la mer	Vanessa	Karim Adda & Francis Duquet (2)	TV movie
	Section de recherches	Tina Kepler	Gérard Marx	TV series (1 episode)
	Doc Martin	Adriana Soupov	Stéphane Kappes	TV series (1 episode)
	Ex-Model	Adriana	Emmanuel Sapolsky	TV series (1 episode)

Personal life

Sklenarikova met French football player Christian Karembeu on a flight from Paris to Milan in 1998, and they were married in December that year.^[1] On 9 March 2011, in an interview to French magazine Paris Match, Adriana revealed that she was separating from her husband.^[9] She stated that the causes for the separation were the couple's constant exposure in the media and their "hectic lifestyle" as well as him being "upset to see photographs of [her] with other men appearing in the press and speculation that [she] had a lover".^[10] Christian refused questions from the media about the divorce, stating that he would not comment in public about his private life.^[11]

In June 2014, she married Armenian businessman Aram Ohanian, her boyfriend of three years. Their wedding was held in Monaco, and was attended by numerous film and show business stars;^[12] in August 2018 Adriana became the mother of a daughter named Nina.^[13] In December 2022, Adriana announced her second divorce from Ohanian.^[14]

Award

2009 Vienna Fashion Award, category Style Icon

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Adriana Sklenarikova Karembeu Profile". The Fashion Model Directory (FMD). Retrieved 7 September 2010.
^ Adriana Karembeu, Patrick Mahé O'Chinal (2014). Le Seuil (ed.). Je viens d'un pays qui n'existe plus.
^ Rosenzweig, Alexis (22 October 2004). "Adriana Sklenarikova-Karembeu : « Je suis une vraie tchéco-slovaque". radio.cz..
^ Adriana Karembeu : T'as de belles jambes tu sais ? Archived 30 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine - spheremetisse.com.
^ Adriana Karembeu, interviewée par Caroline Rochmann, « Adrian Karembeu, Marrakech, sa nouvelle oasis », Paris Match, semaine du 13 au 19 avril 2017, pages 80-85.
^ "'Wonderbras are safe' says Adriana". BBC News. 12 August 1998. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ Bra Wars: Boom or Bust
^ Editorial (26 January 2011). "Bigard, Manoukian et Karembeu dans "Danse avec les stars"" (in French). 7sur7.be. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
^ "Exclusif. Adriana annonce sa séparation à Paris Match (Adriana announces her separation in Paris Match)". Paris Match (in French). 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ "Adriana and Christian Karembeu separate". France Today. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ "Adriana quitte Christian Karembeu (Adriana leaves Christian Karembeu)". France Soir (in French). 9 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^ Adriana Sklenarikova tied the knot with Armenian businessman Aram Ohanian
^ in Slovak language
^ in Slovak language