Birth Name : Laetitia Marie Laure Casta
Date of Birth : 11 May 1978, Pont-Audemer, Eure, France
Height : 5' 6½" (1.69 m)
Occupatoiion : Model and actress
Born in Pont-Audemer, France, Laetitia Casta spent her childhood in the lush countryside of Normandy. At age 15, she was approached by an agent of Paris' Madison Models while building sand castles on a beach in Corsica. After her father agreed to let the agency take some test photographs, Laetitia's wondrous natural beauty impressed the founder of Madison models as well as the director of the French magazine Elle. Modeling contracts ensued and in 1993 Laetitia signed on with Guess? Jeans for a very successful advertising campaign.
Modeling contracts and appearances in magazines quickly ensued. Paul Marciano - founder and art director of Guess? who is incidentally accredited for the success of Claudia Schiffer - was taken by Casta's near perfection. Her work in the Guess ad (she became their new front Girl) was her debut advertising campaign. Shot by Neil Kirk in Jamaica in October 1994, it allowed Americans to become acquainted with Casta. Thanks to Marciano, Guess has brought her international exposure and recognition.
In 1996 she was contracted with Victoria's Secret, gracing many covers of the catalogue as one of the Angels - the name attributed to the other four models of the company. Then, in 1997 Casta joined fellow models by appearing in the popular Sports Illustrated swimwear edition for a consecutive three years. A year later she was honoured by Rolling Stone. They named her Hottest Model of the Year, and placed a nude Casta on the cover of their 'Hot' issue. Although this was not the first time the magazine had featured a nude celebrity on the cover, it was considered the most controversial issue - which provided a lot of publicity for the rising model.
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