Valery Kaufman (Russian: Валерия Кауфман; born 30 May 1994) is a Russian model[2][3] best known for walking in Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2015[4][3] and Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016.
[8] In the early 2010s, she sent her photos to several model agencies in New York, and soon received an invitation to a casting call for a fashion show by Tom Ford, which she successfully passed.
Following her appearance on the cover of the Russian edition of Vogue in March 2015, she received invitations to fashion shows by Chanel, Dior and Valentino.
[9] At various times she has participated in the shows of Alberta Ferretti,[10] Alexander Wang,[11] Alexandre Vauthier,[12] Balmain, Blumarine, Chanel,[13] Christian Dior,[14] Diane von Furstenberg,[15] Dolce & Gabbana,[16] Elie Saab, Emilio Pucci, Fendi, Giambattista Valli, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Nina Ricci, Oscar de la Renta, Prada,[17] Tom Ford, Valentino, Versace, Yves Saint Laurent[18] and others.
[25] On May 11, 2024, Kaufman married Dimitri Varsano, son of Miss Polonia in 1985, Katarzyna Zawidzka and businessman Sergo Varsano, at Mairie Du 16ème in Paris and in Lake Como in Italy.