ISABELI FONTANA
Name Isabeli Fontana
Birth name Isabeli Bergossi Fontana
Date of birth July 4, 1983 Curitiba, Brazil
Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian model.
Fontana was born in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals
of the Elite Model Look Contest when she was just 13. The following year she
moved from Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career. In 1999, at
the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. This
created a huge controversy as Victoria's Secret had earlier stated that its
policy was not to sign models younger than 21 years old. However, the publicity
generated by this proved beneficial to Fontana and she quickly rose to fame.
Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren
and Valentino. She has modelled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie
Claire, ELLE and Vogue.
She was married to model Alvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son,
Zion, was born in 2003. Fontana married actor and model Henri Castelli on
December 10, 2005 and their son, Lucas, was born on October 23, 2006 in Sao
Paulo. Fontana and Castelli are separated now and are in the process of
divorcing.
Name Isabeli Fontana
Birth name Isabeli Bergossi Fontana
Date of birth July 4, 1983 Curitiba, Brazil
Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian model.
Fontana was born in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals
of the Elite Model Look Contest when she was just 13. The following year she
moved from Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career. In 1999, at
the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalogue. This
created a huge controversy as Victoria's Secret had earlier stated that its
policy was not to sign models younger than 21 years old. However, the publicity
generated by this proved beneficial to Fontana and she quickly rose to fame.
Soon after the Victoria's Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren
and Valentino. She has modelled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie
Claire, ELLE and Vogue.
She was married to model Alvaro Jacomossi but they divorced in 2004. Their son,
Zion, was born in 2003. Fontana married actor and model Henri Castelli on
December 10, 2005 and their son, Lucas, was born on October 23, 2006 in Sao
Paulo. Fontana and Castelli are separated now and are in the process of
divorcing.