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Linda Evangelista Bio / Biography

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Date of Birth: May 10, 1965
Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Height: 5' 9½" (1.77 m)
Measurements: 34B-24-34 1/2
Shoe Size: 9
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Husbands: Gerald Marie (July 1987 - 1993) (divorced)
Famous Boyfriends: Kyle MacLachlan (engaged)
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Filmography: Click here for film & TV Roles

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Trivia

  1. Has four dogs Coco, Willow Flower, Enzo, and Willy.

  2. Recieved a special lifetime achievement award at the 1997 VH1 Fashion and Music Awards.

  3. Was ranked #2 (after Cindy Crawford) on MTV's "House of Style" (1989) list of the top models of the 1990's.

  4. Cousin of Vanessa Evangelista, who also models.

  5. Entered the 'Miss Teen Niagra' beauty contest at the age of 12 and lost.

  6. Named by people magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People In the World" (1990).

  7. Met actor Kyle MacLachlan on the set of an ad for Barney's New York in 1992 and they began dating that year and became engaged in 1994, but seperated in early 1998.

  8. Has changed her hair color a minimum of twelve times.

  9. Her father, brother, and uncle all work for General Motors.

  10. Is of Italian decent.

  11. Plays the accordion.

  12. Received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame in Toronto in June of 2003

  13. In Portuguese and Spanish, her name means "beautiful", "pretty".

  14. One of the five supermodels. The others are Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, and Naomi Campbell.

  15. In Portuguese and Spanish, her surname means "gospel singer"; "gospel writer".

Quotes

  1. "It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren't, then I'd be a teacher."

  2. "I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day."

  3. "I don't diet. I just don't eat as much as I'd like to."

  4. "People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input. I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing or sitting."