By Calynn M. Lawrence
@fairytalefacesbycalynn
Linda Evangelista is a Canadian supermodel . She is viewed as a standout amongst the most proficient and powerful models of all time and has been the covergirl for than 700 magazines. Evangelista is essentially known for being the long-term dream of picture taker Steven Meisel. She holds the record for her various appearances on the front of Vogue Italia, all of which were shot by Meisel.
Although she had been modeling since her preteen years, Linda decided to take a serious approach to modeling in 1984. Evangelista moved to New York City and signed with Elite where she met the widely acclaimed John Casablancas, who contrasted her similarity with the model Joan Severance. Elite then moved Evangelista to Paris, France where she propelled her worldwide career! Her first significant style magazine spread was for the November 1984 issue of L’Officiel. After that, she would go ahead to show up on the spreads and in the pages of an assortment of global distributions including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Glamor, Mademoiselle, Elle, W, Marie Claire, Allure, Time, Interview and more!
She additionally turned into a dream to the late form originator Gianni Versace,for whom she initially showed up in advertisement battles in 1987. Notwithstanding her work for Versace and Lagerfeld, Evangelista likewise displayed for different other style brands, for example, Valentino, Dolce and Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferré, Ralph Lauren, Yves Saint Laurent, Azzedine Alaïa, Oscar de la Renta, Giorgio Armani, Thierry Mugler, Claude Montana, Donna Karan, Jil Sander, Jean Paul Gaultier, Alberta Ferretti and the list goes on for miles!
In 1996, she was the beneficiary of VH1’s Fashion Awards Lifetime Achievement Award . In June 2003, she got a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame in Toronto. In 2005, she was named as a World Fashion Icon by the Women’s World Awards in Leipzig, Germany. In March 2008, she was picked as “The Greatest Supermodel of All Time” by a viewer survey for the CBC Television show Fashion File.
Since the 90’s and early 2000’s, she has made several reappearances in the fashion industry. However, she has chosen to focus moreso on her humanitarianism and her family. After such a long stretch of being able to “never wake up for less that $10,000 a day,” this supermodel success story feels it’s time she retire and use her awesome talent for the benefit of others.
Evangelista is an activist for HIV/AIDS examination and mindfulness, and in addition for bosom growth research and awareness. She was one of the poster girls in the Viva Glam crusade for the Mac AIDS Fund. In October 2013, she was the host of AMFAR’s Inaugural Inspiration Gala in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Clearly, she balances her fabulous funds and spotless beauty with selfless acts for bettering the community.
