Vanessa Hessler

Vanessa Hessler (born January 21, 1988) is an Italian-American models and actress. A a model since she was 15, Hessler has Appeared in many publications throughout Italy, Germany and France.

Hessler was born in Rome, Lazio, Italy, to John Hessler, an American, and Gabriella, an Italian. She lived in Rome until she was 8, then moved to Washington DC, her father's birthplace. She lived in Rockville, MD in her early teenage years. In 2002 she Returned to Italy. She speaks Italian, English and French.

She worked for Donna sotto le stelle and Notte Mediterranea, both on TV. In 2004, she was Chosen for a Korff's advertising campaign and for Alta Roma Alta Moda, the Rome fashion week.

She lives in Rome and Washington, and Appeared in commercials for Baby Star, Nara Camicie, and Gilli.


Hessler in 2008
Hessler planned to work in television, and in early 2006 she wanted to replace Alessia Marcuzzi to host Le Iene, but lost to Cristina Chiabotto.

Hessler has Appeared in advertising for GUESS, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, L'Oréal, and Ferrero SpA. In February 2010, Vanessa walked for the Fall 2010 Prada show in Milan,

In March 2006, she made her debut as a TV show host at the Festival in Sanremo with Claudia Cedro, Francesca Lancini, and Marta Cecchetto.

Hessler Appeared in the 2005 movie Christmas in Miami (Italian: Natale a Miami), along with Christian De Sica, and consequently her popularity soared. She plays Greek princess, Irina, in the 2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games (French: Astérix aux Jeux Olympiques), a movie that stars Also Alain Delon and Gérard Depardieu. Also she plays the leading female role in Per una notte d'amore (English: For a Night of Love), which was Filmed in Italy and released in 2008 as a 2 part TV special, [5] likewise in Cenerentola (2011), a Similar project.