Bar Refaeli - ARENA Magazine

Bar Refaeli (June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model, known for her work modeling and for her relationship with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Refaeli began her modeling career before the age of one. By the age of fifteen she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milki. Refaeli won the title "Model of The Year" in a beauty contest in 2000 and 2001. She was also chosen to be the home model of Renuar fashion network. She was cast for fashion production abroad, among them Dim, and appeared in the French ELLE magazine. She is the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine and on the cover of Maxim.

She was named as "Sexiest Import" at the 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards. Britain's original style magazine for men, Arena, called Bar Refaeli, The Best Body of 2008 in its February 2008 issue. Bar appears on the cover. Refaeli will star in an English language film named Session directed by Israeli director Haim Buzaglo.

Refaeli volunteers for Project Sunshine, a nonprofit organization that provides free social, educational and recreational programs to children and families affected by medical challenges. Refaeli also offers her time to struggling animal lovers association, Ahava, which has been caring for hundreds of pets abandoned in the Northern Israel during the war with Hizbullah.