Blanca Padilla's success story begins at the age of 18, when she was waiting for the subway in Plaza España in Madrid. There a talented mug rightly saw potential in her five-foot-tall figure and delicate features.
The now internationally famous Spanish model was studying Advertising and Marketing and it didn't take her even a year to arrive at the Madrid catwalk, the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. In this first foray into fashion, she made it clear that she had a future by being awarded the award for best model of the year. That was the first stop in a career that would lead her to walk in the big international fashion weeks, with names as renowned as Oscar de la Renta, in Paris, or Dolce
With her modeling career on the rise, the Spanish top decided to try her luck in the great American city of fashion, New York, and a year after participating in several fashion shows, she arrived at the Victoria's Secret offices. She was chosen as the brand's angel in 2014 and walked the runway with her at the brand's show in London.
Her great milestone on the catwalks would come three years later, in 2017, when she was hired again by the media underwear firm. She then became the first Spaniard to walk twice for said brand, consolidating her title as Victoria's Secret angel as well as one of the most international top Spanish women of the moment.
Recognition also came in the form of awards. The model herself received the Best International Model Award from Glamor magazine that same year and a year later Yo Dona also gave it to her. Now, the top makes history again by announcing that she will once again be one of the winged models of Victoria's Secret in the new era of this firm after the numerous controversies she has faced for defending extreme thinness and unattainable beauty canons. .
Beyond the catwalks, Blanca Padilla has explored other facets in the industry. In 2021, the model put herself in the shoes of a designer by collaborating with the sustainable firm Ecoalf. The multifaceted artist designed a line with a sporty air and environmental awareness for the brand.
