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Eva Herzigova Profile |
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Birth Date: March 12, 1973
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Birth Place: Litvinov, Czech Republic
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Birth Name: Eva Herzigova
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Eva Herzigova was born on March 10, 1973, in Litvinov of the
Czech Republic. Her mother was a secretary and her father
worked as an electrician in a mining company. Both parents
stressed the importance of hard work, dedication and
perseverance. Even after Eva landed her modeling contract,
they encouraged her to have something to fall back on, just
in case modeling did not work out for her.
Growing up in a Northern Czechoslovakian village, modeling
was the furthest thing from Eva's mind. She was active in
many sports, such as gymnastics, basketball, track, and
cross-country skiing.
Ironically, Eva always felt that her sister was the one
destined to become a model. On a visit to Prague with her
parents, the 16-year-old Eva met a friend who told her about
a modeling contest organized by Metropolitan Models, a
French modeling agency. Since her sister was not interested,
Eva entered the contest herself.
She went on to win the contest, marking the start of her
illustrious career. Within six months, she was whisked off
to Paris and from from that point on, modeling became her
focus in life.
Initially, the adjustment was quite difficult. Eva had never
taken any modeling lessons and had no experience. To make
matters worse, she never had much exposure in fashion
magazines in her hometown, making her future even more
uncertain.
She felt quite uncomfortable during her early photo sessions
and did not like that the stylists, make-up artists and
camera crew would stare at her for hours.
Nonetheless, the past few years have been kind to Eva, as
she has found a home in front of the camera, preferring
photo sessions to fashion shows. "I love photo sessions. I'm
alone, I'm the queen, everyone's taking care of me," she
says, laughing.
Eva has been referred to as the Marilyn Monroe of the 90's
and advertisers have been quick to use this to their
advantage. She followed in the footsteps of Claudia Schiffer
as the Guess? Girl in 1992, which garnered her worldwide
exposure.
Next on her list was a cover for Elle magazine and the
opportunity to become the spokesperson for Wonderbra. This
career move, along with her perfect figure, have made her
internationally famous.
One of her most renowned ads, in which she appears scantily
clad, has the tag line "Look Me In The Eyes"." If you have
ever seen the ad, you would agree that this is easier said
than done. She has also done work for Victoria's Secret and
Sports Illustrated.
Not only is Eva beautiful and very likeable, she is
intelligent and speaks four languages: English, Czech,
Russian, and French. Her hobbies include pottery, horseback
riding, reading, going to the movies, and riding her Harley
Davidson motorcycle. She says she is lucky that she doesn't
have a sweet tooth, but she loves French, Italian and
Japanese cuisine.
She hopes to pursue an acting career in the near future. She
has appeared in Jean-Marie Poire's film Les Anges Gardiens,
starring Gerard Depardieu. She also appears in Ellen von
Unwerth's film, Inferno.
As her parents have taught her as a child, she states, "You
can't be a model at 60, but you certainly can be an
actress." No official word on her current status, but we can
tell you she got married to Bon Jovi's drummer Tico Torres
in 1996. The two are no longer together. |
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Other
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Net Worth $12.3 million dollars [1998]
Mother is a secretary, father is a mining engineer.
Dating music mogul Guy Oseary. [2000]
Discovered at age 17 while on a family day trip to Germany
when she was approached to enter a beauty contest sponsored
by the American modeling firm, Madison.
Measurements: 34-23-34 (at start of the Wonderbra campaign),
35-25-36 (in 1997), Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Ex-husband Tico Torres is the drummer for Bon Jovi.
One of the world's top fashion models.
Was ranked #15 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel". |
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