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.”
Rankings
Top Icons (Ranked # 17)
The Money Girls (Ranked # 11)
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
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
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
