Linda Evangelista showed off her chic sense of style in a black blazer over a white turtleneck while attending the annual WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, on Wednesday.
For the occasion, the 58-year-old supermodel put on an elegant display in her timeless outfit, which she styled with fitted black trousers, a leather belt to accentuated her trim waist, and a glamorous pair of earrings.
Her short brunette bob highlighted her sculpted jawline, high cheekbones and stunning makeup look, consisting of plenty of blush, burgundy eyeliner, bronzer for a sun-kissed glow and glossy nude lipstick.
The mother-of-one, who felt ‘brutally disfigured’ after her botched cosmetic surgery, sported a scarlet manicure for a pop of color to her otherwise neutral ensemble.
Timeless: Linda Evangelista showed off her chic sense of style in a black blazer over a white turtleneck while attending the annual WSJ Magazine Innovator Awards, held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
Glamorous: For the occasion, the 58-year-old supermodel put on an elegant display in her timeless outfit, which she styled with a pair of fitted black trousers, leather belt to accentuated her trim waist, and a glamorous pair of earrings
While posing on the red carpet, Evangelista oozed confidence as she smiled while standing with both hands on her side.
Linda spent six years ‘in hiding’ after her rare reaction to CoolSculpting, which she previously told Vogue left her ‘so depressed’ that she ‘hated’ herself as she claims it caused her to be ‘permanently deformed.’
During the procedure, which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, a device that’s set below freezing temperature is applied to fat deposits, which causes cell death in the tissue.
Weeks after receiving the treatment, Linda developed something called paradoxical adipose hyperplasia – a rare adverse effect, which has been reported in 0.0051 per cent of the 1.5 million CoolSculpting procedures performed worldwide.
With this condition, the treated area becomes larger, rather than smaller. It can leave a ‘painless, visibly enlarged, firm, well-demarcated mass’ underneath the skin.
Linda said on Instagram that she developed ‘bulges’ all over her body after the surgery, which left her ‘unrecognizable.’
The catwalk sensation has since undergone two liposuction surgeries in an attempt to fix the problem.
Last summer, Linda began making her return to the fashion industry – starring in runway shows, fashion campaigns and gracing magazine covers again.
Beautiful: Her short brunette bob highlighted her sculpted jawline, high cheekbones and stunning makeup look, consisting of plenty of blush, burgundy eyeliner, bronzer for a sun-kissed glow and glossy nude lipstick
Back in the spotlight: Linda spent six years ‘in hiding’ after her rare reaction to CoolSculpting, which she previously told Vogue left her ‘so depressed’ that she ‘hated’ herself as she claims it caused her to be ‘permanently deformed’ and ‘brutally disfigured’
In her new documentary, The Super Models, Evangelista tearfully claimed she felt that she ‘deserved’ to be left disfigured by a failed cosmetic procedure.
The project’s director, Roger Ross Williams, claimed that the fashion icon ‘fell victim’ to the belief that she had to hold on to her celebrated beauty.’
He continued: ‘She always wanted to be a model. She fell victim to that belief of having to hold on to that beauty and she’s like, ‘Am I paying the price for it?’ And she was very honest about that.’
‘Larissa and I were in tears, and so was everyone in the crew. It was like an emotional interview from beginning to end, we were crying all the time. I’m surprised we even got anything,’ he told DailyMail.com.
Williams added: ‘She was letting so much out that she had never talked about before. You see her feeling guilty and processing in real time on camera, and that was an incredible interview.’
Memorable runway walk: She was one of the most major models of the 1990s (seen in 1992)
Rare adverse effect: In 2021, she claimed she had developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia, a condition in which fat cells increase rather than decreasing after a cryolipolysis procedure
In 2021, she claimed she has been ‘brutally disfigured’ and ‘permanently deformed’ from the rare side effects of CoolSculpting.
At the time, she wrote on Instagram: ‘Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and have kept to myself for over five years. To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Zeltiq’s CoolSculpting procedure.’
‘[It] did the opposite of what it promised. It increased, not decreased, my fat cells and left me permanently deformed even after undergoing two painful, unsuccessful corrective surgeries. I have been left, as the media described, ‘unrecognizable.”
The model claimed she wasn’t properly warned of the potential side effects associated with the CoolSculpting procedure. She went on: ‘I have developed Paradoxical Adipose Hyperplasia or PAH, a risk of which I was not made aware before I had the procedures…
‘PAH has not only destroyed my livelihood, it has sent me into a cycle of deep depression, profound sadness, and the lowest depths of self-loathing. In the process, I have become a recluse…
‘With this lawsuit, I am moving forward to rid myself of my shame, and going public with my story. I’m so tired of living this way. I would like to walk out my door with my held held high, despite not looking like myself any longer.’
