- Isabeli Fontana
Infobox Model
name = Isabeli Fontana
imagesize = 200px
caption = Isabeli Bergossi Fontana outside the Bryant Park tents during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week shows in New York City, September 9th 2007.
birthname = Isabeli Bergossi Fontana
birthdate = birth_date_and_age|1983|7|4
location =Curitiba ,Brazil
deathdate =
deathplace =
height = height|ft=5|in=9.5
haircolor = Brown
eyecolor = Blue
measurements = 34-23.5-35.5 (US)
86-60-90 (EU)
weight = convert|116|lb|kg st|abbr=on|lk=on
dress size =
shoesize = 8 US/40 EU
homepage =
spouse =
homepage =Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born
July 4 ,1983 ) is aBrazil iansupermodel . [http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ifontana/isabelifontana/ Isabeli's profile at New York Magazine] ]Biography
Early life and discovery
Fontana was born in
Curitiba , Paraná,Brazil . In 1996 she made it to the finals of theElite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved fromSouthern Brazil toMilan ,Italy , to start her modelling career. [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Isabeli_Fontana Isabeli Fontana Profile] on [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com FMD] . Accessed 2008-09-02.]Career
In 1999, at the age of 16, she appeared in the
Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. This created a huge controversy as Victoria's Secret had earlier stated that its policy was not to sign models younger than 21 years old. However, the publicity generated by this proved beneficial to Fontana and she quickly rose to fame. [ [http://www.tifdb.com/models/isabeli_fontana/42 Isabeli Fontana at the Internet Fashion Database] ] Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace,Ralph Lauren and Valentino. [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Isabeli_Fontana Isabeli's profile at Fashion Model Directory] ]Since 1999 she has modelled for "
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue ", "Marie Claire ", "ELLE ", "Vogue", "Harper's Bazaar ", "Numéro ", "i-D ", Arena and many others. [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Isabeli_Fontana Isabeli's profile at Fashion Model Directory] ]Fontana has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including
Armani Jeans ,Chanel , Colcci, Disritmia,Emporio Armani ,Enrique Martinez ,Helena Rubinstein ,Hugo Boss ,Hussein Chalayan ,Massimo Dutti , M. Officer,Nicole Farhi ,Oscar de la Renta ,Peter Hahn ,Philips ,Ralph Lauren ,Revlon ,Roberto Cavalli , Rosa Chá,Saks Fifth Avenue ,Tommy Hilfiger ,Triton ,Valentino ,Versace ,Victoria's Secret ,Vivara and others. [http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Isabeli_Fontana Isabeli's profile at Fashion Model Directory] ]In 2008, she made her debut on the
Forbes "The World's 15 Top-Earning Models" list at place 11, having earned $3 million. [ [http://www.forbes.com/2008/04/30/models-bundchen-klum-biz-media-cz_kb_0430topmodels_slide_23.html?thisSpeed=30000 forbes.com The World's 15 Top-Earning Models]April 30 ,2008 .] She is also in the second place on the "Top 50 Models Women" list by "models.com". [ [http://www.models.com/model_culture/50topmodels/top50.cfm?fnumber=5&lnumber=1 models.com Top 50 models women]June 27 ,2008 .]Personal life
She was married to model
Álvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son, Zion, was born in 2003. Fontana married actor and modelHenri Castelli onDecember 10 ,2005 and their son, Lucas, was born onOctober 23 ,2006 inSão Paulo . Fontana and Castelli are separated now and are in the process of divorcing. [http://nymag.com/fashion/models/ifontana/isabelifontana/ Isabeli's profile at New York Magazine] ]References
External links
*fashionmodel|id=Isabeli_Fontana|name=Isabeli Fontana
*imdb|id=2097764|name=Isabeli Fontana
* [http://www.askmen.com/women/models_150/181_isabeli_fontana.html Askmen.com profile]Persondata
NAME= Fontana, Isabeli
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Bergossi Fontana, Isabeli
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Brazilian model
DATE OF BIRTH=1983-07-04
PLACE OF BIRTH=Curitiba ,Brazil
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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