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Laetitia Casta

Full Name: Laetitia Maria Laure Casta

Born: May 11, 1978, Normandie, France

Nationality: French

Height: 5' 8"

Measurements: 35-24-35

Agency: Madison Models

Family: 1 sister (Marie-Ange), 1 brother (Jean-Baptiste) Father--Dominique Mother--Line

Interesting Facts: Was discovered by a model agent at the age of 15 while on a trip to Paris. She has a brown belt in Judo.

Career Start: as the Guess? Jeans Girl

Biography

A Timeline:

1978 Laetitia Casta born in Port au de Mer, Corsica, the French-colonized Mediterranean island best known as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. She has light brown hair and blue eyes.

1981 According to her official biography, Laetitia (3) is raised between Normandy and Corsica, "in the middle of an animal-filled forest." Several years later she would confess to Elle magazine that "I tell people that my breasts are 'Made in Normandy,' from butter and creme fraiche!"

1984 Laetitia (6) begins to practice judo (she would go on to achieve a brown belt in the martial art).

1990 Laetitia (12) reaches puberty. By the end of this hormonal struggle, her "bust-waist-hips" measurements would become 88-60-88 or 34*-23*-34* (in centimeters and inches respectively; France, like most Latin countries, favors the metric system). Her height would eventually be 5' 8".

1993 Laetitia (15) is discovered while holidaying at Calvi, Corsica, by a scout of the Madison agency. Other sources specify that she was "discovered by a photographer while laying on a beach with her family."

1994 While on a trip to Paris shortly after, Paul Marciano selects Laetitia (16) to make her debut with GUESS in an advertising campaign shot by Neil Kirk in Jamaica. She becomes a GUESS Girl.

1996 Laetitia's (18) latest GUESS campaign, "Stretch," is shot by photographer Dewey Nicks, in beautiful Palm Springs and Laguna Beach, CA. She lives in Paris with her family. She participates in fashion shows by Christian Lacroix and Vivienne Westwood. She also appears in the covers of Cosmopolitan (US and Italy), Elle (Australia, France, Greece, Italy and Hong Kong), Glamour, Mademoiselle and Seventeen. Chosen Yahoo! Model of the Month. Later that year, Laetitia begins shooting pictures for the Victoria's Secret catalog.

1997 Laetitia (19) appears in the swimsuit edition of Sports Illustrated. She participates in fashion shows by Junko Shimada, Lolita Lempicka, Vivienne Westwood and Jean-Paul Gaultier. She also endorses products by Brunello Cucinelli Cashmere, Chanel , Dana B. and Karen, Escada Sport, Federica, Giorgio Armani, Isaac Mizrahi, J.Crew, Pantene, Ralph Lauren and Victoria's Secret. Featured on the covers of Cosmopolitan (US, Australia, Spain), Elle (Australia, France), Glamour, Mademoiselle and Marie Claire (France, US).

1999 Laetitia (21) plays the role of Falbala in the French superproduction "Astérix et Obélix," based on the famous comic book by the Belgian team Uderzo - Goscinny. Falbala is a beautiful blond-haired Gaul, who asks Astérix and Obélix to bring back her lover who has been captured by the Romans. Assouline (French publisher) releases a book about Laetitia. Asked by Elle magazine to disclose her beauty secrets, Laetitia replies, "The products I use are not necessarily the same brand. They happen to suit my hair, or my face, and they are generally very ordinary. To remove makeup, I use a baby bath lotion, which I buy at the pharmacy. I apply it to my face with a very pure, soft cotton wool, the usual cotton pads for removing makeup literally scratch my face! My skin tends to get dry, so I apply a very light cream, by Avene. For my lips, which are also often dry, I use a cream which contains vitamin A. Also, I always carry a spray bottle of Evian spring water."

2000 Laetitia (22) is chosen as the new "Marianne" for the millennium. The bust of "Marianne," the embodiment of revolutionary ideals of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity," can be found in all French city halls. Later, scandal erupts when it is revealed that Laetitia actually declares London as her permanent residence for tax purposes. Much non-fraternal, nationalistic slurs are exchanged between France and the UK.