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 | Linda Evangelista biography |
Born: May 10, 1965 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Nationality: Canadian
Address: She has apartments in New York City, Paris and Ibiza.
Eyes: Blue's
Hair: Medium Brown
Discovered: She was modeling with a Toronto agency when she was 12 when an Elite agent spotted her at a Miss Niagara Teen contest in which she didn't place. At 18 she switched to Elite.
Agency: New York-Elite, Paris-Elite, UK-Elite Premier.
Income: Made approx. $8 million US in 1994. Her estimated worth in 2000 was $29.8 million
Resume: Clairol spokesmodel. Modelled for Versace, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana and Cholé. Was in two George Micheal music videos.
She is afraid of flying. Amazed at the media's interest in her personal life, she started a false rumour that she and Christy Turlington were having an affair.
Romance: Linda married Elite president Gerald Marie in 1987. They were married for six years. She dated actor Kyle MacLachlan, and they got engaged in 1997. She met him at a photo shoot when she was still married to the head of Paris Elite. They broke up in 1998.She broke with Kyle when she met French footballer Damien Bartez. They dated until 2002.
Know for: The famous quote "I won't get out of bed for less than $10,000. a day." Her ever changing hair and her boy-style haircut. In four years she has dyed her hair 17 shades; blonde seven times (platinum to honey), red twice, brown six times (golden brown to deep mahogany), and a combo thereof twice.
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