Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelista
Linda Evangelistais a Canadian model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being the longtime muse of photographer Steven Meisel, as well as for coining the phrase "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day." She holds the record for her multiple appearances on the cover of Vogue Italia, all of which were photographed by Meisel...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth10 May 1965
CountryCanada
I have this great fear of people - not when I'm on the runway, but backstage. In a room full of people, I really suffer. I sort of go into a tunnel and I feel very removed. I get so tense, I can't swallow, and my heartbeat goes way up. It still happens now, although I'm better at controlling it.
People think modeling's mindless, that you just stand there and pose, but it doesn't have to be that way. I like to have a lot of input, I know how to wear a dress, whether it should be shot with me standing up or sitting down. And I'm not scared to say what I think.
Why would I be embarrassed about being Canadian? I'm very proud. We're just the nicest people. Everyone likes us.
When people ask how have I kept on top, I have to say with the help of every photographer, make-up artist and hairdresser I've ever worked with.
I'm so glad this worked out for me, I do think I know how to be a good model.
We have this expression, Christy and I. We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.
I don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.
I don't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.
On days when I do not work, I am working on my image. I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete.
I never get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.
I love everything about fashion. I even love the fittings and watching it evolve from a pattern to a muslin to the final product.
Hair is just one way of expressing ourselves. We express ourselves through how we dress or through tattoos or body art or piercings or cosmetic surgery ...
I was one of the first print models to go on the runway because I wanted to do runway. When I started doing the shows, I was the only print girl there.
Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones.