Vlada Roslyakova, born Elena Vladimirovna Roslyakova, is a Russian-American model and actress. Vogue Paris called her one of the top models of the 2000s decade and one of the most influential Russian models of all time, alongside Natalia Vodianova and Natasha Poly.

Roslyakova was born on July 1987 in Omsk, Siberia. She was discovered in her hometown of Omsk, Russia, which is located in the Siberian Region where she would get her nickname Siberian Princess. Vlada would do local work before her rise to fame in 2004. Her mother Olga allowed her to model, but her father who was a police officer was hesitant; her mother convinced him to let her go.

At the start of her modeling career, Roslyakova changed her name from Elena to Vlada in order to distinguish herself from another model named Elena Rosenkova. Vlada is in honor of her father's name, Vladimir Roslyakov.

Vlada Roslyakova went to work in Japan for the first time and signed a contract there for two years. She shared that she did not speak a word of English at first.
As a young girl, Roslyakova was told by many she should consider modeling. She was scouted in her home town Omsk at age 14, which she would sign to her mother agency in 2003. She did photoshoots and local work in her town. She then was sent to Tokyo in 2004 by her agency for two months and after her contract finished in Tokyo, she was immediately sent to Paris Fashion Week, which started her career international career during the Spring/Summer 2005 season.  Roslyakova would walk 16 fashion shows in the Spring/Summer 2005 season.
Roslyakova belongs in the "Wide Eyed Doll" era of models, along with models Sasha Pivovarova, Jessica Stam, Lily Cole, and Gemma Ward.

Her runway credits include top fashion houses and designers like Alberta Ferretti, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Blumarine, Bottega Veneta, Burberry Prorsum, Calvin Klein, Céline, Chanel, Chloé, Christian Dior, Comme des Garçons, Dolce & Gabbana, DSquared², Emanuel Ungaro, Emilio Pucci, Etro, Fendi, Gianfranco Ferré, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy, Gucci, Hermès, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jil Sander, Kenzo, Lanvin, Loewe, Louis Vuitton, MaxMara, Missoni, Miu Miu, Moschino, Mugler, Nina Ricci, Prada, Roberto Cavalli, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Stella McCartney, Valentino, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Schiaparelli, Yohji Yamamoto and Yves Saint Laurent.
She has appeared in editorials for French, British, Italian, and American Vogue.

Vlada Roslyakova has been the face of Nina Ricci, Vera Wang, Christian Lacroix, DKNY, Karl Lagerfeld, Dolce & Gabbana, Swarovski.
In 2007, Roslyakova appeared on the cover of Vogue Brasil. In September of 2023, she was a NYFW exclusive and returned to the catwalk for Ralph Lauren Spring/Summer 2024, she had not walked for the Ralph Lauren brand in nearly 6 years. In April of 2024, she walked Ralph Lauren yet again for the Fall/Holiday 2024 collection.
Vogue Paris declared her one of the top 30 models of the 2000s.

Vlada Roslyakova has been called a supermodel and catwalk legend by American Vogue. As of 2024 she is one of the top 10 most popular Russian models.
In 2024, she revealed she would be part of a podcast called the 'Fashion Host Podcast' alongside fellow model Ines Crnokrak.
In 2008 she became the brand ambassador and face for designer Karl Lagerfeld, replacing Gemma Ward. Roslyakova also became the face of Dolce & Gabbana in 2007. She has been featured in advertising campaigns for Nina Ricci, Moschino, Hermès, MaxMara, Christian Lacroix, Calvin Klein, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Viktor & Rolf, Jill Stuart Beauty, DKNY, Roberto Cavalli, Daks Japan, Gap, Barney's, Anna Sui, Etro, Cartier, Sonia Rykiel, Belstaff, Hobbs, Alcacuz, Swarovski, Diamond Dazzle, Derercuny, Victoria's Secret, Karl Lagerfeld and Lacoste. She has also appeared in look-books for Prada, Chanel, Gucci, Versace, Givenchy, Donna Karan, Lanvin, Ralph Lauren, Alberta Ferretti, and many more.
In 2010 she was the look-book model for Versace Fall/Winter 2010 catalog.

In 2020, Vlada Roslyakova appeared in the Badgely Mischka Spring-Summer campaign and also in the Desigual Campaign collaboration with Christian Lacroix.
Roslyakova played as 'Olga' in a short film Julie Babie, she has been in many short films. Vlada was in fashion documentaries for Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, and Christian Dior.