Eva Herzigová
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Eva Herzigová (Template:IPA; born 10 March 1973) is a Czech model and actress. In 1994, she became the face of a Wonderbra campaign with the slogan "Hello Boys". Her height (Template:Convert) and elegant appearance made her a sought-after model for fashion shows and campaigns of various renowned brands. Throughout her career, Herzigová has worked with leading designers and fashion houses including Dolce & Gabbana, Chanel, Versace, Louis Vuitton and many others and has appeared on the covers of many prestigious fashion magazines such as Vogue, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour and many others. She became one of the prominent figures of the 1990s modeling and was one of the so-called supermodels along with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer and Christy Turlington.
In addition to her modeling career, Herzigová has also appeared in film and television. She has starred in films such as Les Anges gardiens (1995) along Gérard Depardieu and Christian Clavier, My Best Friend's Wife (1998), Modigliani (2004) and A Prominent Patient (2017).
Her career as a model and her presence in public space have won her numerous awards and accolades. She remains a major figure in the fashion and entertainment industry.
Early life and career
Herzigová was born in Litvínov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), the daughter of an accountant mother, Eva, and an electrician father.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Growing up, Herzigová was athletic, "excelling in gymnastics, basketball, track and cross-country skiing."<ref name=hello>Template:Cite web</ref> She began her modeling career at the age of 16 after winning a modeling contest organized by the French modeling agency Metropolitan Models<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> in Prague in 1989, before she moved to Paris.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After arriving in Paris, her popularity increased. Her first important appearance was as the model for the first Wonderbra campaign. In 1994, advertising executive Trevor Beattie, working for TBWA/London, developed an ad for Sara Lee's "Hello Boys" Wonderbra campaign. It featured a close-up image of Herzigová wearing a black Wonderbra. The ad used only two words: "Hello boys." The influential poster was featured in an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and it was voted in at number 10 in a "Poster of the Century" contest.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Canada-based lingerie fashion label wanted the ad campaign to motivate women to see the Wonderbra "as a cosmetic and as a beauty enhancer rather than a functional garment". The billboard was voted in 2011 as the most iconic outdoor ad during the past five decades by the Outdoor Media Centre.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was also featured in Guess? jeans campaigns, the Victoria's Secret catalog and Sports Illustrated. Herzigová has featured in a variety of international fashion magazines, gracing the covers of Vogue (France, Britain, Spain, Germany, Japan, Australia, Mexico, Poland, Turkey, Thailand), Harper's Bazaar (Britain, Spain, Ukraine, Italy, Australia) as well as Elle, Marie Claire, Numéro and Allure. She has also walked for designers including Louis Vuitton, Benedetta Dubini, Giles Deacon, Emilio Pucci and Versace.
Herzigová also starred in a fashion art film by Imagine Fashion, called Decadent Control with Roberto Cavalli. It featured fashions by Agent Provocateur and H&M. Herzigová posed for the August 2004 edition of Playboy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2006, she portrayed Venus at the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2013, Herzigová was chosen as the new model for Dior's Capture Totale line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She continued working with Dior into 2021.<ref name=marieclaire>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, Herzigová was one of those chosen to be spokesmodels for Giorgio Armani's New Normal Campaign.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
Herzigová married Tico Torres, the drummer from Bon Jovi, in September 1996 in New Jersey.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple divorced in June 1998.<ref> Template:Cite web</ref> Herzigová has three sons with Italian businessman Gregorio Marsiaj: George (born 1 June 2007), Philip (born 13 March 2011) and Edward (born 20 April 2013).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They live in Italy. In 2017, the couple became engaged.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Herzigová speaks Czech, Russian, English, French and Italian.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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| Inferno | 1992 | TV film | |
| Les Anges gardiens | 1995 | Tchouk Tchouk Nougat | |
| My Best Friend's Wife | 1998 | Frida Seta | |
| Just for the Time Being | 2000 | Christine | |
| Modigliani | 2004 | Olga Khokhlova | |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | 2005 | uncredited | |
| Eva | 2005 | herself | short by Gaspar Noé |
| Girl Panic! | 2011 | Nick Rhodes | Duran Duran music video |
| Cha cha cha | 2013 | Michelle | |
| Storyteller | 2014 | ||
| A Prominent Patient | 2017 | ||
| Template:Interlanguage link | 2024 | herself | TV show (special appearance) |