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| Birth name | Eva Herzigova |
| Date of birth | March 10 1973 |
| Place of birth | Litvínov, Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic |
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10.5 in) |
| Hair color | light blond |
| Eye color | green |
| Weight | 60 kg/132 pounds |
Eva Herzigová (born March 10, 1973) is a Czech supermodel and actress.
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Career
Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czech Republic, and she began her modeling career after winning a modeling beauty contest in Prague in 1989, at the age of sixteen. After arriving in Paris she became a popular supermodel. Her first important appearance was the Miss Wonderbra campaign in 1990s. She was also featured in the Guess? Jeans advertisements and was dubbed the "Marilyn of the 1990s." She has also appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalog and Sports Illustrated. Herzigová has also appeared in several movies. She posed nude for Playboy in August 2004. In 2006 she was Venus at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. She married Tico Torres, the drummer from Bon Jovi, in September 1996, in a lavish wedding attended by, among others, Donald Trump. The pair divorced in June 1998. Since 2000, she's been romantically linked with Guy Oseary, the CEO of Maverick Records. On 1st June 2007, Herzigová and her boyfriend Gregorio Marsiaj welcomed a son in Turin, (Torino, Italy) just before 10 pm. Herzigova's labor and delivery were without complication, and the baby weighed in at over 9 lbs and is 20.5 inches long. His name is George Marsiaj Herzig.[1].
Other
Herzigova is fluent in Czech, English, French, Italian (which she learned allegedly in two weeks for hosting an Italian music show) and Spanish. Eva Herzigová is a noted potter and has owned a computerized kiln. "Making pottery's very calming and it's creative and it's, you know, when you're like in your own world, you have a creative thing that's going through your head. You just go. Travel in your mind. It's cool." she has said. About her film career, she said:
| “ | Ever since I was a very little girl, I've dreamed of acting. You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be an actress. So I'd like to be in that profession."[2] | ” |
Her face also appears on the cover of Powderfinger's album Vulture Street.
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | 2005 | uncredited | |
| Eva - short by Gaspar Noé | 2005 | herself | |
| Modigliani | 2004 | Olga Khokhlova | |
| Just for the Time Being | 2000 | Christine | |
| L'amico del cuore | 1998 | Frida Seta | |
| Les Anges gardiens | 1995 | Tchouk Tchouk Nougat | |
| Inferno | 1992 | TV film |
References
- ^ Celebrity Baby Blog Accessed 2 June 2007.
- ^ Eva Herzigova Quotes
External links
- Eva Herzigová at the Internet Movie Database
- Eva Herzigová in the Fashion Model Directory
