La nueva vida de Blanca Suelves, la eterna chica Don Algodón: “Dicen que hay que reinventarse, pero yo soy siempre la misma”
Fue una de las mujeres más fotografiadas de España, hasta que a mediados de los noventa se casó con el duque de Alburquerque y se alejó de los focos. “Pasé de salir en todos lados a no salir y recuperar la libertad del anonimato. No me gusta ser conocida”, asegura la exmodelo, que hoy es ‘personal shopper’ inmobiliaria
Blanca Suelves, a 58-year-old woman from Lima, made her debut in modeling at the tender age of 16. She made her first runway appearance wearing the uniform of her school, Sainte Bernadette. At that time, she had never worn a long dress, climbed on high heels, or even looked at a fashion magazine. She was completely unfamiliar with the fashion industry, but accepted the invitation from designer Jorge Gonsalves to walk in the Madrid Fashion Week.
Blanca recalls the scene vividly, stating that there were all the top models of the moment, including Celia Forner, Paola Dominguín, Olatz, Helena Barquilla, and Mónica Boada. She felt out of place and sat on the floor, wondering how to approach someone. Suddenly, one of them asked if she had ever walked the runway. Blanca replied that she had not.
The model led her to a side passage and instructed her to practice. Blanca walked the runway for the first time wearing a long blue dress and alongside many well-known figures from Madrid who were invited to the event.
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