Cindy Bruna

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Cindy Bruna
Cindy Bruna Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019.jpg
Bruna in 2019
Born (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 (age 31)
OccupationModel
Spouse
Blondy Baruti
(m. 2025)
Modeling information
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Cindy Bruna (born 27 September 1994) is a French fashion model. [2]

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Early life

Bruna was born in Saint-Raphaël, Var, France on 27 September 1994 to an Italian father, Stefano Bruna, and a Congolese mother, Eléonore, from Brazzaville, Congo. She has an older sister named Christy. At age 16, she was noticed by Dominique Savri, an agent and scout for Metropolitan Management, who suggested she go to Paris for a photo shoot. Bruna was hesitant, because she wanted to become a chartered accountant, and her mother didn't want her to miss school. Eventually, she accepted the offer and learned the basics of modelling. Since graduating from school, she now divides her time between Paris and New York City. [3]

Career

Bruna in 2015 Cindy Bruna posing.jpg
Bruna in 2015

After signing with Metropolitan Management, her mother agency, and Wilhelmina Models, [4] [5] she landed her first modeling jobs, which were for Alaïa and Elie Saab. [6] In 2012, she walked exclusively for Calvin Klein. [4] [7] She also landed on the cover of Vogue Italia's December 2013 [8] and September 2014 issues. [9] She has also appeared in editorials for American Vogue , Vogue Arabia , Vogue Japan , Vogue Spain, Vogue Ukraine, Vogue Portugal, W , Harper's Bazaar , Elle UK, Wonderland, and others.

She walked the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the first time [10] and has appeared in every subsequent show. She has starred in campaigns for Prada, Burberry, [11] Chanel, Michael Kors, L'Oreal, Yves Saint Laurent, Ralph Lauren, H&M, etc. [12] In the S/S 2014 season, she walked for opened for Roland Mouret and Temperley London; she also walked for designers like Giambattista Valli, [13] Bottega Veneta, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Givenchy, Balmain, Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi, Armani, Moschino, Philipp Plein, Anthony Vaccarello, and Zuhair Murad. [14]

Bruna currently ranks as a "Money Girl" on models.com and has also been included on the Forbes "30 under 30" list. [15] She is an ambassador of Solidarité Femmes, a women's support network that helps victims of domestic violence. [15]

In April 2020, L'Oreal named Bruna as international spokesperson for the brand. [16]

Personal life

In December 2025, Bruna married a Congolese basketball player, Blondy Baruti, at the Notre-Dame des Ardentes after getting engaged the year before. [17] [18] The couple held both a civil and a religious ceremony. Bruna publicly shared on Instagram that she had chosen to remain abstinent until marriage.

References

  1. "Cindy Bruna - Model". MODELS.com.
  2. "Fashion - Cindy Bruna, 19, model". France 24. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. Hervé, Patricia (June 15, 2016). "Cindy Bruna, dans l'intimité d'un top". Gala (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Cindy Bruna, Model". Into The Gloss. 26 February 2016.
  5. "Now Casting:Cindy Bruna". CR Fashion Book.
  6. "Cindy Bruna on Women's Rights and Azzedine Alaïa". Vogue Arabia. 12 April 2018.
  7. "Watch Model Cindy Bruna Be Incredibly French About Her Makeup". Vogue. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  8. "Vogue Italia December 2013 Cover". Vogue Italia.
  9. "Vogue Italia September 2014 Cover". Vogue Italia.
  10. "CINDY BRUNA'S SURPRISINGLY EASY, NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING OUT". CR Fashion Book.
  11. "Prada Casts Another Black Model And More Brown Beauties Land Major Fashion Campaign (PHOTOS)". Huffington Post. 2 January 2014.
  12. "Cindy Bruna Advertising". Models.com.
  13. Kessler, Greg (2017-05-11). "Cindy Bruna Transforms Backstage at Giambattista Valli". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  14. "RUNWAY (June-December 2013)". models.com.
  15. 1 2 "Cindy Bruna". Forbes.
  16. Caldwell, Georgina (2020-04-29). "L'Oréal Paris announces Cindy Bruna as International Spokesperson". Global Cosmetics News. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  17. "Inside Cindy Bruna & Blondy Baruti's Winter Wedding In Paris That Blended Heritage, Haute Couture, and Heart - Wedded Wonderland". weddedwonderland.com. 2025-12-30. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  18. "Imaan Hammam shines in bridesmaid mode". Arab News. 2025-12-29. Retrieved 2026-01-17.