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LAETITIA CASTA
BIOGRAPHY SYNOPSIS:
Laetitia Casta has both literally and figuratively broken the waif mold that
the supermodel kingdom has been dominated by for decades. Born May 11, 1978 in
Pont-Audemer, France, she has brought curves back to the forefront of top
fashion magazines, although she hasn't done so without controversy. Her name
means 'joy' in Latin, and she led a very joyous life in Normandy, where she
lived with her family in the country. Before that though, she lived in Corsica
where her father Dominique hailed from. Laetitia is very shy and has admitted
on several occasions to be intimidated by men, which perhaps may boggle some
men's minds. She did however become much less shy when her mother Line brought
her sister Marie-Ange into the world, which inspired Laetitia to become a role
model for her younger sister. Her childhood also encountered early
'development' of her chest, which at first caused her to feel awkward about
her appearance, but a few years later she realized just how desired she was,
and it was then she was discovered by a photographer from Madison Models. In
1993, Laetitia signed on with Guess? Jeans and from there, Victoria's Secret
in 1996. Her popularity continued and she landed spots in the 1997, 1998, and
1999 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues. She's appeared in nearly 100 covers
of major fashion magazines such as Cosmopolitan and Glamour and her momentum
continues. The 2000 Victoria's Secret campaign shows her spotlighted in her
own commercial. She also has been in several commercials for L'Oreal, many
which she is joined by Simon Rex. Laetitia is not only everywhere in print,
but is establishing herself as a credible actor as well, having been in
Asterix which starred Gerard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni and Christian Clavier,
in the most costly French film ever made. She also is filming a French
television movie The Blue Bicycle. She attempted to land the coveted role of a
Mexican woman kidnapped by bandits in Texas Rangers, but lost out to Leonor
Varela. It's perhaps appropriate with Laetitia's curves that she is being
approached with Hispanic roles, and may be a way for her to break into
American film. She did land the role of Chris Isaak's love interest in his
video Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing. One area you won't see Laetitia much is in
gossip columns, as much as we tried, very little inside scoop is out for
Laetitia, though perhaps there is in her native country. She is said to be
dating famed humanitarian Faiz Ahmad, although in a recent run-in with a crazy
French cab driver who went ballistic when hearing the constant ringing of
Laetitia's cellphone, was with boyfriend photographer/director Stephane
Sednaoui. Though Laetitia hasn't done explicit nude work, she has been naked
in what we'd call 'artistic' shoots, and she evokes passion as to whether or
not she is 'beautiful' in the truest sense. When she was chosen as France's
new "Marianne", several wondered if she was worthy of the nod which included
predecessors such as Brigitte Bardot and model Ines De La Fressange. Going to
her official site, one even finds her most passionate supporters belittle the
beauty's teeth, which Laetitia herself admits many of her handlers wanted to
have 'fixed', but her realness is perhaps her greatest appeal, and she defends
her curves and imperfections for the same reasons, a worthy bit of self
confidence by the 'shy' woman that many of her American peers in the
entertainment industry should take example with.
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