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Bar Refaeli

Bar Refaeli's photoGETTY

Nationality:
Israeli
Birthday:
June 4, 1985
Born in:
Israel
Lives now:
New York, NY
Agencies:
1 Model Management, Storm
Known for:
My eyes, my breasts
Status:
Sexy girl
Dated:
Leonardo DiCaprio, David Charvet, Kelly Slater
Friends with:
Petra Nemcova
Feuding with:
Gisele Bündchen (over Leonardo DiCaprio 2006 )

Photos

Off the Runway

Parties, covers, ads, etc.View slideshow »

Career

Arena, 2008

Jun 4, 1985
Born in Israel
1986
Appears in TV commercials within a few months
1990
Featured in campaigns for fashion brands Castro and Pilpel
2000
Wins model-of-the-year title in an Israeli beauty contest
2002
Appears in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue South African edition
2002
Makes an appearance as Noa Zuckerman in the Israeli television show The Pick-Up
2004
Avoids enlisting with the Israeli army via marriage Story »
Feb 2004
Appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated
2005
Appears in O’Neill print ads
Nov 4, 2005
Meets Leonardo DiCaprio at a party in Las Vegas and the pair soon begin dating Story »
2006
Asked by Israeli Tourism Minister to represent the country at the opening ceremony for the World Travel Market in London
2006
Spokesperson for Moët & Chandon
Feb 13, 2006
Appears on the cover of French Elle
Mar 2006
Appears on the cover of Italian GQ
May 2006
Appears on the cover of British Maxim
Mar 2007
Takes a trip to Israel with boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio, causing huge media frenzy Story »
Jun 2007
Ranks #45 on the Maxim Hot 100 List
Aug 2007
Appears in a spread in Elle
Oct 3, 2007
Leaves Ford Model Agency for One Model Managment Story »
Oct 23, 2007
Breaks up with Leonardo DiCaprio and begins dating surfer Kelly Slater Story »
Jan 2008
Lands on the cover of French Elle
Feb 2008
Appears on the cover of Arena
Feb 2008
Appears in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

Quoted

“When I was 12, I had braces on my teeth for three years and couldn't work. As soon as I got them off, I went to a modeling agency in Israel and, in one week, started working.”

AskMen.com

“Why is it good to die for one's country? Isn't it better to live in New York?”

Page Six (October 3, 2007)

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