She is the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine.
She was ranked #45 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
She started modeling at age 11.
Measurements: 35-24-35 (US); 89-61-90 (EU).
As of 3/2009, Leonardo DiCaprio is considering converting to Judaism to marry her.
Girl friend of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Bar Refaeli Detailed Biography -
Bar Refaeli was born in 1985 in Hod HaSharon, Israel. At the age of eight months, she began her modeling career appearing in commercials.
At the age of fifteen Refaeli was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel. She also starred in a commercial for Milki. She won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network and appeared in their summer 2002 and winter 2003 catalogues.
Refaeli appeared in the French 'ELLE' magazine. She was the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated. She appeared on the cover of the March 2006 issue of GQ Italy among many others. She appeared in the 2007 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue for which she posed with Aerosmith.
Refaeli has also co-starred in Israeli TV series Pick Up in 2005. Rafaeli will star in an English language film "Session" in 2009, which will be directed by Israeli Haim Bouzaglo.
Previously, Refaeli had relationship with Baywatch actor David Charvet and Uri El-Natan, then she began a relationship with American actor Leonardo DiCaprio in November 2005 after meeting him at a Las Vegas party.
