Anna Cleveland as 'Madame Callas' Lensed by Adriano Russo for Madame Germany
/It’s highly unusual that a model would perform as a renowned opera star twice in one month. Top model Anna Cleveland is that person, appearing first in the December 2023 issue of Vogue Greece as Maria Callas.
In these images, Cleveland is styled by Konstantin Spachis in ‘Madame Callas’. Photographer Adriano Russo [IG] is behind the lens for Madame Germany [IG] December 2023.
Read MoreAnna Cleveland Stars as Maria Callas for Vogue Greece December by Richard Phibbs
/Model Anna Cleveland channels the spirit of opera singer Maria Callas, who would have turned 100 on December 2 in Vogue Greece’s December 2023 cover story, lensed by Richard Phibbs
Nicholas Georgiou styles Cleveland, who as Maria Callas expresses ‘La Divina’s’ appetite for a luxurious, glamorous lifestyle and fashion diva status, in addition to her global fame as an opera star.
Callas’ life is now the focus of Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín’s upcoming biopic ‘Maria’, starring Angelina Jolie. Early images released of Jolie as Callas bear a stunning resemblance to the opera diva, and she will wear some of Callas’ real clothes in the film.
Read MorePat and Anna Cleveland Make Fashion Bliss in Harper's Bazaar Spain April 2023
/In the Harper’s Bazaar Spain April 2023 fashion story ‘Romper Barreras’ [‘Breaking Barriers’], Pat Cleveland and Anna Cleveland are styled by Inmaculada Jiménez in images by Vladimir Martí [IG] for ‘The Picasso’ issue.
A Model Icon’s Life Turned Inside Out in March 2019
In Spring 2019, legendary AfricanAmerican model Pat Cleveland was diagnosed with colon cancer. The then 68-year-old model icon rushed to the American Hospital in Paris, after walking the Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya show in very early March.
Resulting from the emergency surgery in Paris on March 23, Cleveland’s colon cancer was detected. Anna Cleveland, Pat’s daughter, who is also a model and performer, was living in Paris and able to care for her mother during the crisis.
4 Years Later, Pat Cleveland Is Thriving
In a miracle of miracles moment, Pat Cleveland is thriving four years out from her life-threatening medical event.
Colorectal cancer disproportionately affects the Black community, where the rates are the highest of any racial/ethnic group in the US. African Americans are about 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups.
Read MoreAnna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021
/Anna Cleveland Wears Noble Origins Coats for Vanity Fair Italia September 2021 AOC Fashion
Anna Cleveland models the season’s best coats styled by Simone Guidarelli. Photographer Emilio Tini [IG] captures the noble origins luxury looks in Vanity Fair Italia September 2021./ Hair by Eddy Scudo; makeup by Karin Borromeo