Nicoleta Vaculov

About Nicoleta Vaculov

Nicoleta Vaculov (born December 3, 1988) is a Romanian fashion model and digital content creator. Originally from Romania and associated with the city of Tulcea, she later relocated to the United States and developed a significant part of her international modeling career in Los Angeles.
Vaculov gained wider recognition through her work with GUESS, becoming one of the models featured in the brand’s Spring 2014 advertising campaign. Photographed by Yu Tsai at Laguna Beach, the campaign also included Danielle Knudson, Olivia Greenfield, Samantha Hoopes, and Gui Fedrizzi. She has additionally been associated with the Marciano label.
Throughout her career, Vaculov has worked across fashion, commercial, swimwear, lingerie, beauty, and editorial modeling. She has been represented by agencies including Modelwerk, Traffic Models, The Industry Model Management, and, more recently, Select Model Management in Miami. Her current Select profile lists her at 174 cm (5 ft 8.5 in) tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Her editorial work includes fashion photography for publications and independent fashion productions. In 2020, she appeared in a VIVA GLAM Magazine editorial photographed by Deja Jordan at the RagDoll Pink Palace. Her career has also included covers, advertising, runway appearances, and commercial productions in different international markets.
Alongside traditional modeling, Vaculov has maintained an active social-media presence. Her Instagram account, @nicoleta_vaculov, has more than 110,000 followers and focuses on travel, lifestyle, fashion, and visual storytelling. She describes herself there as being based in Los Angeles, California.
Outside fashion, Vaculov has participated in charitable activities in the United States. She has worked with the Kimberly Moore Foundation, including initiatives supporting children and at-risk teenagers, where she has shared aspects of her personal and professional journey.
Vaculov’s professional trajectory is particularly associated with the glamorous, highly polished aesthetic of commercial fashion advertising. Her work for GUESS and Marciano, combined with editorial, swimwear, beauty, and lifestyle photography, established her as one of the Romanian models to build a sustained career in the international commercial modeling industry.