The Week of Isabeli Fontana

The Week of Isabeli Fontana

Nationality Brazilian

Birthday July 4, 1983

Born In Curitiba, Brazil

Agencies Storm, Women

Known For Body, Lips

Status Established, sexy girl

Friends Ana Beatriz Barros, Jeisa Chiminazzo, Raquel Zimmermann, Marija Vujovic, Marcelle Bittar, Caroline Ribeiro, Jessica Miller, Angela Lindvall, Mimi Roche, Ana Claudia Michels, Danny Schwarz

Married Alvaro Jacomossi (2000-2002), Henri Castelli (since 2005)

Quoted

· “I don't think of myself as pretty. I am what I am.”

—AskMen.com

Rankings

Because she is a legendary beauty. Because she is a Brazilian national treasure. Because the career has been a dream.

Top Icons (Ranked # 17)

The Money Girls (Ranked # 11)

Top Sexiest Models (Ranked # 5)

Isabeli Fontana's Career Highlights

4 JUL, 1983 Born in Curitiba, Brazil

1996 Places third in the Brazilian Elite Model Look contest

1997 Moves to Milan to pursue modeling career

FEB 1999 Debuts on New York, Milan and Paris runways for Givenchy, Michael Kors, and Versace

1999 Models for Victoria’s Secret catalog

JUN 2000 Appears on cover of Harper’s Bazaar

FEB 2002 Featured in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

MAR 2002 Appears on cover of French Vogue

JUL 2003 Walks the fall Givenchy and Jean Paul Gaultier couture shows in Paris

NOV 2003 Walks in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

2003 Gives birth to son, Zion

2004 Becomes the face of Hermès, photographed by the legendary Richard Avedon

2004 Signs fragrance contract with Versace's Crystal Noir

2004 David Sims photographs Fontana for Balenciaga alongside Gemma Ward and Liya Kebede

SEP 2004 Featured on cover of Vogue as one of the world’s next top supermodels, photographed by Steven Meisel

SEP 2004 Walks the spring BCBG Max Azria, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, and Zac Posen shows in New York

SEP 2004 New York Post reports disappearance of 1-year-old son Zion, who was taken by ex-husband Alvaro Jacomossi preceding divorce trial

FEB 2005 Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial

JUN 2005 Appears on cover of French Vogue with Brazilian model Jeisa Chiminazzo, photographed by Mario Testino

NOV 2005 Walks in Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

2005 Signs fragrance contract with Viktor & Rolf's Flower Bomb

2005 Marries actor Henri Castelli

MAR 2005 Walks the fall Balenciaga, Chloé, Hermès, and Valentino shows in Paris

JUL 2006 Appears on cover of Italian Flair

2006 Signs fragrance contract with Revlon's Flair

2006 Appears in Victoria’s Secret catalogs

FEB 2007 Appears on cover of Brazilian Vogue

2007 Divorces husband Henri Castelli; moves back to New York with her two kids

2007 Models for Uniqlo fall ad campaign

SEP 2007 Walks the spring Prada show in Milan

OCT 2007 Appears on the cover of Brazilian Elle

OCT 2007 Appears in W editorial, photographed by David Sims

DEC 2007 Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Sorrenti

2008 Becomes the face of H&M lingerie

2008 Mario Sorrenti photographs Fontana for the French Vogue calendar

FEB 2008 Appears in French Vogue editorial, inspired by Amy Winehouse

FEB 2008 Opens the fall Miss Sixty and Roberto Cavalli shows in New York and Milan

FEB 2008 Closes the fall Blumarine show in Milan

MAR 2008 Appears in two editorials for W, and one for French Vogue

30 APR, 2008 Named the world’s eleventh highest-paid model by Forbes, having made a reported $3 million in the past year

MAY 2008 Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier

2008 Appears in Belstaff, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, and Versace fall ad campaigns

SEP 2008 Featured on the cover of Brazilian Vogue, photographed by Jacqcues Dequeker

SEP 2008 Opens and closes the spring Rosa Cha show in New York

SEP 2008 Opens the spring Narciso Rodriguez show in New York; also walks for Bottega Veneta, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, and Givenchy in Milan and Paris

OCT 2008 Appears in Vogue editorial, with son Zion and brother Henrick, photographed by Arthur Elgort

DEC 2008 Featured on the cover of Numéro, photographed by Solve Sundsbo

JAN 2009 Featured on the cover of German Vogue, photographed by Vincent Peters

JAN 2009 Walks the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris

2009 Becomes one of the faces of Missoni, with Natasha Poly, photographed by Steven Meisel