19 Facts About Laetitia Casta

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Laetitia Marie Laure Casta is a French model and actress.

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Laetitia Casta has an older brother, Jean-Baptiste, and a younger sister, Marie-Ange.

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Laetitia Casta has been the L'Oreal Paris brand ambassador since 1998.

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Laetitia Casta has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers including Harper's Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Vanity Fair, i-D, Rolling Stone and Vogue.

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Laetitia Casta was the last muse of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, serving as the bride in his fashion shows from 1998 to 2001.

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Laetitia Casta walked down the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 1997,1998,1999, and 2000.

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Laetitia Casta was one of the company's signature Victoria' Secret Angels from 1998 to 2000.

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Laetitia Casta appeared in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue three consecutive times, as well at the Pirelli Calendar 1999 by Herb Ritts, 2000 by Annie Leibovitz and 2019 by Albert Watson.

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Laetitia Casta was ranked as an "Industry Icon" by models.

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Laetitia Casta appeared in Les Ames Fortes, directed by Raul Ruiz.

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Laetitia Casta served as a jury member at the 69th Venice International Film Festival in 2012.

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In 1999, Laetitia Casta was ranked first in a national survey ordered by the French Mayors' Association to decide who should be the new model for the bust of Marianne, an allegorical symbol of the French Republic, which stands inside every French town hall.

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Laetitia Casta became the focus of a controversy when, after being selected to be Marianne, newspapers in Britain and France reported that she had relocated to London where taxes on high earners are lower.

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Laetitia Casta's father said she went to London for professional reasons; on a TV show, she said that she rented a flat in London to be near her boyfriend.

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On 6 April 2008, Laetitia Casta demonstrated in a White March of nonviolent protest to ask for the immediate release of Ingrid Betancourt, presidential candidate kidnapped since 2002 by the FARC.

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Laetitia Casta was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 9 December 2016, committed to help the 250 million children living in conflict areas.

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On 19 October 2001, Laetitia Casta gave birth to her daughter, whose father is the photographer Stephane Sednaoui.

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In June 2017, Laetitia Casta married her boyfriend of two years, French actor Louis Garrel.

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On 17 March 2021, Laetitia Casta gave birth to her fourth child, the couple's first.