Linda Evangelista
Rare red carpet appearance with her son Augustin
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Linda Evangelista made a brilliant appearance in New York with her son Augustin – a real rarity. After all, the former supermodel hardly shows up at events anymore and even less often with his child.
In the 1990s, Linda Evangelista, 58, was an integral part of the world’s catwalks and red carpets. But a few years ago, the former supermodel disappeared from the scene. IIn autumn 2021, Evangelista returned via Instagram and revealed that she had undergone a beauty procedure that was her Body “brutally disfigured” have. As a result, she hardly left her house and skipped events altogether. The 58-year-old also recently revealed that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer twice in those years. After a long absence, Linda Evangelista is now on the red carpet and her son Augustin, 16, is at her side.
Linda Evangelista makes a radiant appearance with her son Augustin
Linda and Augustin, who comes from Evangelista’s relationship with François-Henri Pinault, 61, attended the annual Caring for Women dinner on Tuesday evening, September 12th. The fundraiser is organized by the Kering Foundation and raises funds for organizations working against gender-based violence. The French businessman and his current wife Salma Hayek, 57, are co-chairs of the event.
The 16-year-old competes with Linda Evangelista at dad’s events. The mother-son duo poses in a good mood for the photographers on the red carpet. For the special occasion, the two coordinated their choice of outfits and appeared in partner looks with their black ensembles.
Model has a close bond with his son
In February 2022, Linda Evangelista revealed to People that she also hid from her son after the beauty procedure went wrong. “I didn’t want to be a burden to my child,” she says. “He shouldn’t have to support me. That’s not his job.” Therefore, she preferred to endure her ordeal in complete isolation.
Even though she didn’t tell Augie, as the model calls his offspring, until late, he is said to have noticed that his mother wasn’t doing well. “[Augie] always said, ‘Mommy, remember when you had fun?'” said Evangelista. “‘Do you remember how you used to laugh? Why aren’t you laughing anymore?’ I hate what this has done to my relationship with him.” But their bond quickly strengthened again. Before she After going public with her story, she warned Augie that he might soon hear “a few things” about his mother. “He said he didn’t care and he was there for me.” This is now becoming clear once again.
Sources used: imago-images.de, people.com