Natividad Abascal y Romero-Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [natiβiˈðað aβaˈskal i roˈmeɾo ˈtoɾo]) (formerly, The Duchess of Feria; born 2 April 1943, in Seville, Spain), more commonly known as Nati Abascal ([ˈnati aβaˈskal]), is a Spanish socialite and a former fashion model. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1984.
Her modeling career started when Spanish fashion designer Elio Berhanyer asked both her and her twin sis...
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Natividad Abascal y Romero-Toro (Spanish pronunciation: [natiβiˈðað aβaˈskal i roˈmeɾo ˈtoɾo]) (formerly, The Duchess of Feria; born 2 April 1943, in Seville, Spain), more commonly known as Nati Abascal ([ˈnati aβaˈskal]), is a Spanish socialite and a former fashion model. She is also a member of the International Best Dressed List since 1984.
Her modeling career started when Spanish fashion designer Elio Berhanyer asked both her and her twin sister Ana Maria to model some of his designs for the International Exhibition in New York in 1964. Richard Avedon photographed them in Ibiza later in 1964 for his 'The Iberians (The Blaze in Spain)' editorial in Harper's Bazaar. By 1965 Abascal was on the cover of this publication in another photograph signed by Avedon. After this, her modeling career took off and she fixed her residence in New York. Among others, she worked for Oscar de la Renta from his very early days- in fact they met while he was still working for Elizabeth Arden- and...
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