Focus on Models: Isabeli Fontana

Isabeli Bergossi Fontana (born July 4, 1983) is a Brazilian model

“I don’t think of myself as pretty. I am what I am.”

Isabeli was born in Curitiba, the south of Brazil. At 12, she knew she was destined to be a model, fulfilling that destiny a year later by making the finals of a local contest. A mother of 2 children, Isabeli is having one of her best seasons ever for the F/W 2008 season with 5 major campaigns under her belt. 2009 marked her 3rd appearance for the Pirelli Calendar.

Interesting Facts
Enjoys kick-boxing
Placed third in Brazilian Elite Model Look contest in 1996
Debuted on the runway in Feb 1999
Gave birth to her son Zion in 2003
Appeared in the Pirelli calendar in 2003 & 2005
Divorced model Álvaro Jacomossi in 2004
Featured on the cover of Vogue in Sept 2004 as one of the world’s next supermodels
Married actor Henri Castelli in Dec 2005, whom she divorced in 2007
Gave birth to her second son, Lucas, in Oct 2006
Appeared in the 2008 Vogue Paris calendar
Named the world’s 11th highest paid model by Forbes in 2008
Runway Shows (debuted Fall 1999)
Givenchy, Michael Kors, Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, Victoria’s Secret, BCBG Max Azria, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, Zac Posen, Balenciaga, Chloé, Hermès, Valentino, Prada, Miss Sixty, Roberto Cavalli, Blumarine, Rosa Cha, Narciso Rodriguez, Alexander Wang, Isabel Marant, Balmain, Hermès, Rag & Bone, Givenchy Couture, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta

Campaigns
Victoria’s Secret catalog, Hermès, Versace Crystal Noir, Balenciaga, Viktor & Rolf’s Flower Bomb, Revlon’s Flair, Uniqlo, H&M lingerie, Belstaff, Roberto Cavalli, Valentino, Versace, Louis Vuitton cruise, Cesare Paciotti, Moschino, Missoni

Editorials
Harper’s Bazaar Feb 2005
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Feb 2002, 2003
V May 2009
Vogue May 2008, Oct 2008, Dec 2009
Vogue Italia Jan 2010
Vogue Mexico April 2010
Vogue Paris Dec 2007, Feb 2008, March 2008, Feb 2010, June 2009, Aug 2009, June 2010, Aug 2010
W Oct 2007, March 2008

Fontana is the current face 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