Nieves Alvarez was born in Madrid in 1974. She has worked for magazines like Glamour, Elle and Telva as well as doing fashion shows for designers like Valentino, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior, Hermés and Armani. She has also done campaigns for: Gianfranco Ferré, Massimo Dutti, La Redoute, Kina Fernández, Swarovski and Van Laack. She is represented by SS&M Model Management.