Linda Evangelista

the supermodel's MODEL

Linda Evangeliasta, one of the world's most beautiful models, was born on May 10, 1965, in St.Catharines, Canada. Raised in a traditional Italian Catholic working class family, she began her modelling career while still in high school when she entered the "Miss Teen Niagara Pageant" at age 15. While she admits she didn't even place in the pageant, she was approached by a talent scout from Elite Model Agency in New York, and so her career began.

It was a difficult climb to make it to the superstar she is today. After beginning her career in New York, she moved to Paris to further develop her career. It took her three years before Vogue booked her for a job. Since then, she has graced every major fashion magazine cover around the world. She has appeared in numerous prestigious ad campaigns, including Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Jil Sanders, Chloe, Versace and Dolce & Gabanna. Not only a regular at the fashion collection shows in Paris, Milan and New York, she has also been featured in the fragrances for YSL, Opium, Fiji, Jil Sander #4, Red Door, and many more.

Famous for her "chameleon-like" ability to change her appearance, she constantly re-invents herself, and due to this she can be classified as the woman who single-handedly epitomised the ultimate supermodel. Hell, she's the one who put the word SUPER alongside model. Already 34 years old, she's unstoppable and often jokes, "I'll be walking the catwalks with a cane if I have to!"

Links:

Women Celebrity Pictures - Linda Evangelista
The Linda Evangelista Studio
Linda Evangelista Covers
Wayne's Linda page
The Linda Evangelista Chateau

The Linda Evangelista Ring member site