Bar Refaeli (Hebrew: בר רפאלי; born 4 June 1985) is an Israeli model and occasional actress. She was the cover model of the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Bar Refaeli was born into an Israeli Jewish family in Hod HaSharon, Israel. Her parents, Rafael and Tzipi, own a horse ranch. Her mother was a successful Israeli model in the 1970s under her maiden name, Tzipi Levine. Refaeli has three brothers. She began a modeling career at the age of eight months, appearing in commercials. Refaeli had to wear braces in her early years, interrupting her modeling until age 15, when she returned to modeling with the representation of Irene Marie Models. Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of 8 months for a baby commercial. By age 15, she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milky. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in an Israeli beauty contest in 2000. Refaeli has appeared in ELLE (France), Maxim, and GQ (Italy). She debuted in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine, posing with rock band Aerosmith. In 2009, Refaeli was the covermodel for
Bar Refaeli is ticked off about an alleged patdown rubdown she got at airport security -- and we're ticked off too! That we didn't witness this in person.Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see… READ MORE >
Supermodel Bar Refaeli claims she feels violated after a screening by a female airport security worker in London this morning ... saying the incident "left no doubt about her sexual… READ MORE >
Mud-covered Brazilian model Suelyn Medeiros pulled off the impossible -- knocking Bar Refaeli off Mount Hotness in a "Who'd You Rather" poll!! Or did she?Check out TMZ on TV -- click here… READ MORE >
Apparently, Bar Refaeli has started a trend ... because just a few weeks after the Israeli model dipped herself in mud at the famous Dead Sea ... some smokin' hot Brazilian model tried to show her… READ MORE >
Bar Refaeli went to Greece ... put on a tiny bikini ... and once again forced Leonardo DiCaprio to question his life decisions. READ MORE >
Bar Refaeli taught us a valuable lesson today ... Don't fart in the Dead Sea -- It will make your butthole burn.Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! READ MORE >
Professional bikini model Bar Refaeli rolled around in the mud at the Dead Sea in Israel ... and it was good. Bar posted the pics on her Twitter page this morning ... saying, "*muddy* but feels… READ MORE >
The only thing hotter than the temperatures on the east coast of the United States ... are these photos of Bar Refaeli lounging around in Italy in her bikini.Be sure to hydrate. READ MORE >
Tobey Maguire is the only one getting sued for allegedly playing unlicensed poker with a ponzi scheme criminal, but we've learned other big celebs regularly put their chips on the table with… READ MORE >
We don't know how, we don't know where -- but supermodel Bar Refaeli just announced to the world ... her flawless arm is broken.It must have happened within the last 4 hours too -- because that's… READ MORE >
