Linda Evangelista
(born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian model. She has been featured on over
600 magazine covers. Evangelista is mostly known for being the longtime
muse of photographer Steven Meisel. She holds the record for her
multiple appearances on the cover of Vogue Italia, all of which were
photographed by Meisel.
Evangelista was born to Italian parents who emigrated to Canada and was raised in a working-class, traditional Roman Catholic family in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls, where she attended Denis Morris Catholic High School. Her father worked for GM and her mother was a bookkeeper. She has two brothers. Linda knew she wanted to become a model when she was 12 years old. Evangelista began modelling when she was discovered by an agent from Elite Model Management at the 1988 Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant.
Evangelista was born to Italian parents who emigrated to Canada and was raised in a working-class, traditional Roman Catholic family in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada near Niagara Falls, where she attended Denis Morris Catholic High School. Her father worked for GM and her mother was a bookkeeper. She has two brothers. Linda knew she wanted to become a model when she was 12 years old. Evangelista began modelling when she was discovered by an agent from Elite Model Management at the 1988 Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant.
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