celebforum - Bar Refaeli

Bar Refaeli (Hebrew: בר רפאלי born June 4, 1985 ) is an Israeli model, known for her work modeling and her relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.

Early life

Refaeli was born in the countryside of Israel where her parents owned a horse ranch. It was her mother, Tsipi Refaeli, 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.

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. She is 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. She was in the March 2007 issue of Sports Illustrated in a swimsuit and posed with the band Aerosmith as well. Refaeli will star in an English language film named Session directed by Haim Buzaglo.. Bar appeared in a September 2007 Paris-Match issue where she was interviewed by reporter Caroline Mangez. The six-page article had many pictures and a great interesting interview about Bar's life in Israel, her family and her work. She also appeared on the cover of Tatler magazine for the October 2007 issue.

Personal life

After a relationship with actor and singer David Charvet, Refaeli got involved in a highly publicized relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio. They started to date in November 2005 where they met during a U2 charity concert in Las Vegas. DiCaprio traveled with Bar in Israel in March 2007. They are no longer dating.

Facts and stats

* Ethnicity: Ashkenazi
* Religion: Jewish
* Languages Spoken: Hebrew, English
* Spokesmodel of Pilpel, Castro

Awards

* She was honored as "Sexiest Import" at the 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards
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