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Linda Evangelista
View off-the-runway photos- Nationality
- Canadian
- Birthday
- May 10, 1965
- Born In
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- Lives Now
- New York, NY
- Agencies
- DNA
- Known For
- Hair
- Status
- Retired (mostly), supermodel, cover girl
- Muse For
- Steven Meisel
- Dated
- Peter Morton, Paolo Barilla, Ugo Brachetti Peretti, Fabien Barthez, Kyle MacLachlan
- Friends
- Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Liberty Ross, Tatjana Patitz, Nadja Auermann, Kristen McMenamy, Carla Bruni
- Married
- Gerald Marie (1987-1992)
- Children
- Augustin James (born 10/11/06)
- Model Turned...
- activist
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Quoted
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“I did that Dior Couture 60th anniversary show in July. It took so long to get ready, I think I would have rather been watching.”
—Style.com -
“Being a rock star was out of the question. I can't sing. I'm so glad this worked out for me, I do think I know how to be a good model. And I didn't have a Plan B in place.”
—Vogue -
“I don’t think there are fashion faux pas. I think along with make up and hair; fashion is a way of expressing yourself. I don’t want to live in world with clones. I like the diversity. There are no faux paus.”
—Fashion News Live -
“I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.”
—IMDb.com -
“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher.”
—IMDb.com
Linda Evangelista's Career Highlights
- 10 MAY, 1965
- Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
- 1978
- Discovered by a talent agent at the Miss Teen Niagara contest
- 1981
- Signs with Elite Model Management
- 1984
- Becomes the face of Nina Ricci and Guy Laroche
- JUL 1987
- Marries Elite executive Gerald Marie
- SEP 1987
- Featured on cover of French Vogue
- 1988
- Chops her hair into a short little-boy crop and is cancelled from all the important runway shows that season
- 1988
- Within months, women everywhere begin to emulate the hairstyle
- 1989
- Models for Bloomingdale’s catalog
- 1989
- Becomes the face of Versace
- JAN 1989
- Appears on cover of British Vogue
- 1990
- Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People
- 1990
- Becomes the face of Donna Karen
- 1990
- Signs cosmetics contract with Revlon
- 1990
- Co-stars with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington, and Tatjana Patitz in George Michael’s “Freedom” video Video»
- 1990
- Utters the famous quotation “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day” to Jonathan Van Meyer in an issue of Vogue (referring to herself and Christy Turlington)
- 1990
- Appears on cover of Cosmopolitan twice (March, August)
- MAR 1991
- Featured on the cover of French Vogue
- APR 1991
- Appears on cover of Cosmopolitan
- 1992
- Begins dating actor Kyle MacLachlan
- 1992
- Divorces Gerald Marie
- SEP 1992
- Featured on the now-iconic cover of Harper’s Bazaar with her short bob dyed black, covering half her face with her arm
- 1993
- Signs contract with Estée Lauder
- SEP 1993
- Appears on cover of French Vogue
- 1994
- Becomes the face of Jil Sander
- FEB 1994
- Appears on cover of W
- MAR 1994
- Appears on cover of Vogue
- 1995
- Comes in at #5 on Elle’s Top Models list
- 1995
- Appears in a commercial for Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium fragrance Video»
- 1996
- Receives the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards Lifetime Achievement award
- 1996
- Breaks up with Kyle MacLachlan
- 1997
- Face of Ralph Lauren
- FEB 1997
- Appears on cover of W
- MAR 1997
- Featured on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar
- 1998
- Becomes the latest face of Christian Dior cosmetics
- 1998
- TV commercials for American Express
- 1998
- Face of MaxMara and Jones New York
- 1998
- Dates French soccer player Fabien Barthez
- NOV 1999
- Becomes pregnant with Barthez’s child, but suffers a miscarriage
- MAR 2002
- Appears on cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2003
- Karl Lagerfeld photographs Evangelista for Fendi
- 2003
- Dates Italian oil-mogul Ugo Brachetti Peretti
- 2003
- Receives a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame
- MAR 2003
- Opens and closes the fall Dolce & Gabbana show in Milan
- 2004
- Wins Grand Prix Marie Claire Fashion award as Model of the Year
- 2004
- Appears in Ann Taylor’s 50th-anniversary ad campaign
- 2004
- Renews contract with Fendi
- 2005
- Appears in MAC’s Viva Glam charity campaign
- 2005
- Dates Formula One driver Paolo Barilla
- JUL 2005
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 10 NOV, 2005
- Honored by AID for AIDS with annual HERO Award
- DEC 2005
- Honored as a World Style Icon at the Women’s World Awards in Germany
- 2006
- Steven Meisel photographs Evangelista for Escada
- 2006
- Appears in De Beers print ads
- SEP 2006
- Featured on the cover of Vogue pregnant, at 41 years old
- SEP 2006
- In the same issue of Vogue, admits using Botox to maintain her looks
- 11 OCT, 2006
- Gives birth to a son, Augustin James (the father is an unnamed New York architect)
- 13 NOV, 2006
- Moves in with Hard Rock Café founder Peter Morton Story»
- 2 JUL, 2007
- Returns to the catwalk for Christian Dior’s 60th-anniversary fall couture show in Paris
- MAR 2008
- Appears in a V editorial titled "Eyes of Linda"
- JUN 2008
- Appears on the cover of Italian Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2008
- Ends Sasha Pivovarova's six season run as Prada's face, returning to the label as their sole face, photographed by Steven Meisel
- AUG 2008
- Featured on the cover of Italian Vogue alongside rising star Iris Strubegger, photographed by Steven Meisel
- OCT 2008
- Appears in W editorial, with Tyson Ballou, photographed by Steven Klein
- 2008
- Models for Prada's LG cell phone print ads, photographed by Steven Meisel
- 2009
- Featured in the spring issue of LOOK Story»
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