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Linda Evangelista

1965 - Today

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Linda Evangelista ( EE-van-jə-LEE-stə; born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian fashion model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being the longtime muse of photographer Steven Meisel, as well as for the phrase: "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." Evangelista's modelling career began in 1984 when she signed with Elite Model Management after having moved from her native Canada to New York City. Upon the suggestion of photographer Peter Lindbergh, Evangelista had her hair cut short in 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Linda Evangelista is the 23rd most popular model (down from 19th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Canada (down from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Model.

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Among MODELS

Among models, Linda Evangelista ranks 23 out of 313. Before her are Gia Carangi, Pattie Boyd, Alessandra Ambrosio, Veruschka von Lehndorff, Bettie Page, and Adriana Lima. After her are Lais Ribeiro, Ira von Fürstenberg, Gigi Hadid, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Fabio Mancini, and Natalia Pavlovna Paley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Linda Evangelista ranks 65. Before her are Mick Doohan, Aldair, Andrea M. Ghez, Jan-Ove Waldner, Lucinda Riley, and Nigel Short. After her are Fernanda Torres, Ali Dia, Nicholas Sparks, Elizabeth Hurley, Katarina Witt, and Valeria Golino.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Linda Evangelista ranks 127 out of 1,622. Before her are Joe Weider (1919), William H. McNeill (1917), Margot Kidder (1948), Raymond Burr (1917), Martin Short (1950), and Joshua Jackson (1978). After her are Avril Lavigne (1984), Norman Bethune (1890), Bonar Law (1858), Ian Stevenson (1918), Walter Huston (1883), and David Morrell (1943).

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Among MODELS In Canada

Among models born in Canada, Linda Evangelista ranks 2. Before her are Maye Musk (1948). After her are Shalom Harlow (1973), Winnie Harlow (1994), Bianca Beauchamp (1977), Yasmeen Ghauri (1971), Coco Rocha (1988), Nora Fatehi (1992), Rachel Roberts (1978), and Jessica Stam (1986).

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