Eva Herzigová
Eva Herzigová (Litvínov, Czech Republic, March 10, 1973) is a Czech-Italian supermodel and actress.
Biography
Herzigova was born on March 10, 1973 in Litvinov (Czechia). There she lived with her family, she has two siblings: a brother named Giri and a sister named Lenka, until 1989. At the age of 16, a friend encouraged her to enter a contest organized in Prague by the Madison modeling agency. Unexpectedly, she took first place, a success that changed her life completely.
Career
In 1989 she began her modeling career by winning the Madison Modeling Agency contest. She moved to Paris and her first important appearance was as the image of Wonderbra. In 1990, this campaign went around the world and made the young Czech woman achieve fame, thus beginning an unstoppable career.. She also appeared in the jeans campaign for the brand Guess?.
It appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalog and in Sports Illustrated magazine. She acted in some movies, and posed nude for Playboy magazine in August 2004.
In 2011, Eva participated in Duran Duran's music video, Girl Panic!, alongside top models Yasmin Le Bon, Cindy Crawford, Helena Christensen and Naomi Campbell.
In 2013, Eva posed for designer Brian Atwood, imitating Marilyn Monroe in the film Something's Got to Give.
Appeared in campaigns for “Maybelline”, “Calvin Klein”, “Christian Dior”, < i>“Laura Biagiotti” and “Rocco Barocco” among others. And he worked with the world's leading designers, including the famous and prestigious John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, Thierry Mugler, Paco Rabanne.
Personal life
Eva married Tico Torres, Bon Jovi's drummer, in September 1996. The couple divorced in June 1998.
She had three sons with Gregorio Marsiaj: George (born June 1, 2007 in Turin), Philipe (born March 13, 2011) and Edward (born April 2013).
Filmography
| Title | Year | Rol | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | 1992 | Movie broadcast on television | |
| Guardian Angels | 1995 | Tchouk Tchouk Nougat | |
| My wife's best friend | 1998 | Frida Seta | |
| Just for the Time Being | 2000 | Christine | |
| Modigliani | 2004 | Olga Khokhlova | |
| Eva - Gaspar Noe short | 2005 | Eva Herzigová | |
| Girl Panic! | 2011 | She herself | |
| Cha cha cha cha | 2013 | MICHEL | |
| Pohádkář | 2014 | Karla | |
| Jan Masaryk: the betrayal of Munich | 2017 | Madla | |
| Isabel Marant, naissance d'une collection | 2019 | She herself |
Inauguration of the Costa Concordia cruise ship
The actress was in charge of carrying out the traditional inauguration ceremony for every ship: breaking a bottle of champagne against the hull of the Costa Concordia. However, the bottle did not break, which was interpreted as a sign of bad omen.