Eniko Mihalik Bio
Eniko Mihalik is a Hungarian glamour and nude model. She was born Eniko Eva Mihalik on May 11, 1987, in Bekescsaba, Hungary. Playboy named her its December 2016 Playmate at 29. Her appearance came during Playboy's contemporary era of international and digital publishing.
Mihalik has natural breasts, green eyes and blond hair. Her measurements are 34-24-36.
Enikő Mihalik entered modeling after being discovered in a shopping mall at 15 and winning the Hungarian Elite Model Look competition in 2002. She went on to place fourth at the international final in Tunisia, an early result that carried her well beyond her hometown. By 2006 she was walking Chanel haute couture, and the spring/summer 2009 season brought a major breakthrough when she appeared in more than 50 international runway shows.
Fashion quickly placed Mihalik among some of the industry’s most recognizable names. Her runway credits included Givenchy, Versace, Diane von Fürstenberg, Balmain, Chanel, Lanvin and Hermès, while campaigns followed for Gucci, Kenzo, Max Mara, Barneys New York and Samsonite by Viktor & Rolf. Editorially, she appeared in Vogue, Numéro, i-D, V and Self Service, frequently working with photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin.
Mihalik also crossed into several highly visible fashion institutions. She walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York in 2009 and returned for the London edition in 2014. Terry Richardson photographed her in Bahia for the 2010 Pirelli Calendar, while magazine covers placed her alongside models including Naomi Campbell. Those assignments made her Playboy appearance part of an already substantial international career rather than an introduction to American audiences.
David Bellemere photographed Mihalik for Playboy at the end of 2016, during the magazine’s temporary non-nude period. The fashion-oriented direction was particularly compatible with a model accustomed to working with major editorial photographers. Mihalik approached her career with a pragmatic sense of good fortune, acknowledging moments when criticism had made her consider quitting while insisting that perseverance mattered more than trying to satisfy everyone’s expectations.
New York became Mihalik’s professional base, but she remained closely attached to Hungary and described being home as a source of uncomplicated happiness. During quieter periods she enjoyed movies, nature and nights devoted almost entirely to dancing, particularly to old-school hip-hop. She preferred those evenings sober and informal, wearing flats, a T-shirt and shorts and concentrating on the music rather than the surrounding scene—a revealingly unceremonious counterpoint to years spent on international runways.
