Isabeli Fontana (full name Isabeli Bergossi Fontana) was born on July 4, 1983 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. At the age of 13 she was one of the finalists at the Elite Model Look Contest and later became a supermodel.
Biography and Career :
She began a modeling career at the age of 13 after she participated at the Elite Model Look contest and was a finalist. She moved to Milan, Italy and after to New York and her career became a successful one. In 1999 when she was only 16 years old she appeared in a catalogue for the famous brand Victoria's Secret who said before that didn't accept models under 21.
Some of the big names she worked for are Versace, Ralph Lauren and Valentino and the magazines in which she appeared are Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie Claire, ELLE and
Vogue.
She married Alvaro Jacomossi who is also a model, but in 2002 they divorced. They have one child, Zion. On December 10, 2005 she got married to Henri Castelli and the couple has one child, Lucas.
Trivia :
- Height: 175 cm
- Measurements: 86/58/89
- Hair Color: Brown
- Eye Color: Blue
- Shoe Size: 41
- Her son's name is Zion.
- She has a tattoo on her ankle and back.
- She has Italian origins.
Agencies :
- Women Management
- Traffic Models
- Mega Model Agency - Germany
- Louisa Models
- Storm Models
- City Models
- 2pm Model Management.
Advertisements :
- AA Milano, Allessandro Dell'Acqua, Balenciaga, Bebe, Bottega Veneta, Byblos, Cesare Paciotti, Chanel, Colcci, Daslu, Disritmi, Emporio Armani, Enrique Martinez, Forum, French, Hennes & Mauritz, Hermes, Hugo Boss, Iguatemi, La Perla, Malwee, Massimo Dutti, Max Mara, Miss Sixty, M. Officer, Nicole Farhi, Oscar de la Renta, Piedro Del Hierro, Philips, Pronovias, Ralph Lauren, Rosa Cha, Shopping Iguatemi, TicTac, Tommy Hilfiger, Triton, Triumph, Urban Race, Valentino, Versace, Versus, Victoria's Secret, Viktor & Rolf, Vivara.
Magazine Covers :
- Brazil: 'Capricho' - February and April 1997; 'Desfile' - August 1999; 'Elle' - December 1999; 'Marie Claire' - July 2000; 'Marie Claire' - July 2001; 'Desfile' - March 2002; 'Nova' - November 2003; 'Elle' - March, December 2004; 'Elle' - July 2005; 'Vogue Homem' - nº 5 2005; 'Cool' - n° 45 2005; 'Elle' - May 2006
- France: 'Vogue' - March 2002
- Greece: 'Vogue' - September 2001
- Italy: 'D' - 1999; 'D' - April 17 & December 23, 2001; 'Flair' - October 2005; 'Flair' - July 2006
- Russia: 'Harper's Bazaar' - January 2005
- Spain: 'Vogue' - December 2001; 'Woman' - October 2004; 'Woman' - January 2005; 'Marie Claire' - September 2006
- UK: 'Arena' - April 2000
- US: 'Harper's Bazaar' - June 2000; 'Surface' #27, 2001; 'Vogue' - September 2004.
Fashion Shows :
- Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 1999
- Haute couture - Autumn/Winter 1999 {Atelier Versace, Balmain}
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2000
- Ready to wear - Autumn/Winter 2000
- Ready to wear - Spring/Summer 2001
- Autumn/Winter 2001
- Fall/Winter 2001 Haute Couture: {Valentino, Versace}
- Spring/Summer 2002
- Fall/Winter 2002
- Spring/Summer 2003
- Fall/Winter 2003 Haute Couture: {Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier}
- Ready to Wear - Spring/Summer 2004
- Fall/Winter 2004
- Spring/Summer 2005.
Isabeli Fontana Image : webwombat.com.au
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