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Mishel Gerzig

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Beautiful Mishele Gerzig has been with us for several years. She started her modeling career at the age of 13, but at the age of 16 she signed a contract with leading agencies in Europe and the United States. With 178 cm and with face of angel, behind her are already many international campaigns. She regularly walks the runways of major fashion weeks, led the global campaign of the prestigious American brand GUESS and also opened the company’s covered fashion shows and billboards on New York’s Fifth Avenue. “I made no attempt to become famous, I was not involved in any scandal or anything like that, I was in a long relationship, at the age of 18 I preferred to stop my career for two years in favor of significant service in the IDF. When I started succeeding abroad ? It’s not that I suddenly became more beautiful and there is a photogenic relationship here and everyone is interested. I still say to myself about what was and what is: what is mine - mine.”

In an impressive, spacious mansion, in the prestigious “Valladia del Monte” neighborhood outside Madrid, live Israeli model Mischel Gerzig and her life partner Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper, one of the best in the world. She was 24 years old, a single woman who canceled her engagement long before her wedding, he was 29 years old, single father of two children, aged 4 and 6, from a previous relationship. “They are amazing children, they accepted me and made me feel like part of the family” - says Gerzig about his partner’s children. Every day, a trusted chef comes to the residence to prepare meals for the household with an emphasis on a diet tailored to the athlete, as well as an assistant responsible for cleaning. In short, a good life. But these days Mishele is in her homeland at the photo session for Pix’s lingerie so they (she and Courtois) talk on the phone at any free moment and have daily video calls. Gerzig and Courtois first met on Instagram when he commented her photo and she replied to it. It turned out that they had mutual friends and when she came to the session in Madrid, they met them at a restaurant and then kept a friendship. Meetings with the group continued, and the press in Madrid talked about them before they even became a couple: “We became good friends, spent several months with other friends, and finally decided to give ourselves a chance. I met his children before our love story. In the summer, friendship became a great love.” - says Mishele. Since then, her parents have visited their mansion and she has fallen in love with his children Adriana and Nicolas who are with them every weekend. She goes to all Real Madrid matches in the city and sometimes joins him on away matches both in Spain and all over Europe. She was a football fan even before they met, but since they were together she has become Madridista.

 

What do you like most about him?

Let him be a two-meter handsome guy, but most of all he is an amazing person and also my best and true friend who helps and supports everyone. He is a lovely dad. Despite his success and fame, he stands with two feet on the ground. He speaks fluent Flemish, Spanish, French and English, understands Portuguese, German and Italian, and has now started learning Hebrew in an app and even starts reading Hebrew slowly!

 

Would you have moved elsewhere with him if he had changed teams?

His goal is to stay with Real Madrid, he has even signed a contract for another five years. We will flow with what life brings us. We will be visiting Belgium, but it doesn’t look like he will come back to live there.

Mishele was born and raised in Eilat. She is the second daughter of her parents who immigrated from Zion because of Zionism. The father was a taxi driver, and the mother, who previously worked in a travel agency, was also responsible for her daughter’s career and accompanied her in all her work at home and around the world. She has a sister who is 12 years older than her, who lives in Germany with her German husband and two children. She will not come back to Eilat, but she loves the city and remembers her wonderful childhood, fun at sea and a jet ski she had at the age of 16: “I was a good student, but I missed school and trips because of modeling. But the school supported me.” - she says.

 

Do you have weight problems?

No. As I got older I became stubborn and someone who came to terms with herself. I did sports, ate right, and to this day I don’t gain weight.

 

And when you were younger?

During military service I gained weight as well as muscle mass. I wanted to go back to the modeling world, and I had to prove myself again. Dark circles under the eyes, trembling. A dark period in my life. I started practicing special breathing. I had strong support from family, my mother followed me everywhere, and I gradually got stronger. The anxiety attack that I went through was strong. I will not starve myself because my mental health is the most important. If you want to be successful, you shouldn’t starve yourself to the point of anorexia and tell yourself, “I am who I am.”

 

Have you not thought about developing your career and applying to be active in the military?

I made a choice while taking a break in my career. Everyone around told me that I might miss out on an international career, but I was determined to contribute my part to the IDF. It’s a question of the values I grew up on. I passed my service in the difficult role of a navy tug, took a command course, and was in command of a rescue ship. I liked it and thought about signing a permanent contract, but in the end modeling won, but to this day I do not regret those two years. The modeling world was waiting for me and many new projects were opening up for me.

In the military, there were not only thoughts about staying, but also about marriage. She is only 24, but in the past she was engaged to a guy she knew from military service. A relationship that lasted over four years, including a two-year engagement, and eventually each took a different path.

She came to Israel from Madrid for a photo shoot for the underwear brand “Pix”, and the chosen location is her apartment in the center of Tel Aviv, which she keeps even when she is in Madrid most of the time: “I haven’t been here for three months. I like coming to Israel and my home. There is nothing better than home warmth and a familiar photographic atmosphere, an Israeli team and everything in Hebrew. I have no problem photographing underwear. The Pix collection has great stuff. Off-white, mobility and black colors dominate, the fabrics are very pleasant, and I especially liked the collection with quarrel fabrics that are currently fashionable. I will totally take part of the collection with me to Madrid.”

 

Your parents have two daughters who have chosen to live far away from them, and their life partners are not Jews. How do they deal with it?

Our parents support our choices, and even more so after getting to know our men. My sister has a good life, her children speak Hebrew. In my case, I always said my base would be in Israel, but now plans have changed and I feel at home in Madrid. I help my parents as much as I can.

 

What is your professional dream?

Campaign for brands like Louis Vuitton, Prada, Calvin Klein and the cover for Vogue - I strive for it.  And outside of modeling, I’m interested in the game world. An entirely different topic: interior design. I did a course in home styling and I volunteer at the ‘Gold for Seniors’ association and part of the management team.

 

Are you already waiting for an offer?

What needs to happen will happen.

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