Jon Kortajarena life and biography

Jon Kortajarena Redruello is a Spanish Fashion male model born in 1985 in Spain which signed to Wilhelmina New York agency. He is now living in New York. His rankings are: by Top 50 Male Models - Ranked # 8 and by The Money Guys - Ranked # 7 .

Career Highlights:

2004:
- Debuts at the fall Emporio Armani and John Galliano shows in Milan and Paris
- Becomes the face of Just Cavalli for spring
- Steven Meisel photographs Kortajarena for Versace alongside Elise Crombez and other top models
2005:
- Appears in French Connection ad campaign
- Models for Macy’s catalog
2006:
- Appears in editorials for DANSK, GQ Style, GQ, Italian Elle, Elle, Marie Claire, and Spanish Vogue
- Walks the spring Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, and John Galliano shows in Milan and Paris
2007:
- Signs contract with Guess
- Appears in Men’s Health editorial
- Appears in OUT editorial
- Walks the spring Giorgio Armani and Dolce & Gabbana shows in Milan
- Appears in Diesel spring ad campaign
- Appears in German Vogue editorial
- Appears in the fall issue of V Man
- Models for Giorgio Armani and Zegna fall look books
- Featured on the cover of Spanish Elle alongside Petra Nemcova and other top male models
2008:
- Renews contract with Guess
- Becomes the face of Bally, Etro, and Trussardi
- Terry Richardson photographs Kortajarena for Tom Ford alongside Noah Mills
- Models for Tom Ford spring look book
- Featured on the cover of the spring issue of L’Officiel Hommes with a 200 page editorial in the same issue
- Models.com features Kortajarena and his L’Officiel Hommes cover
- Walks the fall Chanel show in Paris
- Appears in Spanish Esquire editorial
- Attends Tom Ford's boutique opening in Milan (23 JUN)
- Appears in Jean Paul Gaultier Jeans fall ad campaign, with Australian model Alexandra Agoston
- Karl Lagerfeld photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of V Man
- Jason Kibbler photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of Pop
26 JUN, 2009: Forbes ranks Kortajarena as the world's eighth top male model
2009: Mikael Jansson photographs Kortajarena for the fall issue of Vogue Hommes International
DEC 2009: Makes cameo in the film A Single Man, alongside Colin Firth and Julianne Moore
JAN 2010: Walks the fall Emporio Armani, Giorgio Armani, and Dolce & Gabbana shows in Milan
MAR 2010: Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Steven Klein
2010: Appears in the fall issue of Numero Homme, photographed by Liz Collins
2011: Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott photographs Kortajarena for the spring Lacoste ad campaign

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