Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved from Brazil to Milan, Italy.
Career
In 1999, at the age of 16, she appeared in the Victoria’s Secret lingerie catalogue. The shoot caused controversy, as Victoria’s Secret stated that they would not use girls younger than 18.Soon after the Victoria’s Secret shoot, she was signed by Versace, Ralph Lauren and Valentino.
Since 1999 she has modeled for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Marie Claire, ELLE, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Numéro, i-D, Arena and many others.
Fontana has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns including Shiatzy Chen, Armani Jeans, Chanel, Colcci, Disritmia, Dolce and Gabbana, Emporio Armani, Enrique Martinez, Escada, H&M, Helena Rubinstein, Hugo Boss, Hussein Chalayan, Massimo Dutti, Mango M. Officer, Nicole Farhi, Oscar de la Renta, Peter Hahn, Philips, Ralph Lauren, Revlon, Roberto Cavalli, Rosa Chá, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tommy Hilfiger, Triton, Valentino, Versace, Victoria’s Secret, Vivara and others.Photographed by Steven Meisel, she was presented on the September 2004 cover of American Vogue as one of the “Models of the Moment”.
Fontana can be seen in the Spring/Summer 2011 campaigns for Escada, Dolce and Gabbana, Uniqlo & Ann Taylor.
Fontana is the currentface of Viktor & Rolf’s fragrance Flowerbomb.
In 2008, Fontana made her debut on the Forbes The World’s 15 Top-Earning Models list at place 11, having earned $3 million.
She has appeared in the Pirelli Calendar on a number of occasions, including in the 2011 calendar, which features models posing as Greek and Roman gods, photographed by Karl Lagerfeld.
Personal Life
As a youth, Fontana attended Catholic School in the Portão district of Curitiba. She is often seen making the Sign of the Cross in footage. She is a non-practising Roman Catholic. She was married to model Álvaro 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 São Paulo. Fontana and Castelli divorced in 2007. She was engaged to Rohan Marley but the engagement ended in September 2012.
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Short Biography
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| Name | Isabeli Fontana |
| Birthday |
4 July 1983 Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) |
| Weight | 119 Pound (54Kg) |
| Hair Color | Dark Brown |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Sexual Orientation | Striaght |
| Measurements |
34-23-35 (US) 86-58-89 (EU) |
| Bra Size | 32B |
| Dress Size | 4 (US) or 34 (EU) |
| Shoe Size | 8 (US) or 38.5 (EU) or 5.5 (UK) |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
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