Ingrid Vandebosch
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Ingrid Vandebosch is a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....

 and actress who won the Elite
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...

 Look of the Year Award in 1990. She is the wife of NASCAR
NASCAR
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 racecar driver Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...

.

Modeling career

The Belgian model began her career in 1986 with a small agency in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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 and was discovered by Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

ian agents one year later. She moved to Paris where she lived for seven years working on projects for Christian Dior
Christian Dior
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 perfume commercial and appeared in magazines such as ELLE
Elle
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, Marie Claire
Marie Claire
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, Vogue
Vogue (magazine)
Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

and Glamour
Glamour (magazine)
Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood....

.
Seeking new opportunities in modeling, as well as film and theatre, she later moved to New York City
New York City
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 where she became the "face" of Artistry
Artistry (cosmetics)
Artistry is a brand of skin care and colour cosmetics, produced by Access Business Group and marketed by Amway in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. Access, Quixtar, and Amway are part of the Alticor group of companies...

, a cosmetics line owned by Quixtar
Quixtar
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, a sister company of Amway. She had a small role in the 2004 film Taxi
Taxi (2004 film)
Taxi is a 2004 American remake of the 1998 Luc Besson-penned, Gérard Pirès-directed French film of the same name, starring Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon and Gisele Bündchen, and directed by Tim Story.-Plot:...

. Vandebosch was featured in Stuff magazine where she talks about her sexy line of lingerie and what she considers sexy.

Vandebosch was featured in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '08 issue, along with the wives of other "star athletes", including Michelle Damon (wife of New York Yankees
New York Yankees
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' outfielder Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon
Johnny David Damon is an American professional baseball outfielder and designated hitter. From 2000–2008, he was third among active players in runs and seventh in hits and stolen bases . He is currently second among active leaders in triples , five behind Carl Crawford...

), Carmella Garcia
Carmella DeCesare
Carmella Danielle Garcia is an American model who was Playboy magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. She is best known for her time in WWE as a WWE Diva...

 (wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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' quarterback Jeff Garcia
Jeff Garcia
Jeffrey Jason "Jeff" Garcia is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at San Jose State University....

), and La La Vazquez (fiancee of Denver Nuggets
Denver Nuggets
The Denver Nuggets are a professional basketball team based in Denver, Colorado. They play in the National Basketball Association . They were founded as the Denver Rockets in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and became one of that league's more successful teams...

' forward Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Kiyan Anthony , nicknamed "Melo", is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association...

).

Personal

Vandebosch married NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon
Jeffery Michael "Jeff" Gordon is a professional NASCAR driver. He is the driver of the #24 Drive to End Hunger/DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet Impala. He is a four-time Sprint Cup Series champion and a three-time Daytona 500 winner. He is third on the all-time wins list, with 85 career wins, and has the...

 in a private ceremony in Mexico
Mexico
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 on 7 November 2006.http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/14901236.htm The couple were introduced by a mutual friend in 2002, but didn't start dating until about two and a half years later. Gordon and Vandebosch announced their engagement on 24 June 2006, after keeping it secret for the previous 30 days.

Gordon announced 13 December 2006 that his new bride, Ingrid Vandebosch, was pregnant with the couple's child, which the couple announced was a girl.

"Christmas came early for us this year", Gordon said in a statement. "This is a very special gift for us – one that we’re both looking forward to. Ingrid and I can’t wait to be parents. We’ve known for a little while, but we couldn’t wait any longer to share the good news with our friends and fans."

On 20 June 2007 Vandebosch gave birth to a girl named Ella Sofia Gordon in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. The baby weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce. http://www.jeffgordon.com/congratulations/default.sps?iType=14199

The couple welcomed their second child, Leo Benjamin on 9 August 2010. 7 lbs 2oz - 19 In

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