Isabeli Bergossi Fontana was born on July 4, 1983, inCuritiba, Parana region of Brazil. At the age of 12 years only she had decidedto be a model and she also told her mother about her decision to be a model. Isabeliwas the finalist in Elite Model Look contest in 1996. She had shifted to Brazilto Milan to start working as a model at the age of 14 years. In 1996, she wasappeared in the Voctoria’s Secret Catalog.