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IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST

Being a model isn't all fun and games. In fact it is everything BUT fun and games. Photographer Philippe Wojazer followed French model Marine Deleeuw and caught her on camera as she went about her work at Paris Fashion Week.

French top model Marine Deeuw, originally from Valenciennes northern France, was 18 when she first stepped down a catwalk -- opening the first ready-to-wear show of the September 2012 season in New York. Now, ahead of the four-week marathon of shows, she is aware that in modelling your body is your instrument and plans to 'rest the most I can, take vitamins, and do everything possible to not fall ill'.

Here, Deleeuw has a dreamy look as she takes a break between a casting for Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion collection and that of fashion house Valentino in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST
Deleeuw reads her emails before going to the Valentino Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Marine Deleeuw makes her bed at the models' flat before going to Valentino Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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French supermodel Deleeuw waits for a casting at Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's headquarter in Paris, January 2

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad looks at French top model Marine Deleeuw at a casting for his Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion collection in Paris, January 23.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Deleeuw's show card is pinned-up amongst others in the backstage of fashion house Valentino's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 show, in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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A make-up artist works on French top model Marine Deleeuw backstage before the start of Italian designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolo's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show for fashion house Valentino in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Marine Deleeuw puts a dressing gown on backstage before the start of Italian designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolo's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show for fashion house Valentino in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Marine Deleeuw tries on her shoes in the backstage before the start of Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Marine Deleeuw hugs a model friend backstage before the start of Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

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Hairdressers work on French top model Marine Deleeuw in the backstage before the start of Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST
Deleeuw takes a break before the start of Italian designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Picciolo's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 show for fashion house Valentino in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST
Marine Deleeuw drinks a coffee at the models' flat before going to Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad's Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST
Marine Deleeuw's show card and details are posted backstage at the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show for fashion house Valentino in Paris.

IN PICS: The life of a fashion model

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 18:24 IST
And finally, Marine Deleeuw on the ramp as she presents a creation by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad as part of his Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2013 fashion show in Paris.
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