Model Profile – Linda Evangelista

WHO?

Linda Evangelista

WHAT?

Supermodel

WHERE?

Born on May 10, 1965 to Italian-Canadian parents and was raised in a working-class, traditional Roman Catholic family in St. Catherines, Ontario

HOW?

Evangelista got into the modeling industry when she was discovered by a talent agent at the 1978 Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant

FAMOUS FOR?

• Evangelista uttered the quote, “We don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day” (Vogue Interview in 1990)
• cutting off her long longs for a pixie-boyish hairstyle in the late 1980’s and was quickly cancelled from all the important runway shows that season
• Chopping off her hair made her a muse and soon she was booked everywhere

OTHER INTERESTING FACTS

Height: 5 ft 9.5 inches (1.77 m)
Hair Colour: Dark Brown
Eye Colour: Blue/Green
Dress Size: 6 (US)
Shoe Size: 8 (US)

Facts provided by wikipedia.com
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