- One of the five supermodels. The others are Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Cindy Crawford, and Naomi Campbell.
- Met actor Kyle MacLachlan on the set of an ad for Barney's New York in 1992 and they began dating that year and became engaged in 1994, but separated in early 1998.
- Appeared with supermodel friends Tatjana Patitz, Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and Cindy Crawford in George Michael's music video "Freedom 90" as directed by David Fincher and photographed by Jeff Cronenweth.
- Her father, brother, and uncle all work for General Motors.
- Is of Italian decent.
- In Portuguese, Spanish and Italian her surname means "gospel singer"; "gospel writer".
- Mother, with ex-boyfriend, François-Henri Pinault, of son Augustin James Evangelista (b. October 11, 2006) .
- Her parents were both born in Italy.
- Entered the Miss Teen Niagara beauty pageant in 1981 and lost. She was nonetheless spotted by a scout from Elite Model Management who gave her his business card. She waited two years before calling him.
- Cites late 70s/early 80s model Joan Severance as her modeling idol.
- In 1999, she was pregnant with Fabien Barthez's baby, but miscarried six months into pregnancy.
- Holds the record for the most appearances on the cover of Vogue Italia.
- She had her long hair cut short in 1988, which she described as a "bowl cut with sideburns". The haircut launched many copies around the world and was even sported by celebrities including Demi Moore in Ghost (1990).
- Has four dogs Coco, Willow Flower, Enzo, and Willy.
- Plays the accordion.
- Appeared in a Mario Testino photo shoot for Vanity Fair magazine alongside supermodels Christy Turlington, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. The pictorial covered pages 182 through 193. (September 2008)
- Her mother enrolled her in modeling school when she was 12 years old because of her striking resemblance to Joan Severance.
- Her last name (spelled as: ewangelista) means "the Author of the Gospel" in Polish (where "Gospel" means "Ewangelia").
- Her house was filled with more than 200 beauty products.
- Once joked that she wouldn't get out of bed for less than $10,000 a day.
- Has a refrigerator where she stores her lotions and potions.
- Was ranked #2 (after Cindy Crawford) on MTV's House of Style (1989) list of the top models of the 1990's.
- In Portuguese and Spanish, her name means "beautiful", "pretty".
- Arthur Elgort first photographed her because of her resemblance to Joan Severance whom he referred to as his "muse.".
- In 1991, The fashion house Lanvin paid her $20,000 to walk in their Haute couture show for the spring/summer season, a then-record amount.
- She is the longtime muse of photographer Steven Meisel, who also happens to be one of her closest friends.
- In December 2018, Evangelista was diagnosed with breast cancer. She received chemotherapy and underwent a bilateral mastectomy. In July 2022, the cancer returned in her pectoral muscle and received chemotherapy again.
- Enjoys cooking, yoga, hiking, skiing, and pilates.
- Received a special lifetime achievement award at the 1997 VH1 Fashion and Music Awards.
- Named by people magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People In the World" (1990).
- Has changed her hair color a minimum of twelve times.
- Received a star on the Canadian Walk of Fame in Toronto in June of 2003
- Was ranked #8 in Channel 5's "World's greatest supermodel".
- CBC/Fashion File honored Linda with its viewers choice award for Greatest Supermodel of All Time in March, 2008.
- In 2005, was recipient of the World Style Award by the Women's World Awards in Leipzig, Germany.
- Appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar, one of Patrick DeMarchelier's earliest photo shoots for the fashion magazine. (September 1992)
- In 2013 was named the exclusive face of the new fragrance Loewe Aura.
- Her first major fashion magazine cover was for the November 1984 issue of L'Officiel.
- Dated François-Henri Pinault from September 2005 to January 2006.
- Cousin of Vanessa Evangelista, who also models.
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