Ingrid Vandebosch aka Ingrid biography

Born in Zichen-Zussen-Bolder, located in the Belgium province of Limburg, on November 8, 1969, Ingrid started her modeling career in Europe in the mid-‘90s. She relocated to Paris before her unique look brought her to North America. Since coming to the States, Ingrid’s career has flourished, proving she made the right decision to relocate.ingrid vandebosch has the look of the yearIngrid won the Elite Look of the Year Award in 1990, but even with a major award from a prestigious modeling agency, immediate success was not in the cards for Ingrid. Nearly six years later, she joined a small modeling agency in the Netherlands, and while Ingrid booked some small modeling gigs with this agency, her career didn’t exactly blossom.

However, the work she did in the Netherlands was enough for her to be noticed by modeling agents from Paris. Obviously, since Paris is a booming mecca for models, Ingrid made the move to France and it was there that her career began to thrive.

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Two of the biggest clients Ingrid worked for in Paris were fashion designer Christian Dior and Amway, a marketing company for jewelry and cosmetics. It was in Paris where Ingrid also appeared in the magazines Vogue, Marie Claire, ELLE, and Glamour.

After a few years in Paris, Ingrid made the decision to move to the United States. She saw New York as the gateway to more opportunities in modeling and new opportunities in film and theatre. Success came almost immediately after the move: Her partnership with Amway in Paris led her to become the face of Quixtar, Amway’s sister cosmetic company, in New York City.

ingrid vandebosch in taxiLike many models, Ingrid segued into the film industry and it was in 2003, while filming her role in Taxi (which also starred fellow model Gisele Bundchen), that she was introduced to legendary NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon through a mutual friend. The two began dating, and after about two and a half years, they announced their engagement on June 23, 2006, at the Infineon Raceway.

On November 7, 2006, Ingrid and Jeff were married in a private ceremony at the Amphitheatre of Hacienda de San Antonio in Comala, Colima, Mexico. One month later, the happy couple made another big announcement: Ingrid was pregnant. Ingrid and Jeff expressed extreme excitement about the news. “We found out about the pregnancy the week before we left for Mexico for the wedding,” Ingrid told Us Weekly. “I'm so excited!”