Bar Refaeli

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Bar Refaeli (Hebrew: בר רפאלי‎, born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli glamour model, television host, actress and entrepeneur. Bar is perhaps best known for her modeling work and for her relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. She was the 2009 covermodel of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and also was voted No. 1 on Maxim magazine's Hot 100 list of 2012. As a television host, Refaeli has hosted of The X Factor Israel since 2013 and co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv.[3][4][5]

As a result of her modeling and investment career, her net worth was estimated at US $20 million in 2015, and was the highest paid model in Israel according to Forbes Israel in 2013.[6][7]


Acting career

Refaeli also co-starred in the Israeli TV drama series Pick Up in 2005. In October 2008, she co-hosted the Bravo special program Tommy Hilfiger Presents Ironic Iconic America,[8] based on the book Ironic Iconic America written by George Lois. She returned as a program host in 2009, this time for MTV's brief revival of House of Style.[9]

In 2009, she was also a guest judge at Project Runway Israel. Also in 2009, she is scheduled to star in the English-language psychological thriller film Session which was directed by Haim Bouzaglo. The film tells the story of a manipulative psychiatrist who becomes obsessed with a new young patient.[10] She also served as a guest judge on cycle four of Germany's Next Topmodel hosted by Heidi Klum. In November 2012 she started her own model casting show Million Dollar Shootingstar on German TV Channel Sat.1.[11]

In late 2012, she played Cinderella in a Cinderella musical staged in Israel [12].

In January 2013, Bar appeared in Go Daddy's Super Bowl XLVII commercial, acting with Jesse Heiman (with whom she intimately kisses) and NASCAR driver and perennial Go Daddy pitchwoman Danica Patrick.[13]

Sex tape spoof

In September 2012 she made a spoof video for Funny or Die lampooning Kickstarter campaigns, in which she asks to raise $10 000 to film a sex tape.

Activism and charity

She led a free campaign under the slogan "One Bag Less" to reduce the use of plastic bags in Israel.[14] In 2009, she led an unpaid campaign on behalf of the Israel Water Authority, to educate the public about water use and conservation.[15]

On 7 June 2013, Refaeli hosted a beach party in Tel Aviv for participants of Tel Aviv Pride, the city's gay pride parade.[16] In November 2013, Refaeli spoke out in support of legislation for civil marriages in Israel, as part of a campaign for the proposed Knesset bill.[17]

Refaeli hosted the closing ceremony for the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Latrun on 18 July 2017.[18][19]

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External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 From her official site (see infobox)
  2. http://www.freeones.com/html/b_links/Bar_Refaeli
  3. Caspi, David. Supermodel Bar Refaeli to Host 'X Factor' Israel. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 24 November 2013.
  4. Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar & Lucy Ayoub to host Eurovision 2019!. Retrieved on 25 January 2019.
  5. Meet the Eurovision 2019 hosts: Bar Refaeli, Erez Tal, Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub (25 January 2019).
  6. How much is Bar Refaeli really worth? Yael Bir-Katz Published: 17.12.15, ynet
  7. הדוגמניות המרוויחות ביותר בישראל (Hebrew). Forbes Israel (June 2013). Retrieved on 18 July 2015.
  8. Thielman, Sam. "Bravo for Tommy Hilfiger, Radical", Variety, 24 June 2008. Retrieved on 16 March 2011.
  9. House of Style. MTV. Archived from the original on 11 February 2010. Retrieved on 16 March 2011.
  10. Bar Refaeli Typecast as Sushi Waitress in First Feature Film!. forward.com (19 January 2011). Retrieved on 16 March 2011.
  11. Million Dollar Shooting Star. sat1.de (22 April 2014).
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  13. Bates, Daniel. "The luckiest nerd in the world: Geeky actor reveals how it took SIXTY-FIVE takes to film lingering kiss with supermodel Bar Refaeli in Super Bowl ad", Daily Mail, 1 February 2013. Retrieved on 16 September 2013.
  14. Fay, Greer (17 January 2008). Market Wise. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved on 16 March 2011.
  15. How Israel beat the drought by David Horowitz, The Times of Israel, February 2013
  16. Refaeli stands up for gays... at a urinal. The Times of Israel.
  17. Bar Refaeli supports civil marriage bill by Ashley Baylen Published: 11.20.13, 15:24
  18. 20th Maccabiah Games open with spectacular Jerusalem ceremony. Retrieved on 18 October 2017.
  19. Athletes make last medal pushes. Retrieved on 18 October 2017.



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