Almudena Fernández is perhaps one of the most prolific Spanish models to ever grace a catwalk. She's now a huge success in the fashion world, starting out like so many others as just a nobody. Born in 1977, Almudena spent her early years in the province of Benavente, just south of the Cantabrian mountain range.

She was the runner-up in a huge modeling competition held by Spanish Elle, when she turned 18 after finishing her schooling.Not long after the Spanish Elle competition, she entered in the European version and again came in second. It was at this point that Almudena decided she wanted to pursue a career in modeling.

Initially, she had the fortune to work with the likes of Lacoste, Bisou-Bisou, Wolford, Hanro, Hermes and the list goes on. Later, she even appeared on the covers of Elle and Cosmo, a well-worn and often quick path to mainstream popularity. In 1998 she was the face of Carolina Herrera's Aquaflore fragrance and following this came another campaign to be the front-woman of Givenchy's new smell, Organza Indecence, since late 1999.

Explaining that Latin models have a lot to offer, she recounts getting endless jobs in London because she was exactly what they didn't have.