THIS CANADIAN supermodel has left an unmatched imprint on the world of fashion – and over 30 years since she first stomped the catwalk, she's still effortlessly chic.
The star – who has made a name for herself walking Fashion Weeks around the world, was seen keeping covered up while spending the day in Rome with her son, Augustin James.
Recognise her? It's the iconic original supermodel, Linda Evangelista.
The 60-year-old was almost unrecognisable as she kept herself hidden in oversized clothing and a beige bucket hat pulled down over her face.
Wearing a navy blue, floorlength skirt and a loose-fitting blouse, Linda wore brown thick-rimmed glasses as she went for a stroll.
Making her way through the crowd, Evangelista still had a signature strut, walking with a brown MiuMiu handbag for a relaxed day out.
After decades in the spotlight, Evangelista has largely enjoyed a quiet life after the past few years.
During her tenure as one of the world's most enduring fashion faces, Evangelista was one of the Big Five stars who first earned the term 'supermodel' – the other four being Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Claudia Schiffer and Cindy Crawford.
Evangelista was known for her edgy-style, which was cemented with an iconic cropped cut in the early 1990s.
Officially, Evangelista retired in 1998, though has returned to modelling for multiple reasons and special campaigns in the years since – particularly for Vogue and iterations of the iconic magazine across the world.
Over the past eight years, Evangelista has been keeping herself away from the spotlight entirely – after a combinations health issues and medical problems.
In 2016, the star underwent CoolSculpting – a fat-freezing procedure – caused an adverse reaction that made her remove herself from the spotlight.
Diagnosed with paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), the star told People that it essentially had the opposite effect, causing her to have lumps of fat form in the skin and left her "deformed".
She sued the company for $50million, which was later settled out of court.
In 2018, Evangelista was diagnosed with breast cancer, and she underwent a bilateral mastectomy and chemotherapy.
She only spoke about the diagnosis in 2023, a year after cancer was found in her pectoral muscle for which she also received chemotherapy.
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