{{Short description|French fashion model and actrice (born 1994)}} {{Infobox model | name = Cindy Bruna | image = Cindy Bruna Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2019.jpg | image_size = 220px | alt = | caption = Bruna in 2019 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1994|9|27}} | birth_place = [[Saint-Raphaël, Var|Saint-Raphaël]], [[Var (department)|Var]], [[Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur|PACA]], France | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | residence = | other_names = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | alma_mater = | occupation = Model | years_active = | known_for = | spouse ={{Marriage|Blondy Baruti|2025}} | partner = | children = | parents = | relatives = | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | hair_color = Brown | eye_color = Brown | agency = {{Plainlist| * [[The Society Management]] (New York) * Special Management (Milan) * [[Storm Management]] (London) * Uno Models (Barcelona) * East West Models (Frankfurt) * Metropolitan / M Management (Paris) (mother agency)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/cindy-bruna|title=Cindy Bruna - Model|website=MODELS.com}}</ref> }} }} '''Cindy Bruna''' (born 27 September 1994) is a French fashion model.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-28|title=Fashion - Cindy Bruna, 19, model|url=https://www.france24.com/en/20140328-fashion-mediatvpresse-cindy-bruna-agence-metropolitan-models-joan-smalls|access-date=2021-07-11|website=France 24|language=en}}</ref>
==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]], [[Republic of the Congo|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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Hervé|first=Patricia|title=Cindy Bruna, dans l'intimité d'un top|url=https://www.gala.fr/l_actu/news_de_stars/cindy_bruna_dans_l_intimite_d_un_top_367150|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=October 12, 2020|language=fr|website=[[Gala (magazine)|Gala]]}}</ref>
==Career== [[File:Cindy Bruna posing.jpg|thumb|left|Bruna in 2015]] After signing with Metropolitan Management, her mother agency, and [[Wilhelmina Models]],<ref name=ITG>{{cite web|url=https://intothegloss.com/2014/11/cindy-bruna/|title=Cindy Bruna, Model|work=Into The Gloss|date=26 February 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/a10018219/now-casting-cindy-bruna/|title=Now Casting:Cindy Bruna|work=CR Fashion Book}}</ref> she landed her first modeling jobs, which were for [[Azzedine Alaïa|Alaïa]] and [[Elie Saab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.vogue.me/fashion/cindy-bruna-interview/|title=Cindy Bruna on Women's Rights and Azzedine Alaïa|work=Vogue Arabia|date=12 April 2018 }}</ref> In 2012, she walked exclusively for [[Calvin Klein (company)|Calvin Klein]].<ref name=ITG/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Model Cindy Bruna Be Incredibly French About Her Makeup|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/cindy-bruna-beauty-secrets-french-girl-smoky-eye-paris-new-york|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Vogue|date=28 March 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> She also landed on the cover of [[Vogue Italia]]'s December 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/work/vogue-italia-vogue-italia-december-2013-cover|title=Vogue Italia December 2013 Cover|work=Vogue Italia}}</ref> and September 2014 issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/work/vogue-italia-vogue-italia-september-2014-cover/620632|title=Vogue Italia September 2014 Cover|work=Vogue Italia}}</ref> She has also appeared in editorials for ''[[Vogue (Magazine)|American Vogue]]'', ''[[Vogue Arabia]]'', ''[[Vogue Japan]]'', ''Vogue Spain'', ''Vogue Ukraine'', ''Vogue Portugal'', ''[[W (magazine)|W]]'', ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'', ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' UK, ''Wonderland'', and others.
She walked the 2013 [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]] for the first time <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/beauty/a9925107/cindybruna-workout/|title=CINDY BRUNA'S SURPRISINGLY EASY, NO-NONSENSE GUIDE TO WORKING OUT|work=CR Fashion Book}}</ref> and has appeared in every subsequent show. She has starred in campaigns for [[Prada]], [[Burberry]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_4531049|title=Prada Casts Another Black Model And More Brown Beauties Land Major Fashion Campaign (PHOTOS)|work=Huffington Post|date=2 January 2014 }}</ref> [[Chanel]], [[Michael Kors]], [[L'Oreal]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Ralph Lauren]], [[H&M]], etc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/cindy-bruna/1/year/advertising|title=Cindy Bruna Advertising|work=Models.com}}</ref> In the S/S 2014 season, she walked for opened for [[Roland Mouret]] and [[Temperley London]]; she also walked for designers like [[Giambattista Valli]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Kessler|first=Greg|date=2017-05-11|title=Cindy Bruna Transforms Backstage at Giambattista Valli|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/11/t-magazine/21morph-giambattista-valli.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/11/t-magazine/21morph-giambattista-valli.html|access-date=2021-07-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> [[Bottega Veneta]], [[Jean-Paul Gaultier]], [[Givenchy]], [[Balmain (fashion house)|Balmain]], [[Alexander McQueen]], [[Antonio Berardi]], [[Armani]], [[Moschino]], [[Philipp Plein]], [[Anthony Vaccarello]], and [[Zuhair Murad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Runway-ShowsWalked-All-2013JunDec-cindy-bruna|title=RUNWAY (June-December 2013)|work=models.com}}</ref>
Bruna currently ranks as a "Money Girl" on models.com and has also been included on the Forbes "30 under 30" list.<ref name=forbes>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/cindy-bruna/?sh=7006d7db7033|title=Cindy Bruna|magazine=Forbes}}</ref> She is an ambassador of Solidarité Femmes, a women's support network that helps victims of domestic violence.<ref name=forbes/>
In April 2020, L'Oreal named Bruna as international spokesperson for the brand.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Georgina|last=Caldwell|date=2020-04-29|title=L'Oréal Paris announces Cindy Bruna as International Spokesperson|url=https://www.globalcosmeticsnews.com/loreal-paris-announces-cindy-bruna-as-international-spokesperson/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=Global Cosmetics News|language=en-GB}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-30 |title=Inside Cindy Bruna & Blondy Baruti’s Winter Wedding In Paris That Blended Heritage, Haute Couture, and Heart - Wedded Wonderland |url=https://weddedwonderland.com/inside-cindy-bruna-blondy-barutis-wedding/ |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=weddedwonderland.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-29 |title=Imaan Hammam shines in bridesmaid mode |url=https://arab.news/9s6h4 |access-date=2026-01-17 |website=Arab News |language=en}}</ref> The couple held both a civil and a religious ceremony. Bruna publicly shared on Instagram that she had chosen to remain abstinent until marriage.
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==External links== {{Commons category|nowrap=yes}} * {{IMDb name|id=6145627}} * {{Fashionmodel}} * {{models.com}} * [http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/focus-on-models/2013/11/cindy-bruna Cindy Bruna] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029085931/http://www.vogue.it/en/shows/focus-on-models/2013/11/cindy-bruna |date=2014-10-29 }} at ''[[Vogue Italia]]''
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