Editing Laetitia Casta (section)

== Career ==
=== Modeling ===
Casta's modeling career reportedly began when she was discovered by the photographer Frédéric Cresseaux,<ref>[http://en.vogue.fr/thevoguelist/laetitia-casta-1/355 Laetitia Casta's biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428200740/http://en.vogue.fr/thevoguelist/laetitia-casta-1/355 |date=28 April 2012 }} by ''Vogue Paris''.</ref> during a family holiday in her father's native [[Corsica]], at age 15.<ref>''Laetitia Casta'', Assouline 1999, p. 15.</ref> After her brother Jean-Baptiste entered her without her prior knowledge, Casta was elected [[:fr:Lumio#Personnalites liees a la commune|Miss]] [[Lumio]] '93.<ref>Laetitia Casta Official: [http://www.laetitia-casta.fr/lumio.html Miss Lumio 93] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119031051/http://www.laetitia-casta.fr/lumio.html |date=19 January 2012 }} (in French).</ref>

Casta has been the [[L'Oréal|L'Oréal Paris]] brand ambassador since 1998.<ref>[http://www.lorealparisusa.com/_us/_en/default.aspx#/?page=top{userdata|diagnostic|main:spokespeoplepage:laetitia//spokes+laetitia//|media:_blank|nav|overlay:_blank}&state=main:/container0/contentswitcherarea0+0 L'Oréal Paris] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101005050310/http://www.lorealparisusa.com/_us/_en/default.aspx |date=5 October 2010 }}, Laetitia Casta's biography.</ref> She has been featured in [[Pantene]], [[Guess?]], [[Tommy Hilfiger]], [[Valentino (fashion house)|Valentino]], [[Givenchy]], [[Ralph Lauren]], [[Cacharel]], [[Lolita Lempicka]], [[Chanel]], [[Dolce and Gabbana]], [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]], [[Swarovski]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Louis Vuitton]], [[Roberto Cavalli]], [[Jacquemus]], [[J. Crew]], [[Tiffany & Co.]], [[Loewe (fashion brand)|Loewe]], [[Bvlgari]], [[Giorgio Armani]], [[H&M]], [[Miu Miu]], [[Pepe Jeans]], [[Escada]], [[Alberta Ferretti]] and [[XOXO (brand)|XOXO]] ad campaigns. She has appeared on more than 250 magazine covers{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} including ''[[Harper's Bazaar (magazine)|Harper's Bazaar]]'',<ref>''Harper's Bazaa''r uk Cover October 2012 by Sebastian Faena Hairstyle by [[Nicolas Jurnjack]] [http://models.com/work/harpers-bazaar-uk-harpers-bazaar-uk-october-2012-covers "Laetitia Casta"], models.com.</ref> ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'', ''[[Marie Claire (magazine)|Marie Claire]]'', ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'', ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', ''[[i-D]]'', ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]'' and ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' (Paris, España, Germany, Russia and Turkey). Casta was the last muse of fashion designer [[Yves Saint Laurent (designer)|Yves Saint Laurent]],<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mallard |first1=Anne-Sophie |title=Laetitia Casta in 15 unforgettable runway moments |url=https://www.vogue.fr/fashion/fashion-pictures/diaporama/laetitia-castas-top-runway-looks/11499 |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=Vogue France |date=19 April 2012 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> serving as the bride in his fashion shows<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zahm |first1=Olivier |title=Laetitia Casta |url=https://purple.fr/magazine/ss-2011-issue-15/laetitia-casta/ |access-date=7 December 2021 |work=Purple Magazine |issue=15 |date=Spring 2011}}</ref> from 1998 to 2001. She walked down the annual [[Victoria's Secret Fashion Show]] in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. She was one of the company's signature [[Victoria's Secret Angel|Victoria' Secret Angels]] from 1998 to 2000. She claims that her career with Victoria's Secret ended because she was "too much of [a] rebel".<ref>[http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/fashion/2015/02/16/laetitia-casta-model-actress-cointreau-ambassador-interview-victorias-secret Laetitia Casta: The supermodel who rebelled against Victoria Secret] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530150625/http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/news/fashion/2015/02/16/laetitia-casta-model-actress-cointreau-ambassador-interview-victorias-secret |date=30 May 2016 }}.</ref> She also appeared in ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'' three consecutive times, as well at the [[Pirelli Calendar]] 1999 by [[Herb Ritts]], 2000 by [[Annie Leibovitz]] and 2019 by [[Albert Watson (photographer)|Albert Watson]].

She is the face of fragrances [[Chanel]]'s ''Allure'', [[Givenchy]]'s ''Forbidden flower'', [[Lolita Lempicka]]'s ''Lolita'', [[Cacharel]]'s ''Promise'', [[Bulgari]]'s ''BLV II'', [[Ralph Lauren]]'s ''Notorious'', [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]]'s ''Baby doll'' and ''Paris'', [[Nina Ricci (brand)|Nina Ricci]]'s ''L'Extase'' and [[Dolce & Gabbana|D&G]]'s ''Pour Femme''.<ref>Laetitia Casta: [http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/Life/Bellezza/dolce-and-gabbana-laetitia-casta-testimonial-fragrances-perfumes/2012/6/15 "Dolce & Gabbana's latest fragrance muse"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618010950/http://www.swide.com/luxury-magazine/Life/Bellezza/dolce-and-gabbana-laetitia-casta-testimonial-fragrances-perfumes/2012/6/15 |date=18 June 2012 }}, ''Swide'', 15 June 2012.</ref> The Parisians could follow her Adventures in the [[Galeries Lafayette]] by [[Jean-Paul Goude]].<ref>[http://www.jeanpaulgoude.com/ Jean-Paul Goude] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606173708/http://www.jeanpaulgoude.com/ |date=6 June 2012 }} official: Work > Advertising > Photography.</ref> For Christmas 2011, [[Peter Lindbergh]] shot ''True Love'', the very thought of Casta at the summit of Manhattan and between the snowy lions of marble of the [[New York Public Library Main Branch|New York Public Library]] for [[Tiffany & Co.]]<ref>Laetitia Casta's [http://www.allarosaproduction.com/accueil.php#/contrats campaigns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014081134/http://www.allarosaproduction.com/accueil.php#/contrats |date=14 October 2013 }}, Alla Rosa Production.</ref>
On 10 March 2010, in Paris, she opened the [[Louis Vuitton]] fall/winter 2010 fashion show.<ref name="StyleLV">Mower, Sarah (10 March 2010). [http://www.style.com/fashionshows/review/F2010RTW-LVUITTON Style], [[Louis Vuitton]], Fall 2010, Paris.</ref> On 27 September 2010, she closed the [[Roberto Cavalli]] spring/summer 2011 fashion show in Milan.<ref name="StyleRC">[http://www.style.com/peopleparties/modelsearch/person389/slideshow?iphoto=0 Style], [[Roberto Cavalli]] Spring Summer 2011 RTW, Milan, 27 September 2010.</ref> On 18 January 2020, in Paris, she opened [[Jacquemus]] fall/winter 2020 fashion show. In September 2020, Casta appeared in the fall/winter ad campaign for [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] and for [[Valentino (fashion designer)|Valentino]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-28 |title=Valentino Empathy: la campagna che annulla il distanziamento sociale |url=https://www.vogue.it/moda/gallery/valentino-empathy-campagna-collezione-autunno-inverno-2020-2021-foto |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=Vogue Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref>

She was ranked as an "Industry Icon" by models.com, and was ranked as a "New Super" {{asof|2021|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Laetitia|url=https://models.com/models/laetitia-casta|access-date=3 November 2021|website=models.com}}</ref>

=== Acting ===
Her first role was as Falbala in ''[[Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar]]'' directed by [[Claude Zidi]], a live-action adaptation of the comic book ''[[Asterix]]'', in which [[Obelix]], portrayed by [[Gérard Depardieu]], plays Casta's love interest.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Derek|last=Elley|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117490627/ |title=Asterix & Obelix Vs. Caesar|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=31 January 1999}}</ref> Casta appeared in ''[[Savage Souls (film)|Les Ames Fortes]]'', directed by [[Raul Ruiz (director)|Raul Ruiz]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2001/05/29/dupont_ed2__1.php|title=Laetitia Casta cuts teeth on Serious Film|newspaper=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=29 May 2001}}</ref> Her performance as [[Brigitte Bardot]] in the movie ''[[Gainsbourg (Vie heroique)]]'' earned her a [[Cesar Award]] nomination. Casta served as a jury member at the [[69th Venice International Film Festival#Jury|69th Venice International Film Festival]] in 2012.<ref name="Mostra">{{cite web|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/13-07.html|title=Marina Abramovic, Laetitia Casta, Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Ari Folman, Matteo Garrone, Ursula Meier, Samantha Morton, Pablo Trapero to form the Venezia 69 International Jury chaired by Michael Mann|date=13 July 2012|publisher=[[Venice Film Festival]]|access-date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727085708/http://www.labiennale.org/en/news/13-07.html|archive-date=27 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Marianne controversy ===
In 1999, Casta was ranked first in a national survey ordered by the French Mayors' Association to decide who should be the new model for the [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of ''[[Marianne#Models|Marianne]]'', an [[allegory|allegorical]] symbol of the [[French Republic]], which stands inside every French town hall.<ref name="Marianne">{{cite web |url=http://www.consulfrance-newyork.org/The-Marianne |title=The Marianne |publisher=Consulate General of France in New York |access-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203129/http://consulfrance-newyork.org/the-marianne |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Casta became the focus of a controversy<ref>[http://archives.lesoir.be/la-fugue-casta-affaire-d-etat_t-20000404-Z0J24X.html La fugue Casta, affaire d'Etat] (in French), ''Le Soir'', 4 April 2000.</ref> when, after being selected to be Marianne, newspapers in Britain and France<ref>[http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-monde/2007-01-16/quand-marianne-s-exile-a-londres/924/0/1143 "Quand Marianne s'exile a Londres"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722155400/http://www.lepoint.fr/actualites-monde/2007-01-16/quand-marianne-s-exile-a-londres/924/0/1143 |date=22 July 2018 }} (in French), ''Le Point'', 31 March 2000.</ref> reported that she had relocated to [[London]] where taxes on high earners are lower. Casta's father said she went to London for professional reasons; on a TV show, she also said that she rented a flat in London to be near her boyfriend.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/medias/0101332655-marianne-impots-ou-intox-a-la-une-laetitia-casta-s-est-defendue-hier-sur-canal Marianne: impots ou intox a la Une] (in French), ''[[Libération]]'', 6 April 2000.</ref> The French minister of the interior spoke about Casta on [[Le Grand Jury|the radio]];<ref>[http://www1.salon.com/people/log/2000/04/17/laetitia/index.html "Au revoir, les taxes"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202011721/http://www.salon.com/people/log/2000/04/17/laetitia/index.html |date=2 February 2011 }}, ''Salon'', 17 April 2000.</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/09/weekinreview/the-world-zut-alors-a-national-treasure-flirts-with-heresy.html "Zut Alors! A National Treasure Flirts With Heresy"], ''The New York Times'', 9 April 2000.</ref> comparing the advantages of living in France with regard to the drawbacks of London<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/699264.stm  "France galled by model move"], BBC News, 3 April 2000.</ref> after political opponents used Casta's relocation to London as an opportunity to criticise the government.<ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=128843 "Symbol of France prefers London"], ''The New Zealand Herald'', 5 April 2000, also in [https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article511165/Eine-Falschmeldung-loest-in-Frankreich-einen-Steuerkrieg-aus.html ''Die Welt''] (in German) on 10 April 2000 quoting the ''[[Daily Mail]]''′s title ''Marianne Unfaithful''.</ref><ref>[https://www.economist.com/node/300055 "The disloyalty of Marianne"], ''The Economist'', 6 April 2000.</ref>