Irina Shayk: From a country girl with a "bad father" to the No. 1 beauty in the model village, forced to break up by Ronaldo's biological mother

Although successful in the profession as well as famous through a 5-year love affair with Ronaldo, few people know, behind supermodel Irina Shayk is a miserable, turbulent and trade-off childhood of a young woman from a mining town in a distant birch country.

Mechanical childhood

Irina Shaykhlislamova was born in 1986 in a small town in Russia, the child of grandparents Olga and Valeriy, When Irina Shayk was 14 years old, her father - a miner, died of lung cancer at the age of 40, plunging the family into poverty. But he left his daughter a valuable asset: the beauty of the Tatar clan.

Inheriting his father's charming brown skin and his mother's beautiful eyes, when he first started his career, people often mistook this long leg for a native of South America. Irina said: "My father had dark skin because he was a Tatar. Many times the Tatars look a lot like Brazilians. I got bright eyes from my mother."

Meanwhile, her grandmother, Galina Shaykhislamova, was a former Red Army intelligence officer, known for her courage. Before her death in 2013 at the age of 89, she said in an interview that each generation had its own challenges. If she had lived in an earlier era, Irina would have also managed to navigate the tensions of war because she was brave. Galina was someone Irina always loved and affectionately called "my angel."

Irina used to live in a cramped apartment in Yemanzhelinsk. "We were very poor. After school, my sister and I helped my mother with gardening. We grew potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes not for fun but to have something to eat," the beauty recalled.

Residents of the mining town of 30,216 also confirmed that her mother, Olga, a former music teacher, had "worked like a slave" to feed her family during Russia's troubles.

Supermodel qualities and dreams of escaping poverty

Irina Shayk always wanted to escape the backwater mine, which is "stunningly beautiful if you wear a mask".

In the memory of her friends and teachers, Irina was a humble and well-educated person. She attended music school, played the piano and got excellent grades in addition to her normal curriculum.

Despite her family's struggles, little Irina was "always beautiful, stylishly dressed, some of her clothes looked like they were tailor-made," the former friend said. In junior high school, Irina Shayk wanted to buy a pair of fashionable high heels but her family could not afford it. So Irina painted the walls for the local hospital for 20 days to make enough money for the shoes even though she was taller than her friends.

Besides, when someone criticizes her "skinny" or "sticky" legs, she proudly replies: "You will see how this slim body helps me make money and makes me famous in the future."

And true to her word, Irina Shayk was famous, rich, escaping the poor town she dreamed of.

Lost youth: a quick love affair with a 'bad dad'

Once stumbling upon a notice on the bus stop wall about where to receive beauty training, Irina's mother took her sister Tatyana to the manager. Luckily, the house next door to the meeting place was a modeling agency, and Irina's beauty was noticed and chosen by the staff here.

In 2004, Irina unexpectedly won the Miss Chelyabinsk 2004 beauty contest. Then she went to Moscow at the age of 18. From here, Irina's career blossomed and successed successes. However, few people know that, during this time, the model born in 1986 disappointed her early helpers.

Svetlana Klimenko, founder and owner of modeling agency Exclusive, told the Daily Mail: "We spotted her, gave her attention, looked after her, took care of her and taught her to do everything but she let us down. She was just a freckled prostitute when she came to us. In all our 25 years, no girl has embarrassed us so much. She's the first," Klimenko snapped.

Before Irina leaves for Moscow, Klimenko and her manager have a serious conversation with Irina because they realize that the teenage beauty "received courtship from a rich man twice her age." They left Irina with a choice: either "stick with her 'bad dad' and quit her career" or "become a successful model and be able to earn enough money on her own."

"Irina cried and asked, 'What man? Who are people talking about? I want to work. We believed her, bought her a ticket to Moscow the next day," Klimenko said. However, when the company partner's car arrived, Irina did not get into the car, but followed her lover's car, turned off her phone and disappeared.

Klimenko said she was shocked by the young model's attempt to stab her in the back: "It's a big scandal. I lost my temper. I spoke to her more harshly and called her a 'skunk'. She immediately complained to her new sponsor, who called to threaten and insult me."

Elena Yermolayeva, director of the modeling agency that worked with Irina at the same time, confirmed that she had a "brief affair" with the Moscow businessman. Thanks to this person, Irina was able to go to England to learn the language. The Daily Mail also contacted the man - who allegedly had a fun trip with Irina to the UK - but there was no response.

Although her love affair with her 'half-father' disappointed her godfathers in Irina, she found success quickly and had a chance in Paris. But initially in the country, she had to deal with culture clashes and went through "difficult and extremely complicated times". Irina admits she doesn't speak French and misses her friends. She even "has no money, sometimes I don't have anything to eat."

Irina Shayk came through strongly and continued to shine. She has many contacts working in England, France... Became the face of Italian clothing company Intimissimi, appeared in a series of fashion photos of Sport Illustrator, later became the first Russian model on the cover of this prestigious magazine.

For one thing, Irina was unable to obtain a visa and risked never setting foot on U.S. soil due to her surname, Shaykhislamova, being of Muslim origin.

Models are achieving more and more. In 2009, Irina signed a contract to advertise for Guess and in 2010, she was the face of Armani Exchange. In addition to striding at many big fashion shows, Irina also occupies places in prestigious magazines from GQ, Glamour, Elle ...

Besides, Irina Shayk also attracted attention when the double wave next to Cristiano Ronaldo. Being the lover of one of the world's top players for 5 years brought special attraction to Irina in the press. Even after the breakup, the couple was the focus of the media for no short time.

It is known that one of the reasons why they broke up was Ronaldo's mother. Dolores and the player's sisters don't like the fact that the supermodel often has to travel for work.

This breakup cost Irina Shayk heavily. She lost about 11 million followers on social media. This is equivalent to 75% of the female model's following at that time.

Although there are many critics that Irina is only good at 'leaning' on the giant, 'following' the name of her lover to go up, very few people achieve what Irina has and also many people admire the supermodel because of her 'overcoming' skills in the past years.

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