Biography
Trendy Olympus This blond beauty conquered in the 90s. A girl from anyone who is not famous for the Czech town of Litvinov arrived in Paris after the victory at the beauty contest of the French modeling agency. The rise of the popularity of the model began with the ads of underwear, the luxurious Eve Hercigov was even called no other than Miss Wonderbra. For his long career on the podium, she worked with the best photographers of the world and conquered all the covers of fashionable gloss.Childhood and youth
Eva was born on March 10, 1973 in the mining town of Litvinov, which in the west of the Czech Republic. Irzhi's father worked as an electrician in a mining company, mother worked by the secretary. Parents brought up daughters - Eve and her older sister, putting a healthy lifestyle. Eva was engaged in gymnastics, basketball, went skiing.
The girl went well in school, best knew mathematics and foreign languages - still a schoolgirl owned three foreign ones. But he did not feel humanitarially, he planned to enter the mathematical faculty of the University of Prague, and did not even know how cool its biography will soon be changed.
In 1989, having arrived in the capital, the girl was not at the examination board, but at the beauty contest: that year, the Paris model agency conducted a competitive selection in Prague. According to one of the versions of this story, Eve did not want to participate and came for the company with a girlfriend. As a result, the crown and a trip to Paris went to the hersigovy, which, that evening, eclipsed the rest of the contestants, and the jury was eliminated her (height 180 cm, weight 60 kg) - Marilyn Monroe from the East.
Model Career and Films
Paris stunned by an inexperienced 17-year-old girl with a bright cycling life, so unlike the measured rhythm of her native town. It was difficult to be confused, but Eva proved that she was not from the breed of a rigorous lady, and with Azart plunged into work, so that in a year he invited relatives to rest in San Tropez.
Eve was infinitely shot for advertising and often flashed on the pages of magazines, but still remained an ordinary model. All changed 1994, when Czech became the face of the advertising campaign "Hello, Boys!", Conducted by the Wonderbra's underwear brand. On the black and white advertising poster is captured by Hergigov in a lace bustier, emphasizing its seductive forms.
Advertising has become a real breakthrough. First, she trembled millions of men who even fell into an accident, walking on roadside billboards. Secondly, the campaign caused social resonance: women stated that such frankness degrades their dignity. And thirdly, critics celebrated the artistic value of photography. Subsequently, the cult poster even put in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2011, he was recognized as the best outdoor advertising over the past 50 years.
These factors sharply increased Eve's quotes in the models market, and she receives a proposal from the American brand Guess, which from 1989 to 1991 advertised Claudia Schiffer. Going in the footsteps of the famous supermodel gersigovaya now was opened the way to the highest light of the model business.
From 1999 to 2001, the Czech diva was the Angel "Victoria's Secret". In 2003, became the star of campaigns Versace and Hugo Boss. In the future, Eve becomes the face of famous fashion houses, participates in Louis Vuitton Givenchi brand campaigns, Alberta Ferretti, Emilio Pucci, Burberry, Christian Dior, Calvin Klein, L'Oreal, Dkny, Roberto Cavalli and others.
The editors of glossy publications lined up to get a photo of the Czech top model on the cover. And in different years, her image was decorated with the first pages "Harper's Bazaar", "Elle", "Woman", "Vogue" and others. On the cover of "Playboy", the girl appeared once - in 2004 naked on the belt. Eva posed for the photographer Mario Sorrenti and hoped to draw attention to his line of swimsuits.
If you collect all the covers with Eva photos, then you can enclose all the walls in her huge house in London. Hergigov worked with recognized masters of feshene-photography - Peter Lindberg, Paolo Roversi, Patrick Demarel, Ellen von Unverrt.
Having been in the frame of such professionals, you will try to become an actress, and the girl proved it, his debuting in the cinema in 1992 (the picture "Inferno"). After there was a small episode in the comedy "between Angel and Demis" with Gerard Depardieu and Christian Klava.
The first major work in the filmography of the actresses became the drama "Modigliani" (2004) about the life of the famous artist. In this picture, Hergigov played Olga Khokhlov - wife Pablo Picasso. After several low-budget projects, the model was starred in the Italian thriller "Cha-Cha-Cha" (2013).
Personal life
Personal life of models is no asceticism. Surely Eva was not in this sense "Angel." But the girl never had a scandalous reputation. The only time it began to be reproached in anorexia and drug use in 2002, when the top model appeared in the Calvin Klein campaign too pale and disgraced.
In 1996, Eva married the drummer of the American group "Bon Jovi" Tiko Torres. He was 20 years older and conquered a future spouse by versatile talents - besides the music, Torres writes pictures, filmed in the cinema. The couple led a rich secular life - participated in television show, fashion shows, presentations, etc.
However, in 2 years, the spouses announced parting, saying that "unable to combine love and career." During the year, the short-term novel knitted Hersigov and the famous Hollywood heart Leonardo di Caprio. According to rumors, the couple was found only 2 months.
In 2001, the star finally gained family happiness in the face of the Italian businessman Gregorio Marciai, which is engaged in the production of elite male shoes and car accessories. High, the static handsome man perfectly approached the Eve to live together. Their relationship is tested by time. Loving spouse gave birth to her husband three sons: Philip (2001), George (2007) and Edward James (2013). The younger son was born when Eva was 40 years old. The couple did not register the relationship for a long time and only in 2017 announced the engagement.
Eva Hergigova now
The famous top model, despite the solid age, is in demand and is a face of several brands. In 2018, she appeared on the podium within the framework of fashion week in Milan. Of course, now her employment is not as in his youth, but it is not more and not necessary. Caring for children takes a lot of time.
The fact that Eva is successful, in demand and happy, testifies to her "instagram", in which it is not shy to pose without makeup and other glamor raids. On her face there is a constant smile, which means that in her life everything is fine.
Filmography
- 1992 - "Inferno"
- 1995 - "Between Angel and Bes"
- 1998 - "Best friend's wife"
- 2004 - "Modigliani"
- 2013 - "Cha-Cha-Cha"