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Laetitia in a new miniseries, early 2003

Veteran Italian directors Paolo and Vittorio Taviani will start shooting early next year on two-part historical miniseries "Luisa Sanfelice," with Laetitia Casta in advanced negotiations to play the leading role. It's an Italian miniseries based on the 1865 Alexandre Dumas novel. The fictionalized love story based on real characters centers on an 18th century Naples aristocrat and her romance with a fellow rebel during a bid to overthrow the monarchy.

This is really good news, remember The Blue Bicycle and Lea. At right you can see what her fan's thinks about this news:

Laetitia Casta with new hair color and reopening the official site.

New pictures of Laetitia Casta & Sahteene

This is the ones they publish in their site. 

Laetitia Casta rejects comparisons with Brigitte Bardot

Hello Magazine 13 august 2002.

Most women might be flattered by comparisons to the young Brigitte Bardot, but French model Laetitia Casta – already something of a cultural icon in her own right – is determined to carve out her own path.

In 1999, Laetitia, whose beauty is often compared to that of the legendary French screen star, was – like Brigitte before her – chosen to pose as the model for Marianne, the symbol of the French Revolution.

But, says the 24-year-old, that is where the similarities end. “There is only one Brigitte Bardot,” she told Britain’s Mail On Sunday You magazine. “I am Laetitia and I do things differently.”

Laetitia has already proved that she is far more than just a pretty face. The model has amassed an estimated £2 million fortune, which has allowed her to give up the catwalk in order to be a full-time mother to her nine-month-old daughter Sahteene and to follow her acting dream. She has appeared in six films to date, including Asterix And Obelix Take On Caesar with Gerard Depardieu and Les Âmes Fortes opposite John Malkovich.

(Directly from Hello Magazine)

Laetitia Casta is back with Daniel Swarovski for their winter/autumn campaign 2002/2003

Thanks to Stefan for this news at Zouzou.org!

Click on the pictures to go to the Daniel Swarovski page.

Laetitia Casta at Rome's Haute Couture fashion shows 

Rome, Italy 17.07.2002

Rome's Haute Couture fashion shows in Italy 17.07.2002. She was there, probably her first catwalk fore some time. All together with models like Valeria Mazza, Eva Herzigova, Naomi Campbell and more. She definitely is back. 

Click on the picture at left to see more of her.

Laetitia Casta is back again, you will find her in Victoria's Secrets 2002 fall catalogue. 

In the fall 2002 preview of Victoria's Secret catalog, you finds her on the front page and in several pages inside.

You can visit Victoria's ad take a look for you self here:

Or click on the picture at left to go to a Victoria's gallery on this site.

ENJOY

Laetitia Casta prepares for a return to the world of fashion  

She is connected to a powerful American models agency.
Shortly before having her daughter Sahteene, eight months ago, Laetitia Casta announced her intention to leave the world of fashion to dedicate herself exclusively to the cinema. Nevertheless, after almost a year with her  young  Sahteene , and with lots of public appearances, the beautiful Corse announces her return to fashion, without leaving the cinema. 

She has signed in with the all-powerful agency IMG, and her manager (?) will be Anne Nelson. The same one that represents stars like Gisele Bündchen, Elizabeth Hurley, Hilary Swank or Carolyn Murphy. 

Anne Nelson, fulfilling her new functions already, has explained to the press the plans for Laetitia Casta . Thus, to take care of her commitments professional, the French will live between London and New York, city where she lives with the photographer Stephane Sednaoui . And Laetitia  will be occupied with the intervention in several films and different contracts fashionable.
Let us hope that alliance between IMG and Laetitia Casta turn out to be a success, like she did not have with its previous agency, Madison. That ended up with Madison  suing Laetitia Casta for breaking their contract. (red am.) 

Think that the fact that Laetitia is returning to the world of fashion is something we all look forward to!! (red. am.)

Hamburg (AP) the French Model Laetitia Casta can't complain about figure problems  also without using any diet or sport. "I decreased to that after the birth automatically, without a diet", told the 24 years old Laetitia, (She became a mother in October) to Hamburg magazine "Gala" and added: "I drive at all no sport and will also never understand, what humans in the fitness training fulfillment find." I rather relaxes "with classical music and a good book." (Translated with AltaVista)

Read it German on: Yahoo! Schlagzeilen

Thanks to Evita for this news in the Zouzou.Org forum.

Picture not associated with the article, but she looks sporty on it...

The young woman who had her debut in cinema on 1998 in "Asterix & Obelix" by Claude Zidi, remains nevertheless discrete about her role. "It's a love story" she simply indicates "It's my most important project, a scenario that touches me particularly" 

She also specifies, underlining that "the director is young and really free". 

She herself affirms that she feels "neither actress nor model". "I am myself. I am free, everybody tells me that I'm a fool to think that, but yes, I'm free", insists the young woman. 

Asked about the fiasco of "Rue des Plaisirs" by Patrice Leconte of which she was the heroine, she responds that "the in-success like the success are not explained at all". "Forcefully, this turns upside down. Everybody thinks of the director and that's bad. You give yourself, you'd like that everybody went at your meeting and that doesn't happen on all times" ,"but it's not controllable and that's good", she concludes.

Picture not associated with the article.

Source:  From the Zouzou.org forum, by Victor, a Yahoo news in French translated by Goldfinger

Thanks.

The Yahoo message no longer exist.

The 55 film festival has started and Laetitia has arrived on the red carpet.

And she is an  ambassador of L'Oreal. Check the L'Oreal link under.

MORE Photos from Cannes 2002

The sources:

Link to L'Oreal Paris Cannes section:

Thanks to Ruli for this news at the Zouzou.org forum. Evita and BisonOkse for some pictures.

G. Lafayette use Laetitia in their new Swimwear campaign for the summer of 2002. As before it's really some strange pictures.

Swimwear '02
02 May - 17 August 2002

Hit the beach with Galeries Lafayette' new swimwear collection. Galeries Lafayette Paris offer the largest selection of top designer swimwear. We carry the hottest swimsuits from French to International designers : Banana Moon - Burberry - Chloé - Cacharel - Jean Paul Gaultier - Sonia Rykiel - Moschino - Christian Dior - Empreinte - Eres - Huit - Morgan - Jenna de Rosnay - Naf Naf - Triumph.
We have some of the hottest tankinis, the coolest bikinis and stylish one piece swimsuits that will appeal to the chaise-longue crowd. There's always something for everyone at Galeries Lafayette Paris.

Let summer begin !

Thanks to "Bisonokse"  for the News!

Click on the picture to see more on the Galeries Lafayette page.

30 April 2002

In the second picture the man next to Laetitia is Jean-Claude Brialy  who played  Raphaël Mahl in the Blue Bicycle.

Venique Genest, Line Renaud, Henri El Salvador, Laetitia Casta and Michel Boujenah.
By Eric Féferberg 


Tuesday April 30, 2002, 20h10 
Several hundreds of actors, artists, musicians met Tuesday in front of the Pompidou Center in Paris "to defend the Republic" joined soon by a troop of high-school pupils who were not envisaged with the program but which largely contributed to animation. (Photograph: Veronique Genest, Line Renaud, Henri El Salvador, Laetitia Casta and Michel Boujenah ) 
Eric Féferberg. 

The whole article here:

April issue 2002

She stopped modeling, but the magazines still "love" her. Elle and Marie Claire a little earlier this year and now in German Vogue the April issue.. 

In the French company Galeries Lafayette latest campaign, they use Laetitia as their front model. The pictures of  Laetitia are quite "rare", like only the French could do. 

(updated 30.05.20)

 New: there is now a bigger picture from TeleK7, and TV Magazine, click on them to watch.

Thanks, for those Pictures!

Laetitia and Sahteene in New York round the 4. of  February 2002. They are so  fine.  Just look at the pictures. This must be one of the best pictures taken, it shows a really happy mother & daughter !!!

It's a adv. for DANIEL SWAROVSKI 

• Translated to English, read here.   

• Or in German on T-Online.  

 (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)