Bibi Russell date of birth:
1950
How old is Bibi Russell?
75
Where was Bibi Russell born?
Chittagong, Bangladesh
How tall is Bibi Russell?
5' 10" (178 cm)
Bibi Russell body shape:
Slim
What color are Bibi Russell's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Bibi Russell's hair?
Black
Is Bibi Russell gay or straight?
Straight
What is Bibi Russell's ethnicity?
Multiracial
What is Bibi Russell nationality?
Bangladeshi
What is Bibi Russell's occupation?
Fashion Designer
Short Biography
Bibi Russell is a fashion designer and former international model from Bangladesh. Born in Chittagong, Bangladesh, she studied in London College of Fashion, earning a graduate degree in 1975. In the next five years, she worked as a model for different magazines including Vogue, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar. She also worked as a fashion model in fashion shows until 1994, working with Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Karl Lagerfeld and Giorgio Armani. Having returned to Bangladesh in 1994, Bibi opened Bibi Productions, her own fashion house, fusing indigenous Bengali cultural elements into her line. With assistance from UNESCO, she organized her first European fashion show in Paris in 1996. As of 2004, her company employed 35, 000 weavers in rural Bangladesh. Her enterpreneurship has earned her many awards. The Asiaweek magazine highlighted her as "one of the 20 people to watch in the millennium".