Laetitia Casta
Biography
Laetitia
Maria Laure Casta was born on May 11, 1978 in Pont-Audemer in Normandy,
France. Her childhood was spent in Normandy's countryside playing
in the rivers and the woods with her older brother. Back then, she
was such a tomboy that she was often mistaken for a little boy.
Today,
Laetitia represents an ideal feminine beauty. Standing 5'8"
with a curvy frame, she has little in common with typical models.
She says, "When I began as a model, everybody tried to remold
me: I was too fat, too little, they tried to re-shape my teeth...
I am very proud that I have stayed as I was. And there is a beautiful
thing which is wonderful, to look like a woman, not a green bean."
When
she was fifteen, Laetitia was discovered while vacationing with
her family on a beach in Corsica, also named "the island of
beauty" in France. She was making sand castles with her little
sister when a photographer and model booker for 'Madison Models'
agency approached her. They handed her father a business card and
an invitation to bring his daughter to Paris for some test shots.
Suspicious at first, her parents eventually caved to Laetitia's
pleas.
Within
weeks of her first shot, she was walking the runway for Jean-Paul
Gaultier. Having never worn make-up, she screamed when she caught
her reflection in the mirror. By the time she turned sixteen, she
had landed three magazine covers. On a trip to Paris in 1994, Paul
Marciano saw her photos and launched her career in the United States
as a 'Guess Girl.'
One of
the most popular new models, Laetitia ranked second in Maxim Magazine's
"50 Most Beautiful Women" issue. She made her big screen
debut in a French film, Asterix et Obelix with co-star Gerard Depardieu.
She appeared in the controversial Chris Isaak video for "Baby
Did a Bad, Bad Thing", shot by Herb Ritts. A book of photographs
and one new acting role, in a French TV movie "The blue cycle",
begin at year 2000. For now, she concentrates on her modeling career,
hoping to one day marry and raise a large family.
Until
she turned 21, Laetitia lived at home with her parents. Now she
shares an apartment in London with her older brother, Jean-Baptiste.
Her favorite activities include painting, writing, rollerblading,
going to the movies, go-carting with her brother and dancing to
disco music.Proving not to be just a pretty face, Laetitia holds
a brown belt in Judo.
Since
first being discovered, Laetitia has worked her way into a net worth
in the multi-million dollar range.
Laetitia Casta Filmography
Fille aux yeux d'or,
La (2005)--Paquita
Klimt (2005)--Cléo de Merode
"Luisa Sanfelice" (2004) (mini) TV Series--Luisa Sanfelice
Errance (2003)--Lou
Rue des plaisirs (2002)--Marion
Âmes fortes, Les (2001)--Thérèse
"La Bicyclette bleue" (2000) (mini) TV Series--Léa
Delmas
Gitano (2000)--Lucía Junco
Astérix et Obélix contre César (1999)--Falbala |
