Eva Herzigova Biography

Name : Eva Herzigova

Date of Birth : 12 March 1973, Litvinov, Czechoslovakia.

Height : 6' (1.83 m)

Occupation : Model and actress.

Eva Herzigova was born on March 10, 1973, in Litvinov of the Czech Republic. Her mother was a secretary and her father worked as an electrician in a mining company. Both parents stressed the importance of hard work, dedication and perseverance. Even after Eva Herzigova landed her modeling contract, they encouraged her to have something to fall back on, just in case modeling did not work out for her. Growing up in a Northern Czechoslovakian village, modeling was the furthest thing from Eva's mind. She was active in many sports, such as gymnastics, basketball, track, and cross-country skiing. Ironically, Eva Herzigova always felt that her sister was the one destined to become a model. On a visit to Prague with her parents, the 16-year-old Eva met a friend who told her about a modeling contest organized by Metropolitan Models, a French modeling agency. Since her sister was not interested, Eva entered the contest herself. She went on to win the contest, marking the start of her illustrious career. Within six months, she was whisked off to Paris and from from that point on, modeling became her focus in life.

Model Eva Herzigova followed Claudia Schiffer as the lead model for Guess Jeans in the early 1990s and remained a steady presence in the world of modeling for the next two decades. A thin blonde with sharp blue eyes, Herzigova made her biggest splash with a famous series of va-va-voom Wonderbra ads in the 1990s, appearing in lingerie photos with tag lines like "Hello boys" and "Look me in the eyes." Eva Herzigova also was featured in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue and the Victoria's Secret lingerie catalog, and her career has continued right into the 21st century, with Herzigova walking catwalks for high-end houses like Louis Vuitton and Hermés and showing up on magazine covers around the world. Eva Herzigova has acted in a few films, including Guardian Angels (1998) and Just For the Time Being (2000). She played Pablo Picasso's first wife, Olga, in the 2004 film Modigliani.