Was discovered at the age of 15 while lying on a beach
Landed a modelling contract with Guess? clothing
Has appeared in Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated
In 1999 she was chosen by a vote of French mayors as the model for new busts of Marianne, the revolutionary symbol of France who appears in sculpted form in French town halls
Has a brown belt in judo
Ranked number 1 in askmen
com's 50 Most Beautiful Women 2001
Took part in a demonstration march in 2008 to ask for the immediate release of Ingrid Betancourt
Served as a jury member for the 69th Venice International Film Festival