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Isabeli Fontana
View off-the-runway photos- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Birthday
- July 4, 1983
- Born In
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Agencies
- Storm, Women
- Known For
- Body, Lips
- Status
- Established, sexy girl
- Friends
- Ana Beatriz Barros, Jeisa Chiminazzo, Raquel Zimmermann, Marija Vujovic, Marcelle Bittar, Caroline Ribeiro, Jessica Miller, Angela Lindvall, Mimi Roche, Ana Claudia Michels, Danny Schwarz
- Married
- Alvaro Jacomossi (2000-2002), Henri Castelli (since 2005)
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Isabeli Fontana's Career Highlights
- 4 JUL, 1983
- Born in Curitiba, Brazil
- 1996
- Places third in the Brazilian Elite Model Look contest
- 1997
- Moves to Milan to pursue modeling career
- FEB 1999
- Debuts on New York, Milan and Paris runways for Givenchy, Michael Kors, and Versace
- 1999
- Models for Victoria’s Secret catalog
- JUN 2000
- Appears on cover of Harper’s Bazaar
- FEB 2002
- Featured in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
- MAR 2002
- Appears on cover of French Vogue
- JUL 2003
- Walks the fall Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris
- NOV 2003
- Walks in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
- 2003
- Gives birth to son, Zion
- 2004
- Becomes the face of Hermès, photographed by the legendary Richard Avedon
- 2004
- Signs fragrance contract with Versace's Crystal Noir
- 2004
- David Sims photographs Fontana for Balenciaga alongside Gemma Ward and Liya Kebede
- SEP 2004
- Featured on cover of Vogue as one of the world’s next top supermodels, photographed by Steven Meisel
- SEP 2004
- Walks the spring BCBG Max Azria, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and Zac Posen shows in New York
- SEP 2004
- New York Post reports disappearance of 1-year-old son Zion, who was taken by ex-husband Alvaro Jacomossi preceding divorce trial
- FEB 2005
- Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial
- JUN 2005
- Appears on cover of French Vogue with Brazilian model Jeisa Chiminazzo, photographed by Mario Testino
- NOV 2005
- Walks in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Video»
- 2005
- Signs fragrance contract with Viktor & Rolf's Flower Bomb
- 2005
- Marries actor Henri Castelli
- MAR 2005
- Walks the fall Balenciaga, Chloé, Hermès, and Valentino shows in Paris
- JUL 2006
- Appears on cover of Italian Flair
- 2006
- Signs fragrance contract with Revlon's Flair Video»
- 2006
- Appears in Victoria’s Secret catalogs
- FEB 2007
- Appears on cover of Brazilian Vogue
- 2007
- Divorces husband Henri Castelli; moves back to New York with her two kids
- 2007
- Models for Uniqlo fall ad campaign
- SEP 2007
- Walks the spring Prada show in Milan
- OCT 2007
- Appears on the cover of Brazilian Elle
- OCT 2007
- Appears in W editorial, photographed by David Sims
- DEC 2007
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Sorrenti
- 2008
- Becomes the face of H&M lingerie
- 2008
- Mario Sorrenti photographs Fontana for the French Vogue calendar
- FEB 2008
- Appears in French Vogue editorial, inspired by Amy Winehouse
- FEB 2008
- Opens the fall Miss Sixty and Roberto Cavalli shows in New York and Milan
- FEB 2008
- Closes the fall Blumarine show in Milan
- MAR 2008
- Appears in two editorials for W, and one for French Vogue
- 30 APR, 2008
- Named the world’s eleventh highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $3 million in the past year Story»
- MAY 2008
- Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
- 2008
- Appears in Belstaff, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, and Versace fall ad campaigns
- SEP 2008
- Featured on the cover of Brazilian Vogue, photographed by Jacqcues Dequeker
- SEP 2008
- Opens and closes the spring Rosa Cha show in New York
- SEP 2008
- Opens the spring Narciso Rodriguez show in New York; also walks for Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, and Givenchy in Milan and Paris
- OCT 2008
- Appears in Vogue editorial, with son Zion and brother Henrick, photographed by Arthur Elgort
- DEC 2008
- Featured on the cover of Numéro, photographed by Solve Sundsbo
- JAN 2009
- Featured on the cover of German Vogue, photographed by Vincent Peters
- JAN 2009
- Walks the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris
- 2009
- Becomes one of the faces of Missoni, with Natasha Poly, photographed by Steven Meisel
- FEB 2009
- Closes the fall rag&bone show in New York
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