Michaela Bercu (Hebrew: ×ž×™×›× ×œ×" ×'רקו‎; born (1970-02-28)28
February 1970) is an Israeli model and actress.Bercu was born in Tel
Aviv, Israel, to Ashkenazi Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel
from Romania. She is an only child. Her father Armand (1925-2007)
hails from Bucharest, whereas her mother Yehudit from Timișoara.
Bercu grew up speaking Hebrew, Romanian, and Hungarian. She also
recently acquired Romanian citizenship.She started her career as model
at age of 14 when her mother took her to the fashion photographer
Menachem Oz. She later signed with Elite Model Management. Bercu is
married to businessman Ron Zuckerman. The couple have four children.A
cover of Bercu by Peter Lindbergh appeared on the November 1988
American Vogue wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix T-shirt and a
pair of faded jeans; the shot was done outdoors in natural light. It
was Anna Wintour's first cover since taking over as the magazine's
editor-in-chief, and was seen as signaling a break from the more
formal and posed cover images favored by her predecessor, Grace
Mirabella. It was also the first time a model on the cover of Vogue
was shown wearing jeans. Bercu was also the first Israeli woman to be
featured on the cover of American Vogue. She would later appear on the
covers of French, Italian, German, and Australian Vogue, American,
British, Spanish, German, and Swedish Elle, Mademoiselle, L'Officiel,
Madame Figaro, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She was also featured in the
1990 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
February 1970) is an Israeli model and actress.Bercu was born in Tel
Aviv, Israel, to Ashkenazi Jewish parents who immigrated to Israel
from Romania. She is an only child. Her father Armand (1925-2007)
hails from Bucharest, whereas her mother Yehudit from Timișoara.
Bercu grew up speaking Hebrew, Romanian, and Hungarian. She also
recently acquired Romanian citizenship.She started her career as model
at age of 14 when her mother took her to the fashion photographer
Menachem Oz. She later signed with Elite Model Management. Bercu is
married to businessman Ron Zuckerman. The couple have four children.A
cover of Bercu by Peter Lindbergh appeared on the November 1988
American Vogue wearing a bejeweled Christian Lacroix T-shirt and a
pair of faded jeans; the shot was done outdoors in natural light. It
was Anna Wintour's first cover since taking over as the magazine's
editor-in-chief, and was seen as signaling a break from the more
formal and posed cover images favored by her predecessor, Grace
Mirabella. It was also the first time a model on the cover of Vogue
was shown wearing jeans. Bercu was also the first Israeli woman to be
featured on the cover of American Vogue. She would later appear on the
covers of French, Italian, German, and Australian Vogue, American,
British, Spanish, German, and Swedish Elle, Mademoiselle, L'Officiel,
Madame Figaro, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She was also featured in the
1990 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
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