Armine Harutyunyan: why people love and hate a popular model from Armenia

The story of Armine Harutyunyan is like a fairy tale where millions of girls would like to be. In 2019, 23-year-old Armine went to Germany for a concert of her favorite band. There, she was accidentally noticed by a scout of the Italian brand Gucci and offered to go through a casting. He took a few photos and took the girl's contacts. After that, Harutyunyan went home, not even hoping that someone would call her back.

A few weeks have passed and Armine has already forgotten about the photo shoot in Germany. But a manager from the Gucci office contacted her and offered to take part in Milan fashion week. And soon she was already walking the catwalk, along with famous models, demonstrating a new collection of the brand.

Harutyunyan's first outing was very successful. Fashion houses became interested in the new model and began to offer her cooperation. It seemed to the girl a real miracle, but there were moments that overshadowed her joy. Armine's success story has spread across the network, and users have perceived it differently.

Some wrote congratulations to the girl on social networks and tried to support her in every possible way. And others raised a real wave of hatred, discussing Armine and criticizing her appearance. Envious people did not want to believe that fashion brands themselves choose an Armenian woman. They spread rumors that the girl, or her wealthy patrons, paid well to get her into the world of high fashion.

A huge amount of negativity upset Armine very much. It was hard for her to believe that someone could hate her like this without knowing her personally, and only because of her success. But the girl pulled herself together and coped with an unpleasant situation. She stopped paying attention to the attacks and now just does her job.

Armine Harutyunyan was born and raised in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. She grew up as a creative child, and this is not surprising. Her grandfather, the famous artist Khachatur Azizyan, always encouraged his granddaughter to be drawn to art. As a child, the girl dreamed of an acting career. When Armine graduated from high school, she chose the profession of a graphic designer.

In addition, the girl is seriously interested in Asian culture, in which she finds inspiration. Harutyunyan studies Korean and listens to the music of pop groups from South Korea. True, now the girl has very little time for her hobby, because she is one of the most sought-after models.

This spring, Armine Harutyunyan was included in the top 100 most beautiful models on the planet. This caused another wave of hate. But the girl does not care anymore - she knows her own worth and continues to make progress in the modeling business. True, sometimes it is burdened by popularity. The model misses those days when she could calmly walk the streets and no one recognized her.

No less than Armina got at the beginning of her career and model Tamera McLaughlin, because of her height.