IAN SOMERHALDER

Ian Somerhalder was born on December 8, 1978 in the small southern town of Covington, Louisiana, the son of a massage therapist and a construction contractor. But Iain lived in the seaside town of Mandeville, so small that there was not even a maternity hospital there, so for the birth of his mother, he had to go to another city. He has an older sister, Robin, and a brother, Bob, both named after Robert's father. His father is of English and French roots, while Edna's mother is of Irish and Indian descent. Fishing and horse riding took up most of his time during his childhood.
At the age of ten, with the help of his mother, Ian got into the modeling business; every summer he traveled to New York to shoot. He had a contract with the best children's modeling agencies Click, Next, Arlene Wilson. A few years later, he had the opportunity to become a European model, Iain visited Paris, Milan and London. Was he the face of GUESS designer clothes? during 2 fall seasons, and also worked for such famous fashion houses as Versace, Esprit, Persol, Calvin Klein Inc., Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci.