Thanks Visit Irina Sheik is a famous Russian model who has been featured in Sports Illustrated 2008 and 2009 swimsuit issues. Her name is also spelt as Irina Shayk and she is from a small town in Ural, Russia. She wanted to be an astronaut but ended in fashion world thanks to her beauty and the fashion agents who found her. Irina has a peculiar obsession, whereever she goes she buys a new swimsuit (as we collect postcards) the world.