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Linda Evangelista was born in St. Catharines, Ontario and developed a great interest in fashion and modeling from an early age.
At 15, she entered a local beauty contest during which she was spotted by a talent scout from Elite Modeling Agency. At 18, after finishing high school, she moved to New York, then carried on to Paris the following year.
Linda's first major campaign was for Yves Saint Laurent's 'Opium' perfume. In 1988, photographer Peter Lindbergh encouraged her to cut her hair, a change that marked the beginning of Linda's rise to modeling super stardom.
The unprecedented success of the 'supermodel' phenomenon owes a lot to Linda and her ability to constantly reinvent herself.
"There is not another model in the world as professional as she is." -Karl Lagerfeld