Once, one famous girl said that for an amount of less than 10 thousand dollars she would not even get out of bed. The author of this statement is the world famous model of Linda Evangelista. It should be noted that the designers were ready to part with a larger amount, if only to get it at their show at least as a guest.
Childhood
In the Canadian province of Ontario, in the town of San Katarina, Linda Evangelista was born. The biography of the girl begins on May 10, 1965. Her parents were immigrants from Italy. A father and two older brothers worked at a local factory. All family members strictly voted on the Catholic canons and every day, no matter what happened, gathered at the dining table.
The girl felt the desire to become a model in childhood. She enjoyed filming magazines for local stores. When she was twelve years old, her parents took Linda to a model school. Three years later, the girl takes part in the Canadian contest "Young Miss Niagara." Although Linda Evangelista is not among the winners, her beauty does not go unnoticed. At the end of the event, a scout from the Elite agency approached the girl and, holding out a business card, said to call him back to discuss the details of the contract.
Fateful call
However, parents did not appreciate the daughter’s desire to become a model at such a young age. The fateful call was made only after graduating from school. Linda goes to New York and without delay signs a contract with a well-known agency. After this event, she was to move to Paris. Unfortunately, a quick career in European lands did not work. Hiding her pride until better times, Linda Evangelista participates in all the proposed photo shoots. In parallel, she sends her pictures to famous photographers, hoping for good luck. And soon the bird of happiness falls into the hands of the girl.
Shining on the catwalks
In 1987, Linda received an offer to work with the famous fashion photographer Peter Lindberg. This person can safely be called the discoverer of the talent of the Evangelists. After some time, Linda is already in full swing posing for other famous photographers. Her face adorns the cover of the world-famous Vogue magazine.
Gradually, Linda Evangelista becomes one of the most sought-after models in the world. She is invited to shoot for glossy magazines of all categories. Famous fashion houses by all means wish to get a girl for their shows. Linda shines on the catwalks of Milan, Paris, New York and other cities, presenting the collections of Calvin Klein, Chanel, ChristianDior, Gianni Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, RalphLauren, Chloé, Valentino. One of Linda's long-term contracts was a collaboration with the Kenar brand.
The ugly side of the modeling business
Anyone knows that in order to achieve this goal it is sometimes necessary to overcome difficult trials. Some, gritted teeth, go forward. Exercise, yoga, and sleep help others relax. Still others decide to surrender to the will of a psychologist. Well, the fourth find a way out in drug use. The latter is especially common in show business. Linda Evangelista saw with her own eyes what drugs are doing to people. Her colleagues suffered from a fierce attachment to mind-poisoning substances. Some died from an overdose. The ugly side of the beautiful world of fashion has greatly influenced the girl. That is why she, unlike many of her colleagues in the workshop, vowed not to break her life with drugs, no matter how hard she had to.
“Like the Evangelists”
1988 was literally a year of change for Linda. Her personal stylist Julien D'Is and her famous photographer Peter Lindberg suggested that the models change their image: make a haircut “for a boy”. The girl agreed without hesitation. The new image of Linda shocked the public. She was even excluded from the list of models representing the new collections of world couturiers in Milan. However, after some time, the passions subsided, and many began to note that the girl’s new hairstyle is very stylish. It was then that the haircut fashion boom “like the Evangelists” began.
Chameleon Model
The Rubicon was crossed, and now Linda was no longer afraid to experiment with her hair. By nature, she got a dark hair. Over the next few years, the hair color of the model changed about twenty times. Linda was nicknamed the "chameleon." However, not only the shade of hair was the reason for such a nickname. The gift for the model was fantastic for the evangelist: she could transform into any image. Couturiers have stated that Linda is a modern version of the Stradivarius violin. It perfectly combines the opposite qualities: it can be cold and hot, stretched and relaxed, soft and hard.
Chanel Home Mentor Karl Lagerfeld said there is hardly any other model in the world who can be as professional as Linda Evangelista. Height, weight Canadian beauty are ideal. She is perfect!
The girl reached the peak of her fame in the early 90s. It was then that such a word as “supermodel” came into use. This term united under its leadership only selected beauties of the world of catwalks and gorgeous shows: Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Linda Evangelista. They did not need to be represented. The names of the beautiful women knew everything. Together, the girls even played in Isaac Mizrahi’s stunning documentary titled “Unsold”. Each of the heroines performs herself. It will be useful to note that in the film one alarming feature of Linda is clearly shown. She suffered from panic attacks. It was hard for her to fly on airplanes. She was terribly afraid of the crowd that surrounded her all the time after the shows (photographers, journalists, fans). That was one of the reasons Linda left the podium.
Two pregnancies
In 1998, the girl leaves the world of fashion, deciding to enjoy ordinary life with her lover - the French football player Fabien Barthez. The second reason that made the supermodel take this step was pregnancy. Unfortunately for the young couple, she ended in a miscarriage.
At the age of thirty-six, Linda Evangelista returns to the podium. For five years, she shines at the shows of all the famous fashion houses. This time, even the pregnancy did not stop the model, and it continued to appear on the pages of world tabloids already being in a deeply interesting position.
Family and unsolved issues
And in October 2006, a woman gives birth to a son. The famous model calls baby Augustine James. For quite some time, Linda Evangelista and her son appeared in public together. At the same time, the top model to the last strenuously hid from everyone the true name of his father. However, in 2011, sources close to reliable said that Papa Augustine is the son of a French billionaire and also a rich man, François-Henri Pinault, who today is the husband of actress Salma Hayek. The rumors were confirmed after a top model sued a round sum of child support from a former lover at a court hearing. It is noteworthy that Linda was married. Long before the first departure from the podium, she registered a marriage with Gerald Mario. In 1993, the couple divorced.
In 2007, Ashwarya Rai, Scarlett Johansson, Linda Evangelista and Mila Jovovich became the "messengers of beauty" L'Oreal Paris. It must be said that the striking similarity of the last two beauties creates sometimes embarrassing situations. At the same time, both Linda and Mila relate to this fact with irony, sometimes giving the public the opportunity to compare them again with each other.
Like many other representatives of the fashion world, Evangelista is involved in charity work. She spends her time and money primarily on the fight against AIDS. And this is no coincidence, because the first agent of the popular model died precisely because of this disease.
Very soon, one of the most famous women in the fashion world will become a year closer to her fifty-year mark: on May 10 she will turn 49 years old. However, age spares beauty: in her mature years, Linda Evangelista without makeup looks excellent. Her height is 177 cm, and weight is only 55 kg.