Bar Refaeli Biography: Husband, Age, Children, Net Worth, Height, Career, Instagram, Movies & TV Shows

Bar Refaeli is an internationally acclaimed Israeli supermodel, television host, and entrepreneur whose career spans high fashion runways, major advertising campaigns, and prime-time television.

Discovered as a child in Hod HaSharon, she made history in 2009 as the first Israeli to feature on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Since then, she has appeared on hundreds of magazine covers and represented prestigious luxury brands including Chanel and Victoria’s Secret.

Profile

• Full Name: Bar Refaeli
• Stage Name: Bar Refaeli
• Born: 4, June 1985
• Age: 40 years old
• Birthplace: Hod HaSharon, Israel
• Nationality: Israeli
• Occupation: Model, Actress, Television Host, Businesswoman
• Height: 1.74 m
• Parents: Rafi Refaeli and Tzipi Levine
• Siblings: Dor Refaeli, On Refaeli
• Spouse: Adi Ezra (m. 2015)
• Children: Liv Ezra, Elle Ezra, David Ezra
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $30 million

Early Life and Education

Bar Refaeli was born on June 4, 1985, in Hod HaSharon, Israel, to Rafi Refaeli, a horse ranch owner, and Tzipi Levine, a successful model in the 1970s.

She grew up on the family’s rural ranch with two younger brothers, Dor and On, in a secular Jewish household of Italian, Lithuanian, and Polish descent.

Refaeli began modeling at eight months old in commercials and by age 15 had won Israel’s “Model of the Year” title.

She attended local public schools but left formal education early to pursue her career full-time.

She is of Israeli heritage, with her religious background not publicly disclosed.

Career

Bar Refaeli launched her professional career at age 15 with campaigns for Israeli brands Castro and Pilpel, quickly earning the title “Model of the Year” in 2000 and 2001.

Military service was deferred due to her modeling commitments, and by 2007 she signed with Elite Model Management and relocated to New York.

Her breakthrough arrived in 2009 as the first Israeli on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, followed by features in Elle, GQ, Vogue, and Harper’s Bazaar.

She became a Victoria’s Secret Angel from 2007 to 2009 and fronted global campaigns for Escada, Garnier, Subaru, and Samsung.

Refaeli expanded into television in 2011 by acquiring the Israeli franchise of The X Factor, which she has hosted since its 2013 premiere on Reshet 13, mentoring contestants and driving ratings for over a decade.

In 2019 she co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv alongside Erez Tal, reaching 182 million viewers worldwide.

Parallel business ventures include co-founding the e-commerce platform “Undeez” for underwear and shapewear, investing in the tech startup “MyCheck” (sold to Oracle), and launching the “Bar Refaeli x Carolina Lemke” eyewear line.

Bar Refaeli maintains active modeling contracts with agencies in Paris, London, and Tel Aviv while expanding her production company, “Bar Productions,” which develops lifestyle and reality formats.

She commands seven-figure fees for brand partnerships, appears regularly at Cannes and Paris Fashion Weeks, and leverages a social media following exceeding 15 million to promote philanthropic causes including children’s hospitals and environmental initiatives.

Social Media

• Instagram Handle: @barrefaeli
• Facebook Handle: Bar Refaeli
• Twitter Handle: @BarRefaeli

Personal Life

Bar Refaeli dated actor Leonardo DiCaprio from 2005 to 2011, a high-profile relationship that boosted her global visibility.

She married businessman Adi Ezra on September 24, 2015, in a private ceremony at the Carmel Forest resort; the couple welcomed daughter Liv in 2016, daughter Elle in 2017, and son David in 2020.

The family resides in a Tel Aviv mansion and maintains a low-key lifestyle focused on raising their children.

Filmography

• Session (2011)
• Kidon (2013)

Net Worth

Bar Refaeli has an estimated net worth of $30 million.

Primary income derives from long-term modeling contracts, television hosting fees for The X Factor Israel, equity in sold startups like MyCheck, profits from the Carolina Lemke eyewear brand, and real estate holdings in Israel and the United States.