Linda Evangelista is a Canadian supermodel whose colossal successes cannot be surpassed even by best model modernity. This woman was considered both chic and crazy, and her crazy actions always made the front pages of the newspapers.
Linda captivated all customers and fans with her extraordinary appearance, and also became the first model to receive fabulous bonuses for her presence at fashion events.
Childhood and early years
The future celebrity was born on May 10, 1965 in the modest city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. As a child, Linda could not boast of her parents' great fortune, because family values were in the foreground.
Linda Evangelista childhood photo Her dad worked for automobile plant, and my mother was constantly raising her daughter.
As a child, the girl did not yet know what she wanted to become in the future, but everything was already clear to her mother.
She always considered her daughter the most beautiful and was sure that Linda’s future was definitely connected either with television or with the modeling business.
From an early age, her mother took the girl to various castings, and also sent photos to various auditions, but, unfortunately, luck did not smile on her anywhere.
Young Linda herself began to hope for a successful modeling career, but at every casting she heard the same thing. The fact is that back then the girl was no different beautiful appearance, but on the contrary, she had too large cheeks and feet, which is why no one saw her as a model.
The most work the girl received was posing for catalogs of small department stores.
A real revolution in her life happened thanks to her participation in the Miss Young Niagara beauty pageant in 1980. Although Linda Evangelista did not win it, she was remembered by representatives of the New York agency and received a business card from them.
The girl dreamed of calling the representatives back immediately, but her mother, considering this serious step, forbade her to do this until she had completed secondary education. Therefore, immediately after graduating from school, Linda, without hesitation, set off to conquer New York and signed her first contract with the Elite agency.
Beginning of a modeling career
It is in New York that the career of the young model begins. Her first orders were photographs for famous magazines, namely:
- Harper's Bazaar;
- Vogue UK;
- L'officiel de la mode et de la couture;
- Donna Italia;
- Marie Claire.
Not bad at all, as for a beginner who is not exactly a pretty girl. Linda Evangelista has always improved both visually and professionally, so the initial small amount of work each day grew into truly busy filming days.
After several months in New York, the girl goes to the capital of France - Paris, but the expectations were not justified. In the city of high fashion, Linda received only small part-time jobs, most often these were photographs for various catalogs.
The model was often called names because of her figure; at that time, with a height of 176 cm, she had a waist of 64 cm in girth, and, as you know, such volumes are not acceptable for the modeling business.
However, after a while Linda had to thank her competitor for such a rash act, which ultimately brought the model to the very top of the modeling business.
The best hairdresser of those times took pity on the upset girl and gave her a very fashionable hairstyle from what was left and changed her hair color, which radically influenced the model’s image. After that, fashion houses began to notice her, and famous publications urgently wanted to publish photos of the rising model.
Linda Evangelista herself was delighted with the new image, but now, no longer afraid, she agreed to any experiments. During her modeling career, the girl changed her hair color 17 times, for which she was actually nicknamed the “chameleon.”
She conquered the catwalks of the most prestigious fashion houses, including Versace, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and many others, and was also the face of the Clairol brand, and in 1990 she was included in the list of “50 most beautiful girls”.
Linda tries to take on any job and works at every job to the fullest, which is why both brands and fashion publications like to collaborate with her.
At that time, the model managed to appear in a couple of George Michael’s videos, after which they began an affair.
The couple thought about getting married, but the day before, the young man publicly admitted his gay. This was a big blow to Linda, who was in love, and to heal the wounds from broken heart, the girl is completely immersed in work: she does even more fashion photos for magazines and takes up large quantity impressions
Options:
- Height – 178 cm;
- Weight – 59 kg;
- Figure parameters – 88-62-88 cm.
Drug problems
During modeling career the girl had problems with drugs, because this area is not as simple as it might seem, but the drugs turned out to be the only way relax during a break between shots.
The only thing that could stop the girl from using it was the death of her colleague due to an overdose. Then Linda swore to herself that she would never take illegal drugs again.
Personal life
1 First serious relationship The model had a relationship in 1987 with Gerald Marie, director of the Parisian agency Elite. 
It was in him that Linda found her “guardian angel.” They had a strong love, but after 6 years of marriage, the couple separated.
2 The model left Jareld for Hollywood star Kyle MacLachlan, who doted on her. Each magazine posted on its pages joint photos this beautiful couple. Surprisingly, this relationship also exhausted itself after almost 6 years.
3 However, the next relationship turned the girl’s whole life upside down. This time her chosen one was the French football player Fabien Barthez. 35-year-old Linda, for the sake of her beloved, temporarily stops her modeling career, exchanging it for home family life.
During this relationship, the girl becomes pregnant, but, unfortunately, in the end the model loses the child
Only her husband helps her get out of deep depression and return to a full life. Despite the support and mutual understanding, the couple ended their relationship in 2002.
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45 years
At the age of 15, Naomi had a fateful meeting in her life: in an English park not far from her school, the girl was spotted by Elite agency scout Beth Boldt. Already at the age of 16, Naomi flew to her first filming in Paris. Luck seemed to follow Naomi: in 1986, Campbell had to replace a black model, and her photo appeared on the cover of Elle. Immediately after this, the fashion world paid attention to the black beauty. Proposals came one after another. Naomi became the first black model to appear on the cover of Time magazine, as well as French and English Vogue. In the late 90s, Naomi became one of the most popular models peace. The legendary model was nicknamed the Black Panther for her extraordinary flexibility and skin color.
Cindy Crawford
49 years old
And Cindy found a lucky break while working in the corn fields during the summer. I saw a random shot for a local newspaper famous photographer Victor Skrebneski and made a girl business offer. In the 80s and 90s, Cindy was one of the most sought-after supermodels. The contract with Crawford was the key to success. Karl Lagerfeld said: "She combines classic beauty with every American's dream girl." Cindy is now married to fashion model Rand Gerber, with whom she has a son and daughter. The guys also started modeling careers.
Claudia Schiffer
45 years
Claudia was a true miracle child: she studied well at school, studied ballet and music. Schiffer achieved particular success in studying physics and chemistry. At the age of 15, Claudia won the Mathematical Olympiad and was automatically admitted to the University of Munich. Schiffer never even thought about a career as a fashion model. She passionately dreamed of following in her father's footsteps and becoming a first-class lawyer. However, chance intervened. In October 1987, in one of the nightclubs in Dusseldorf, the director of the Metropolitan Models modeling agency, Michel Levaton, noticed the girl, who persuaded her to go to Paris for a test shoot. For about a year, Schiffer was plagued by career setbacks, which, as we all know, the supermodel managed to overcome. Now the blonde is married to film director Matthew Vaughn, with whom she has three children: son Caspar and daughters Clementine and Cosima.
Kate Moss
41 years old
When Kate was 14 years old, she was noticed by agent Sarah Doukas, who invited Moss to try her hand at modeling. Two months later, Kate appeared on the cover of Face magazine, and in 1992, Calvin Klein offered to sign her a $4 million contract. Kate quickly gained popularity, despite her height of 168 cm, which is too short for a model. It was all about her slight physique, which made Kate a half-boy, half-girl, as well as her gaze, which fascinated the designers. Kate Moss changed fashion and removed from the catwalk those models who were considered beautiful before her. After Moss, 16-year-old girls took to the podium, and some models were barely 14.
In 2001, Kate met the publisher of Dazed & Confused magazine Jefferson Hack, with whom she gave birth to a daughter, Lila Grace, in 2002, and 5 years later the model met the musician of the British group The Kills, Jamie Hinch, to whom she is now married.
Laetitia Casta
37 years
Since childhood, Laetitia Casta dreamed of living in the world of show business, and when at the age of 15 she received an offer from photographer Frederic Kreko to try herself at the Madison Models Agency, she was incredibly happy. Having persuaded her father to take her to a test shoot in Paris, Laetitia soon took part in the shooting of a Guess jeans campaign, and at the age of 18 she became a leading model for Victoria's Secret.
Now Laetitia - mother of many children. The model gave birth to her first daughter, Satine, in 2001 from French photographer Stéphane Sednoui. In 2006, Letizia gave birth to a son from Italian actor Stefano Accorsi, who became the father of Letizia’s third child, daughter Athena.
Tyra Banks
42 years
After school, Tyra, who already had experience shooting for magazines, decided to continue her education, and she was accepted by two prestigious universities in California, but later Banks still refused to study: she was awaiting a trip to Paris for Fashion Week, where the 17-year-old model accepted participation in 25 shows! Tyra became the first black girl on the cover of GQ magazine and the first African-American woman in the Victoria's Secret catalog.
Now Tyra is seriously thinking about family. The 41-year-old model decided to have a baby, but so far she has not been able to get pregnant.
Linda Evangelista
50 years
Linda firmly decided to become a model at the age of 12. Her mother entered her into the Miss Niagara Teen competition, where she was noticed by a scout from the Elite modeling agency. After school graduation, Evangelista went to New York, where she signed her first contract, then she was invited to Paris, where Linda’s career took off sharply.
Once upon a time, Linda recklessly said: “I won’t even get out of bed for less than 10 thousand dollars.” This phrase was quoted by all fashion magazines, and now Linda regrets what she said. “These words follow me everywhere. I said this a long time ago, and I hope I’m a completely different person today.”
In 2006, 41-year-old Linda Evangelista gave birth to a son from entrepreneur Francois Henri-Pinault, who abandoned the pregnant beauty.
Elle Macpherson
51 years old
It’s hard to imagine, but in her youth Elle Macpherson dreamed of becoming... a lawyer! But the world was lucky, and the beautiful blonde became one of the first supermodels. Elle's "official" nickname is "The Body". Why? Just look at the famous five covers of Sports Illustrated: none of the stars of the modeling business appeared there more often than McPherson. Elle is now married to businessman Jeffrey Soffer, who is helping the beauty raise two sons from a previous relationship.
Christy Turlington
47 years old
Christy Turlington is “top” in everything. Among her achievements are shooting for more than 500 magazine covers, a million-dollar contract with Maybelline and the status of the most successful face of Calvin Klein in the history of the brand. Christie is married to actor and director Edward Burns, with whom she has a son and daughter.
Helena Christensen
47 years old
“I won’t even get out of bed for less than 10 thousand dollars,” Linda Evangelista, the most sought-after supermodel of the 90s, once said. Fashion designers, photographers and editors of glossy magazines lined up to get pictures with the slender beauty, and she herself chose who to work with. In her youth, Linda Evangelista said that the main thing for a woman at any age is to look good, wear elegant clothes and not be afraid of wrinkles.
In 2017, journalists noticed that Linda had moved away from her beauty principles and had changed a lot in appearance: the 52-year-old model had become very plump and appeared in society in shapeless outfits. Linda almost never attends social events and hides from the paparazzi. Some fans associate this behavior and new appearance with health problems, others with a reluctance to take care of themselves and meet given standards.
Claudia Schiffer now
In the 90s, not a single social event was complete without the golden-haired, fair-skinned model Claudia Schiffer. She walked the carpet in modest elegant dresses, but at the same time always attracted a lot of admiring glances.
Over the years, the supermodel moved away from the German Barbie image, replaced tight skirts with comfortable jeans and spent more time with her family.
In September 2017, Claudia Schiffer appeared at the Versace show and captivated the audience with her radiant appearance and youth. The muse of famous designers and a role model for many girls of the 90s, at the age of 47, has retained her beauty and slimness.
Claudia Schiffer's impeccable appearance has now raised legitimate questions about plastic surgery, however, the model refuted such assumptions.
According to Schiffer, the secret to eternal youth is deep sleep. a strong family, a favorite thing and a competent cosmetologist.
Kate Moss 2017
At the age of 14, Kate Moss posed for a glossy magazine, at 18 she was already posing topless for Calvin Klein, and at 43 she appeared on the cover of Vogue for the 37th time.
Today, the fashion legend rarely appears in magazines, and there is an explanation for this. In her youth, Kate tried drugs and became addicted to alcohol and cigarettes, so much so that she had to undergo treatment in a specialized clinic. The titled model overcame her addiction to cocaine, but could not completely cope with drinking and smoking.
For a long time bad habits did not affect the beauty’s appearance, but in 2017 Kate Moss lost ground. Once ideal figure she swam, and her face became covered with wrinkles. True, and plastic surgeons, and fans unanimously agree that for her age and makeup, Kate Moss is still pretty.
Supermodels of the 90s are still in no hurry to give up their positions and hand over the palm to more to the younger generation. They know the secrets of beauty, but are in no hurry to reveal their cards.
Linda Evangelista (English Linda Evangelista; born May 10, 1965, San Catarina, Ontario, Canada) – Canadian-born supermodel. On models.com he is on the list of The Supers, highest category resource.
During her career she concluded great amount contracts with various cosmetic companies, among which the most significant is probably the contract with L’Oréal, and photographs of the fickle beauty have graced more than 600 covers of glossy magazines.
In the fashion world, her name has become a legend. Linda is gifted with an extraordinary ability to control her body, which allows her to create more and more new images for everyone. She is full of inexpressible charm and charm, which continues to make her in demand, despite her no longer a model age.
Biography and career
Linda Evangelista was born on May 10, 1965 in San Catarina, Ontario, into an ordinary working-class family (both her brothers and her father worked at an automobile plant). The future parents emigrated to Canada from Italy and raised their children in strict Catholic traditions, and daily gatherings at a common table for meals were considered mandatory. Thanks to this, their family has remained close-knit to this day. Even now, when Linda is far away, she communicates with family and friends every day using a webcam.
Linda knew she wanted to be a model from the age of 12. She had already gained some fame by posing for local department store catalogs. However, a fateful incident occurred in 1980 when she competed in the Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant. Even though Linda didn't win the competition, an Elite representative took notice of her and gave her his business card. But the girl’s mother believed that Linda was not yet ready to start a modeling career, and only after her daughter graduated from school did she allow her to dial the agency’s number.
The girl boldly went to New York and signed a contract with Elite, and after a while she left for Paris. However, her career in Europe was not as successful as she would have liked. Worthwhile work were not offered, and Linda was forced to take on any one. Until 1987, she posed for catalogs. However, the young beauty did not give up. She continued to work on herself and her appearance and did not sit idly by. Evangelista went to famous photographers and invited them to look at her, hoping that they would want to work with her.
Thanks to her tenacity and perseverance, the girl finally received consent from Peter Lindbergh, who was especially popular in fashion circles, and soon starred for one of the most popular fashion publications. After this, the demand for the beauty with gray-green eyes began to grow with amazing speed.
The almost wasted three years of her life paid off with interest. In addition to the fact that her photographs appeared on the covers of glossy magazines around the world, Linda began to be invited to fashion shows such famous names as Alberta Ferretti, American Express, Anne Klein, Barney's, Bloomingdale's, Donna Karan, Gianni Versace, Perry Ellis, Jil Sander, etc. She signed a long-term contract with Kenar.
However, despite the fact that Linda's dream finally came true, she was faced with severe trials associated with the downside of the modeling business. Namely, with drugs, which made her disillusioned with her profession for some time. The girl first encountered them in Japan, and a little later in Milan one of her colleagues died from a cocaine overdose. This incident shocked Evangelista so much that she vowed to herself never to touch drugs in her life.
At the end of 1988, the legendary photographer Peter Lindbergh and the equally famous Julien D'Ys suggested that Linda cut her hair very short, so that the resulting haircut would look like a boy's. New look The evangelists shocked many; she was even denied entry to Milan, since her haircut did not match the slender rows of traditionally bushy-maned girls. However, such negative perceptions quickly disappeared, and the fashion world began to enthusiastically discuss Linda's trick. Soon, fashionistas all over the world began to style their hair “like Evangelista’s.”
This event was the first in a further series of experiments by the model with her appearance. She dyed her hair 17 times in four years. Evangelista is a brunette by nature, but she tried all possible shades on herself, thanks to which in the fashion world she was nicknamed “Chameleon”. It must be said that it was not for nothing that she earned herself this nickname, but this applies not only to her ability to change the length and color of her hair: Evangelista has the magical gift of changing in front of the camera. The presenter of the Chanel company (Karl Lagerfeld) once said about her:
“She's like a tool. Like a Stradivarius violin. You can play it like you can't play any other instrument. She is like a taut bowstring and at the same time relaxed. She is tough and at the same time very touching, and this is the secret of her success.”
Linda’s career flourished during the so-called “era of supermodels,” which captured the time period between the late 80s and mid-90s of the 20th century. Linda's and Christie's names were known to the whole world. They were so popular that they didn't even need last names. Three of them, namely Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington, formed the special group "Trinity", earning the most money and receiving the most lucrative contracts.
Linda Evangelista belongs to famous phrase, which is usually translated as “I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day,” although it was originally said a little differently: “We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.” wake up for less than $10,000 a day"). The phrase was said in 1990 to reporter Jonathan van Meter in an interview for Vogue magazine, in a conversation about how she and some other models were trying to impose their own rules of the game during photo shoots.
During her career, Linda Evangelista has walked the runway for all the most famous fashion houses and has taken part in countless advertising campaigns. Probably the model’s biggest fan, Karl Lagerfeld, explained her success this way:
“There is no other model in the world who is as professional as her... She is the best.”
Despite the fact that from the outside it may seem that everything was too easy for Evangelista, this is not so. Linda suffers from panic attacks. One of her most common fears is the fear of flying on airplanes, another is the fear of people and social interaction. When she walks down the runway, she works and pays no attention to those who are looking at her, but as soon as she steps backstage and finds herself in a room full of stylists, photographers, journalists and models, a wave of fear washes over her. This feature of the top model’s behavior was displayed in documentary film(Isaac Mizrahi) “Unzipped.” Linda's favorite type of work is posing in front of the camera, since only here she can not be afraid of the crowd of people working around her.
Increasing panic attacks forced Linda to abandon her troubled modeling career. In 1998, she carried out her long-standing cherished dream to live a normal everyday life with an unfamiliar feeling of daily routine. For three whole years, Evangelista leaves podiums and cameras, and only re-released photographs where she is next to her lover, the French football player Fabian Barthez, occasionally grace various tabloids. Perhaps another reason why Evangelista left the fashion world for such long term, her failed pregnancy appeared (Linda lost the child when she was in her sixth month).
Having never been able to overcome my passion for modeling business, she returns to business in September 2001 at a completely indecent age for a model - 36 years old - appearing on the cover of American Vogue. Now she's back for good. Even another pregnancy in 2006 could not cool her ardor. As the model herself stated, there will be no “return” after the birth of the child, because she does not plan to leave. In August 2006, already heavily pregnant, she posed for the next issue of Vogue. However, Linda makes the prudent decision to cut back on her workload by making a list of the projects she really wants to do.
On October 11, 2006, her long-time dream came true - Linda gave birth to a son and named him Augustin James Evangelista. For a long time the model refused to name biological father their child, however, in July 2011, The New York Post reported that Augustine's mysterious father is the French billionaire and part-time husband of Salma Hayek, François-Henri Pinault. These data were confirmed in August 2011, when Evangelista appealed to the Manhattan Court of Justice family matters, demanding that Pino pay monthly alimony of $46,000 to support his son.
Evangelista, like many other models, is widely involved in charity work. Most She spends her time and money fighting AIDS. Linda is very concerned about this problem, since it was from this disease that her first agent died.
Linda Evangelista interview with W magazine by Haven Thompson (October 14, 2009)
H.T.: What was it like working with Maurizio Cattelan?
L.E.: It was damn fun. I must say that this is a completely new experience for me. He is like a boy - funny, determined and cheerful.
H.T.:He described you as an actress with an endless range of expression.
L.E.: Wow, did he really say that? I don't even know, I really wanted to be like that. I never got an answer from him about what exactly he wants to do. It was his own art. You can interpret it however you like.
H.T.: How about a photo where you seem to be walking through a wall?
L.E.: Perhaps it means the goal I am striving for. It contains many messages.
H.T.: Photos of chickens also raise many questions.
L.E.: Well, I grew up in Canada, in an area where everyone had chickens. That is, it was a residential area, we didn’t have to start a household, but we did it. Besides, when I went to Italy, my parents' homeland, there were chickens there too. So you could say I know a lot about chickens.
H.T.: But you probably never imagined you'd be photographed with them, did you?
L.E.: Yeah, we had to run around them. I was told that we had to work quickly because in the evening the chickens would simply fall asleep. You know, there are moments in life when you think, “How did I get to this point?” It was just such a moment.
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