BAR REFAELI

Bar Refaeli (d. 4 Haziran, 1985), İsrailli uluslararası ünlü manken.

İsrail ve ABD'de Pilpel, Castro ve Victoria's Secret gibi ünlü markaların kataloglarını süslemiştir, ayrıca ünlü aktör Leonardo Di Caprio ile yaşadığı ilişkiyle gündeme gelmiştir.



Birth name Bar Refaeli
Date of birth June 4, 1985 (1985-06-04) (age 22)
Place of birth Hod HaSharon, Israel
Height 174 cm; 5'9"
Hair color Light brown
Eye color Blue
Measurements 89-60-89 (EU)
Dress size 6 (US); 36 (EU)
Shoe size 9 (US); 40 (EU)
Official website
Bar Refaeli (Hebrew: בר רפאלי, born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model, known for her modeling work and for her relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.





Biography

Early life
Refaeli was born in 1985 in Hod HaSharon, Israel, where her parents, Tsipi and Rafi, owned a horse ranch. It was her mother who first saw potential in her daughter. Bar Refaeli began a modeling career at the age of eight months, appearing in commercials. She had to wear braces in her early years, postponing her modeling. At the age of fifteen, Refaeli returned to modeling. She was represented by Irene Marie Models.


Career
Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of one.By the age of fifteen she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milki. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues. She was cast for fashion production abroad, among them Dim, and appeared in the French ELLE magazine, as well as being the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine. The same picture was later published on the cover of Maxim. She appeared on the cover of the March 2006 issue of GQ Italy,and was in the March 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated in a swimsuit and posed with the band Aerosmith as well. Refaeli appeared in a September 2007 Paris-Match issue where she was interviewed by reporter Caroline Mangez. The six-page article had many pictures and an interview about Refaeli's life in Israel, her family and her work. She also appeared on the cover of Tatler magazine for the October 2007 issue. British men's magazine Arena named Refaeli The Best Body of 2008 in its February 2008 issue. Refaeli appears on the cover. She is the new Spring/Summer 2008 face of Accessorize and is the spokesperson for internationally renowned fashion brand - Luisa Cerano in Fall/Winter 2007 as well as Spring/Summer 2008. She has modeled for Subaru, and is the face of Accessorize and the Brazilian clothing line, Besni as well as the Italian jewelry line Marco Bicego.


Acting career
Bar admits she also has a taste in acting. She will star in an English language film named, "Session" directed by Israeli director Haim Buzaglo.


Personal life
Refaeli volunteered once for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization providing free services and programs for children facing life-threatening illnesses. Refaeli also spent one day helping animal lovers association, Ahava, which has been caring for hundreds of pets abandoned in the Northern Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.