Irina Shayk
Born -- January 6, 1986
Russian
Fashion Model
Measurements -- 34 -23 -35
Height -- 5ft. 10in. tall
Website: http://www.theirinashayk.com
Irina Shayk sometimes credited as Irina Sheik, born Irina Shaykhlislamova in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia is a Russian model known for her 2007 through 2011 appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. She is the cover model for the 2011 issue. Irina Shaykhlislamova was born in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia. Her late father Valeri was of Tatar origin and her mother is Russian. Shayk says that she got her unusual looks from her father, and she has said that people often think she is South American. "My father was dark skinned, because he was Tatar. Sometimes Tatars can look Brazilian," she says. "I get my light eyes from my mother." Shayk's mother was a pianist who was the music teacher in a kindergarten, and her father was a coal miner.