28 August 2013 www.womanthismonth.com Beautiful, competent, a mother of two and a hard worker, Isabeli Fontana is a woman of today. After 17 years in her career, she still has the energy to keep going. The first thought people usually have about a celebrated model is that it is easy to gain in life with a pretty face. However, the truth is that just a pretty face won’t take you anywhere if you don’t fight and deal with many obstacles that appear in your path. Being a model is not just showing off a flawless face. You deal with competition and bad critics from all over the place, discussing all sorts of subjects. Finding the right way to overcome obstacles may be difficult, but it is the key to succeed in this career. Our cover Isabeli is an example of a beautiful face that tackled several contradictions to be one of the most important names in the supermodel hall of fame. She is definitely a warrior. With a busy life since young years, she had her first pregnancy when she was 19 years old and people were sure that her modelling career was over. The opposite happened. She decided to work more and even harder; she had a bigger motivation: her son! The marriage didn’t work and life had to continue, now with a new passenger. Always with a smile on her face, Isabeli shows her fun and cheerful side at events. She knows that she has a lot to be happy about. The supermodel starred in campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Chanel, Valentino, Ralph PEOPLE | cover story At the 66th Cannes Film Festival 2013 BRAZILIAN beauty by FERNANDA LANGHAMMER
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