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What a role model: catwalk star turns back on fashion industry after being named top-performer by Ivy League college

Pictured here at Milan Fashion Week, the Polish model has been named the highest-performing graduate at the prestigious Columbia University. Matteo Bazzi/PAP/EPA

Previously featured on the cover of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Elle, Zuzanna Bijoch was named valedictorian by Columbia University and will become the first Pole to ever speak on behalf of other students at her graduation ceremony on Monday.

Hollywood’s Emily Ratajkowski gives lesson on how to pronounce her Polish surname

The model-turned-actress whose grandparents are Polish, is often referred to as 'EmRata' due to the confusion about the correct pronunciation  which is phonetically anglicized as (rat-a-cow-ski).

Stalker who murdered Top Model leaves mysterious notes inside library book

Adding the mysterious handwritten notes into a book about the murder of 1990s model Agnieszka Kotlarska, the killer tried to wriggle out of responsibility for the slaying claiming it was an accident.

Pioneering PRL-era fashion house that ‘lightened the common grey and mediocrity’ awarded ‘historical’ status

The studio belonging to model-turned designer Grażyna Hase was a key part of Warsaw’s bohemian scene during the Polish People's Republic (PRL), and a critical innovator of Polish fashion design.

Detention centre girls wow internet by posing as stars in stunning black and white calendar

In an attempt to dispel stereotypes that women in correction facilities are ‘ugly and degenerate’ the nine girls from the Juvenile Detention Centre in Zawiercie in southern Poland posed for a stunning set of photos as stars such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren and Marilyn Monroe.

Model quits the catwalk to teach sewing and fashion design to underprivileged women in Kenya

Starting last year, Maja Kotala’s Sewing Together school has now partnered with the Salvation Army Kenya and has 20 graduates with their own products being available to buy online.

Lubin man recreates communist past with intricate handmade models

Initially inspired by his grandfather’s old Fiat 126 p, Marcin Wasilewski’s models include not only the iconic PRL car but also complex clay copies of tower block apartments and their interiors.

Gliwice girl becomes TikTok queen with her ‘hilarious’ videos after winning battle with anorexia

Overcoming the eating disorder with the help of her husband, Marta Mielczarska’s videos have amassed nearly 100 million likes and over 5 million followers. But in addition to ‘goofy’ vids, the 27-year-old also talks extremely honestly about her battle with anorexia.

“Age isn’t a limit.” Fifty-seven year old woman inspires as bodybuilding bikini model

Motivated to begin bodybuilding after reading an interview with Ania Gołębiowska, 57-year-old Małgorzata Chruścicka has become a modelling sensation since throwing herself into the sport.

Happy anniversary: Aneta Kręglicka reflects on being crowned Poland’s one and only Miss World Winner

Recalling her 1989 triumph on this day 31-years ago, Aneta Kręglicka takes a walk down memory lane.

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Nestled in green meadows and surrounded by lush forests, the house which features a distinctive curved silhouette reminiscent of a sea dune has been named ‘Best Single Family Residence’ in the latest edition of the European Property Awards.

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