Isabeli Fontana. Biography of the Brazilian model

A huge number of women all over the world knowsuch brand as Victoria's Secret. Under this brand the best lingerie is produced. Honor to advertise the novelties of the fashion house are awarded only to the best mannequins. In the circle of the brand, and for other designers, the girls who become the face of the brand are called "angels". They are given the right to start screenings of Victoria's Secret and participate in various charity events on behalf of the company. One of the "angels" of the fashion house is Isabeli Fontana. This girl has a height of 177 cm with a weight of 57 kg. Its parameters are almost ideal according to world standards: the hips reach 90 cm, the waist - 60 cm and the chest - 86 cm. Its unusual name can not always be immediately and easily remembered. Therefore, many Slavs know this sultry beauty as the "model of Isabella Fontana".

French luck

The blue-eyed nymph was born on the fourth of July 1983year in Brazil, in a town called Curitiba. At the age of thirteen, Isabeli Fontana travels to France. There, she accidentally gets to the International Model Competition called Elite Model Look. Her bright appearance, amazing combination of blue eyes, dark hair and swarthy skin did not leave the judges indifferent, and the girl goes to the finals. After long battles, Isabeli takes an honorable third place in the competition. Immediately after the announcement of the results, the girl receives a huge number of proposals for cooperation from various agencies and magazines. And now, in 1997, Isabeli Fontana moved from Brazil to Milan, where her career begins as a model.

Noise around

Its first solid contract the girl signswith Victoria's Secret, when she turns sixteen. And in 1999 photos of the rising star of the catwalks appear on the pages of the glossy catalog with women's underwear. This causes an unheard-of excitement: after all, according to the principles of the company, only girls over twenty-one years old are removed for new collections, and here - a very young person. The Victoria's Secret response was immediate: "The Brazilian model is a vivid example of unprecedented diligence and perseverance. For this she was rewarded. Consider that Isabeli Fontana's photo on the pages of the catalog is a hint to other beauties that it is possible to achieve the desired very quickly. "

Rising star

Fashion House Victoria's Secret laid the first"Brick" in the foundation of the future career of bright beauty. After this brand, Isabeli Fontana began to flash on the covers of various publications (Harper's Bazaar, ID, Vogue, ELLE, etc.), advertising the novelties from Versace, Valentino, Tommy Hilfiger, Arena, Triton, Vivara and others. In addition to glossy pages, the model also appears in the shows of famous couturiers. The French maestro himself - Jean-Paul Gaultier - invites the Brazilian fashion model to show his new collection on the European podium. Then the Givenchy Fashion House joins him.

Successfully moving forward

In 2004 Isabeli Fontana becomes a personof the brand Hermes. After a while, she is invited to participate in the project dedicated to the brand Balenciaga. Together with her on one set there are Jema Ward and Leah Kebede. Grandiose photoshoots need grandiose photographers, which were David Sims, Richard Avedon and Steven Meisel.

In the same year 2004 the famous House Versaceinvites Fontana (Isabeli Fontana) to advertise their new fragrance under the name Crystal Noir. A couple of years the girl releases her own perfume. A huge help in this was provided by the company Revlon Flair, with which the model signed a contract in 2006.

Next year she flashes again on the coversVogue and Elle. It is noteworthy that at home Isabelle appeared on the pages of tabloids more than fifty times. Currently, the Brazilian beauty cooperates with many fashion houses presenting their collections at shows and shooting for advertising catalogs. Chanel, Giorgio Armani, Balenciaga, Hugo Boss, Emilio Pucci, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Helena Rubinstein, La Perla, Miss Sixty, Oscar de la Renta, Hermes, Ralph Lauren, Versace, Missoni, Tommy Hilfiger, Max Mara, Victoria's Secret and many other brands pay a lot of money in order to get a girl as a model. And this is the absolute truth.

In 2008, the Forbes pages show information about the richest models of the world. At the eleventh position in this list, and was Isabeli Fontana with an income of more than three million dollars a year.

Personal life

A few weeks later the sultry beautywill be thirty years old. She is successful, rich, young and very beautiful. Unlike her career, her personal life can not be called absolutely happy. For the first time, Isabeli married her colleague - model Alvaro Giacomossi. From her, she gave birth to Zion's son. However, the couple soon broke up. Deciding to try to catch the bird of happiness for the tail the second time, in 2005, Fontana is married to actor Henry Castelli. In the marriage, the son Lucas is born. In 2007, the couple divorced.