Quick answer
Who is Isabeli Fontana?
Isabeli Fontana (born 4 July 1983 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian supermodel. Tracked for L’Oréal Paris and major international campaigns. Isabeli Fontana is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Isabeli Fontana?
Isabeli Fontana was born on 4 July 1983 in Curitiba, Brazil, which makes Isabeli 43 as of 5 October 2026. Isabeli Fontana’s recorded height is 177 cm (5 ft 10 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 4 July 1983 (age 43)
- Birthplace
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Height
- 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Disciplines
- Beauty, Campaigns
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @isabelifontana_official
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q153422), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Isabeli Fontana known for?
L’Oréal Paris and major international campaigns
The published assessment
Is Isabeli Fontana on the Global 50?
Isabeli Fontana is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · High confidence · evidence reviewed
80.8
- Runway · 40%
- 82
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82 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 85
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85 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 75
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75 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 75
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75 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Starred in Donna Karan's Fall/Winter 2025 campaign revisiting 'Power of a Woman', and Genny's Spring 2025 'Garden of Delights' campaign.
- Walked and fronted Etro's Fall/Winter 2025 show and campaign at Milan Fashion Week, February 2025; walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, October 2024.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Isabeli Fontana walked?
No show-by-show walks for Isabeli Fontana are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Isabeli Bergossi Fontana was born on 4 July 1983 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, to Maribel Bergossi and Antonio Carlos Fontana, of Italian and Portuguese descent; she gained Italian citizenship in 2021. She was discovered at 12 through a local Elite Model Look contest, placing third, and moved to Milan around age 13 or 14 to model professionally.
Runway debut and early milestones, 1998–2004
Fontana made her Milan Fashion Week runway debut at 15 for Versace, Givenchy and Michael Kors, and appeared in a Victoria’s Secret catalogue at 16 in 1999, a booking that drew scrutiny over the brand’s minimum-age policy at the time. Her first Vogue cover came with Vogue Hellas in 2001, followed by Vogue Paris in March 2002. In 2004 she appeared on a group Vogue US cover with eight other models and became the face of Hermès, alongside campaigns for Versace and Balenciaga.
A decade of Vogue covers, 2005–2014
Fontana returned to Vogue Paris’s cover in 2005 and again in November 2009, following Vogue US’s "Face of the Moment" feature that year. In 2008 she ranked 11th on Forbes’ top-earning models list, with estimated earnings of $3 million. In 2011 she was photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the Pirelli Calendar, judged Miss Universe, fronted Donna Karan New York’s "Power of a Woman" campaign, and appeared on covers of Vogue Paris and Vogue Korea, followed by a Vogue Italia cover in 2014. She has long been the face of Viktor & Rolf’s Flowerbomb and Bulgari’s Goldea fragrance campaigns.
Recent record, 2025
Fontana walked Dsquared2’s Fall/Winter 2025/26 show at Milan Fashion Week on 25 February 2025, and fronted Genny’s "Garden of Delights" campaign that spring, photographed by Giampaolo Sgura. She walked Ralph Lauren’s Collection Fall 2025 show in New York on 17 April 2025, and starred in Donna Karan’s Fall 2025 campaign, revisiting the brand’s 2011 "Power of a Woman" theme. That July she walked Elie Saab’s Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025/26 show and Christopher Esber’s show at the Palais de Tokyo during Paris Fashion Week. She is represented by Women Management across New York, Paris and Milan.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born 4 July 1983 in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; discovered via a local Elite Model Look contest at 12
- Made her Milan Fashion Week runway debut for Versace, Givenchy and Michael Kors at 15
- Became the face of Hermès in 2004
- Photographed by Karl Lagerfeld for the Pirelli Calendar in 2011, the year she also judged Miss Universe
- Has appeared on dozens of international Vogue covers, including Vogue Paris, Vogue Hellas and Vogue US
- Gained Italian citizenship in 2021
