The Italian's success in the industry has been proved by appearances in Armani, Calvin Klein, and L'Oreal commercials, as well as Guess print ads. She even acted opposite Gérard Depardieu in Asterix in 2008. And prior to the Libyan uprisings, she carried on a romance with Colonel Qaddafi's fifth-born son Mutassim for four years, something she called a "very beautiful love story" in an interview that has now cost her what was likely a pretty lucrative contract with German telecommunications company Hansenet GmbH.British Vogue reports: