Laetitia Casta

Laetitia Casta is a French actress and model who started in fashion before moving into film. Born in Pont-Audemer, France, she spent her childhood in the Normandy countryside, and at 15 an agent from the Paris agency Madison Models approached her on a beach in Corsica. Test photographs were taken, and she soon signed modeling contracts; in 1993 she appeared in a very successful advertising campaign for Guess? Jeans, and by 1996 she had become one of the lead models for Victoria's Secret. She appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition three years in a row, appeared on over 100 fashion magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and Glamour, and also made commercials for L'Oreal. Her feature film debut came with Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999), a European hit that was the most expensive French film ever made. Her acting career gained momentum with the World War II television movie The Blue Bicycle (2000).