De touch heaven by feeling the flames of hell. In this way one could summarize the life of Nastasia Urbanothe 1980s Spanish supermodel who became a runway legend and, after his success, he ended up living on the streets of Barcelona. It is known that sometimes fame can be fleeting and that is what happened in Nastasia’s life.
The fashion industry is a very controversial world. You can become someone out of nothing, achieving success and earning a lot of money; However, suddenly, you become a broken toy, and she forgets about you as if nothing had happened before. Nastasia, what born in Switzerland in 1961, made a career in Barcelona. Little by little she rose to fame conquering the best catwalks in the world as London, Milan, Paris or New York.
The rise and fall of Nastasia Urbano
In the 80s, it was a top model: She was the cover of Vogue, the muse of Yves Saint-Laurent and had million-dollar contracts. According to what they say, to work for a month with her, up to a million dollars were needed at that time. “I remember that time very fondly. She worked, but she also had fun. One day he had dinner with Jack Nicholson and the next with Andy Warhol.. I shared the dance floor at Studio 54 with Melanie Griffith or Simon & Garfunkel, we went to parties at the houses of great actors. It was spectacular, ”he indicated in a 2019 interview.
However, that did not last long and problems began to take over Nastasia’s life. first a divorce that left her in ruins, then three evictions and the offers that were gradually reduced. So, the model ended up on the street and he ended up sleeping in an ATM in Barcelona for several months.
However, his sad story went viral and a friend of his, Daniel Mirabal Gallego-Diaza professional in the fashion sector that he had met in Paris, launched a charity collection on the GoFundMe web to help what was the queen of the catwalks in the 80s. With that campaign and thanks to Daniel’s help, she returned to having small jobs in fashion.
