Vera Jordanova (Bulgarian: Вера Йорданова; born 28 August 1975) is a Bulgarian-Finnish model, actress and cookbook author.

Vera Jordanova
Born (1975-08-28) 28 August 1975 (age 49)
Helsinki, Finland
Citizenship
  • Finland
  • United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • author
  • model
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorGreen
AgencyIconic Focus
Websiteverajordanova.com

Early life

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Vera Jordanova was born on 28 August 1975 in Helsinki, Finland, to Bulgarian musicians. Due to Jordanova's parents' profession, Vera spent the early part of her youth traveling with them in Scandinavia. At the age of seven, Vera was relocated to live with her grandmother in Bulgaria where she started school. In her teens, Jordanova's parents relocated the family to Finland where she graduated from high-school specializing in language studies. [1] She is fluent in Bulgarian, Finnish and English and speaks some Russian and has basic knowledge of Spanish and French.[2]

Career

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Modeling

Shortly after she moved to Finland, she was discovered by the premiere Finnish modeling agency Paparazzi.[3] Soon Vera was seen on national magazine covers, advertising campaigns, TV commercials and became a familiar face in the Finnish media. Modeling opened the doors to traveling abroad and with that to work for internationally known designers and brands. Vera spent the next ten years living and working in Milan, Paris, Hamburg, Cape Town, Barcelona, Miami, Los Angeles and New York.[4] and the Czech Republic's June 2007 edition of Esquire. Vera has modeled for designers and brands such as Karl Lagerfeld, Thierry Mugler, Isabel Marant, Jean Charles de Castelbajac, Claude Montana, Armand Basi,Clarins, Marimekko, Felina Lingerie, Bacardi, Budweiser, Schweppes, Speedo, Lexus, Saks 5th Ave and Stilla to name a few. [5] Jordanova was featured in the 2006 Maxim calendar and has appeared in FHM[6] and the Czech Republic's June 2007 edition of Esquire.

Acting

Jordanova started her acting career in Finland, where she appeared in a few Finnish TV series, such as Isänmaan Toivot.[vague][7] Her debut in American cinema was in Eli Roth's horror sequel Hostel II, playing the part of Axelle, a mysterious woman who works for Elite Hunting to lure tourists into the Slovakian "death factory" for worldwide clientele of torture aficionados.[8] In 2021 Vera landed the main role in the Bulgarian TV drama series Belezi where she portrays the provocative and manipulative Vera Dermendjieva.[9]

Cookbook

In 2014 Vera published a memoir cookbook Don't Miss a Bite: Stories and Flavors from around the World (WSOY). The book, which was first published in Finland, explores food, culture and identity in the form of 100 recipes, short biographical stories and Vera's own drawings and photography.[1]

Publications

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  • Don't Miss a Bite: Stories and Flavors from around the World. Helsinki: WSOY. 2014. ISBN 978-9-5104-0643-4.
 
Jordanova at her book launch of "Don't Miss a Bite: Stories and Flavors from around the World"









Filmography

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Year Film Role
1993 Harjunpää ja kiusantekijät Model
2007 Hostel: Part II Axelle Rassimov

Television

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Year Show Role Note
1994 Venla Gaala 1993 Herself
1998–1999 Tähtitehdas Minkki Karvonen
1998 Maailman pisin talk show Herself
1999–2001 Joonas Hytönen show Herself 2 episodes
2000 Isänmaan toivot Vellu's Girlfriend 1 episode
2006 Blow Out Herself 1 episode
2007 Up Close with Carrie Keagan Herself 1 episode
2014 Puoli Seitsemän Herself 1 episode
2021 Belezi Vera Dermenzhdieva 14 episodes

Music videos

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Year Song Artist Role
2006 Colorful Rocco Deluca[citation needed] Model and dancer


References

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