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Bar Refaeli was born in 1985 to an Israeli Jewish family in a rural region of Israel. Her parents, Rafael
and Tzipi, own a horse ranch. Bar has 3 brothers. Her mother used to be a successful Israeli model in
the 1970s, under her maiden name Tzipi Levine, She was the one to encourage Bar to model right
from the age of eight months old when she appeared in commercials even before she could talk!
When Refaeli was twelve years old she had to wear braces on her teeth for three years and couldn’t
work as a model, but as soon as she had them removed she went straight to a modeling agency in
Israel and immediately started working. . At age 15, Rafaeli returned to modeling with the
representation of Irene Marie Models.
Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of 8 months for a baby commercial. During her
modeling career she has become known as a photographic model and has appeared in fashion
catalogues, among them “Castro”, “Pilpel”, and also starred in a commercial for the product called
“Milki”.. Refaeli won the title “Model of The Year” in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was
chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and
winter 2003 catalogs.
Refaeli has appeared in ELLE (France), Maxim, and GQ (Italy) and Esquire. She debuted in the 2007
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine, posing
with rock band Aerosmith. In 2009, Refaeli was the covermodel for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
Issue. A photo from the shoot with Bar in bikini was painted on the side of a Boeing 737 in a
promotional deal with Southwest Airlines, which lead to criticism of Southwest from passengers for
using an image they regarded as inappropriately sexual and “offensive to families”. In October of the
same year, Refaeli was again involved in controversy, when Haredi groups criticised a Tel Aviv
billboard campaign in which she appeared semi-nude, alleging that it could spoil the public. The
billboards were later removed. Bar Refaeli has been the spokesperson for fashion brand Luisa
Cerano. She has worked with Subaru, Accessorize, Brazilian clothing line Besni, Italian jewelry line
Marco Bicego, and Rampage. In 2008, Refaeli became the face of clothing line Hurley, and the Diddy
cologne, “I Am King.” In 2009, Bar became the spokesperson of Garnier International and modeled for
the 2009/2010 advertising campaign for Morellato watches and jewelry. On 5 March 2009, Refaeli
received the “World Style Award,” presented by the Women’s World Awards, for her “natural elegance,
sense of style and compassion.” In October of the same year, Refeali co-hosted Fashionable
Istanbul’s press conference announcing their October 2009 fashion event, also appearing in its
advertising.
Refaeli co-starred the Israeli TV series Pick Up in 2005. In October 2008, she co-hosted the Bravo
special program Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America, based on the book Ironic Iconic
America written by George Lois. She returned as a program host in 2009, this time for MTV’s brief
revival of House of Style. She served as a guest judge on cycle 4 of Germany’s Next Topmodel hosted
by Heidi Klum In 2010, she will star in the new film, Session, directed by Israeli Haim Bouzaglo. The
film is a psychological thriller that tells the story of a manipulative psychologist who becomes
obsessed with a new young patient.
Bar Refaeli volunteers for Project Sunshine, a non-profit organization providing free services and
programs for children facing life-threatening illnesses. She has also volunteered for organization
Ahava, which has been caring for pets abandoned in Northern Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon
conflict. Bar Refaeli and film director Shahar Segal have agreed to do a free campaign under the
slogan “One Bag Less” against the use of plastic bags.