Linda the Evangelist was not in vain called a "chameleon model." The image created by the girl was volatile and surprisingly plastic. Fashion magazines have repeatedly included the Canadian model in the top 50 most beautiful women on the planet. However, Linda’s path to the top of the modeling business was very difficult.
Linda Evangelista: facts from a biography
The future top model was born on May 10, 1965 in the city of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. This place is located near the famous Niagara Falls. The Canadian beauty has Italian roots: Linda's parents were immigrants. Her father and older brothers worked in the automotive industry. Linda was the youngest child in the family, so she enjoyed the love and attention of her relatives.
The girl taught without any desire, constantly receiving comments and complaints from teachers. Once she told an angry mother that she didn’t care if she was kicked out of school or not. Because Linda firmly decided that she would become either a nun or a model.
The second version of the mother liked more. Therefore, she began to take her daughter to the auditions. Unfortunately, a tall and awkward girl with 42 feet size was rejected everywhere: she did not meet the “model” parameters. However, Linda's mother managed to conclude several contracts with department stores. The girl has acted in films for their advertising catalogs more than once. So began the biography of the future top model.
Linda Evangelista and modeling business
The first beauty contest - "Miss Niagara" - ended for Linda in complete failure. Around the middle of the competition, the girl was removed from the competition. However, Linda did not despair, she was firmly convinced that her finest hour would certainly come. Linda received her first contract with a modeling agency with great difficulty.
The physical business interfered with modeling. With a height of 176 cm, the girl seemed plump. However, this defect was more than compensated by the impudent, cat-like cut-out of eyes and magnificent thick hair.
The young Italian successfully began to advertise hair products. However, once the rivals cut off a magnificent braid to sleeping Linda. So they decided to punish her for an unbearable character. And then the stylist of the agency "Elite" invented a short haircut for the girl to extremeness and dyed her hair in amazing color.
However, at first the experiment failed: the girl was not taken to the show in Milan. But the audience accepted the new image of Linda with enthusiasm. Soon, such a haircut began to be ordered in beauty salons. After that, others drew attention to the undoubted advantages of her outstanding appearance. Evangelists' career went uphill.
The best couturiers now boldly experimented with the image of the Canadian beauty. She went different hairstyles and the most incredible hair colors.
Linda was invited many times to participate in advertising campaigns for fashion houses "Dolce Gabana", "Chanel", "Dior", "Calvin Klein", "Ralph Lauren". It is difficult to list all the brands and brands with which the model that has become popular has worked with.
In the early 90s, Evangelista was already in the top three most popular models in the capricious fashion industry. Her fees have become very, very significant.
Then followed a career break. Again, Linda returned to the podium at the beginning of this century.
