4 engagements and 1 short-lived marriage of Linda Evangelista: What the supermodel phenomenon sacrificed to success

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Beauty, success, fame and wealth do not always become a guarantee of personal happiness. An example of this is the story of Linda Evangelista, who turned 54 on May 10. Her only marriage lasted only 6 years, her romances with the most famous and wealthy men ended even faster, and engagements with billionaire François Henri-Pinault, singer George Michael, Hollywood star Kyle MacLachlan and football player Fabien Barthez were terminated. Why is one of the most sought-after supermodels of the 1990s? and one of the most beautiful women on the planet got the reputation of being a runaway woman?

The first serious relationship with the model happened at the age of 22. Gerald Marie, director of the famous French modeling agency "Elite", became her chosen one. They met long before that - at one of the show jumping in the early 1980s. he gave Linda his business card, but the young beauty called him back only a few years later. At that time, Gerald had an affair with Australian model Lisa Rutledge, who gave birth to his daughter. However, the child did not keep him in the family, and he started an affair with the Evangelist. They married in 1987, and Gerald's newborn daughter Linda called her adopted daughter. The husband became a real guardian angel for the girl, largely thanks to him she became a supermodel with exorbitant fees, but this marriage lasted only 6 years.

After marriage, Linda was not going to change her lifestyle and behaved as if she was not embarrassed by the status of a married lady - she continued to spin the heads of numerous fans and was completely focused on her career, while her husband dreamed of a full-fledged family. In an interview, Linda indignantly told reporters that her husband was expecting the birth of children from her, completely not caring about her model future and impeccable figure. The children did not fit into her plans at that time.

In 1993, the couple divorced, and 6 years later, a scandal erupted, which forever ruined Gerald's reputation, which led to his dismissal from a modeling agency: he was accused of sexually harassing models, including minors, and persuading them to use drugs. It was rumored that the Evangelists themselves had problems with drugs at one time, which became the only way for her to relax in between filming. But after her colleague died of an overdose, she vowed never to touch illegal drugs again, and she succeeded.

True, Linda managed to maintain friendly relations with her ex-husband. They continued to communicate, and after the birth of his granddaughter, the supermodel declared herself a grandmother, although she was not related to her by blood ties. Gerald's daughter Roxanne has always remained native to the model, so after she gave birth to a daughter, Linda named her her granddaughter. She stated this in social networks: ""

During the week that she left her husband, Linda began an affair with the Hollywood star Kyle McLachlan, who was brought to fame by the TV series "Twin Peaks". They met on the set of a commercial. The model stole the actor from his colleague on the series, actress Lara Flynn Boyle. According to legend, Evangelista met him as a result of a dispute with her friends. Their joint photos adorned the pages of all glossy magazines, their couple was called very beautiful and harmonious.

However, the engagement never resulted in a wedding and was terminated 6 years later, despite Kyle's best efforts. The actor practically stopped acting in films and completely immersed himself in Linda's world, attended fashion shows with her and prepared dinners for her. But the model did not appreciate this sacrifice. She did not watch films with McLachlan's participation and was not at all interested in his life. Once the model fell asleep at the premiere of the film adaptation of Kafka's "The Process", where her chosen one played the main role. The point in their relationship was set after Linda lost her child - she had a miscarriage. After that, she distanced herself from Kyle and began to live her life.

The fact that everything is over between them, Kyle learned from the newspapers when he once saw there a photo of a model with a famous football player, the goalkeeper of the national team, under the headline: "Linda Evangelista and Fabien Barthez - the hottest couple of the summer." This time, the supermodel was ready for a lot - both to renounce a career and to have a baby, but at the 6th month of pregnancy she had a miscarriage, and soon after that she and Barthez broke up.

After the supermodel starred in two clips of George Michael, there were rumors that they had more than just a professional relationship with the famous singer. The couple did not deny these rumors. They appeared together in public and often found themselves under the sights of cameras. Too often for journalists not to suspect them of a fictitious novel for the sake of PR. They announced their engagement, but the matter did not come to the wedding again: before the supposedly appointed date of the wedding, George Michael suddenly publicly admitted his gay orientation.

The model no longer hoped that someday she could become a mother, when suddenly, at 41, her dreams came true. A short romance with a billionaire, the son of the owner of a fashion empire, François Henri Pinault, led to the birth of a son. But as soon as the chosen one of the Evangelists found out about her pregnancy, he immediately disappeared. As it turned out, the model was crossed by the actress Salma Hayek, whom Francois later married. It turned out that the daughter of Salma Hayek and the son of Linda Evangelista are a sister and a brother on her father's side. The billionaire did not recognize his paternity and did not provide material support to his son for 5 years until the model sued him.

Linda Evangelista has repeatedly sacrificed her personal happiness to the profession. Whether the model considered such sacrifices to be justified - only she knows, but the results of her work were really impressive. In the 1990s. she was one of the five most sought-after and highly paid supermodels, which was called the chameleon model and the phenomenal model because of her ability to transform, which was highly valued in her profession. The designers said: "".

Her fees reached incredible heights, all publications quoted her phrase: "". True, she later repented of her arrogance and arrogance. The age of the model is short, over time her appearance has changed beyond recognition - due to problems with the thyroid gland, Linda has noticeably recovered. Now, at 54, she is highlighting very different priorities. Today she says that for the sake of her family, she would not hesitate to sacrifice both her career and money. But she raised her son alone, but she never built a family with anyone. None of her brilliant companions made her happy. Although, maybe she herself prevented them from doing this and herself chose such a fate?

Recently, journalists have been writing not about her novels, but about her changes in appearance: Why Linda Evangelista has changed beyond recognition.