Izabel Goulart

Birth: October 23, 1984

Age: 26

Place Of Birth: Brazil

Height: 1.77 m

Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Izabel Goulart was born into an Italian-Brazilian family in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. She is one of seven children. One day while grocery shopping with her mother, Izabel was approached by a hairstylist who told her that she should go into modeling. During Izabel's first show, she experienced a wardrobe malfunction. It was featured in many Brazilian newspapers and remains her most embarrassing moment ever.

Her career could only go up from there. And it did. She went on to model for various designers including Bill Blass, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Oscar de la Renta, Valentino, Jill Sander, Chanel, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. Her big break came in 2005, when she was asked to appear in a Victoria's Secret runway show. The following year, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel. Izabel is staying busy and has graced the covers of Fashion Trend , Vogue , Marie Claire and GQ.

Personal life

Goulart was reportedly engaged to businessman Marcelo Costa on August 2006. Although she mentioned being single during a February 2008 interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, she stated she was still with Costa in an interview for GQ Italia, November 2009.[citation needed]

Goulart, whose brother has type 1 diabetes, does charitable work, helping hospitals in her native Brazil to raise money to provide free insulin for diabetic children in need. She also has taken an active role with the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami, a recognized leader in cure-focused research. In 2009, Goulart became the DRI's international ambassador and in that role helps to promote the work of the DRI throughout her travels.

Notable appearances

During an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in May 2006, O'Brien asked, "What kind of guy do you look for?", and Goulart simply replied "You."

On February 28, 2007, on a follow-up appearance on the show, O'Brien asked to dance with her, and Goulart then suggested dinner after the show. She mentioned that, "In Brazil we have a saying - You're married, but you're not dead."

Goulart appeared again on Late Night, this time on February 7, 2008. She brought O'Brien a Valentine's Day gift, which was later given away to an audience member, who ran with him to the backstage, for taking a good picture of O'Brien and Brian Williams. In the episode, she mentioned that she learned English by watching Woody Woodpecker cartoons.

Goulart appeared in an episode of Two And A Half Men.

She made a guest appearance in the thirteenth episode of season 3 of Entourage alongside fellow Angel Alessandra Ambrosio.