Julie Ordon

By Ines Mendoza

Very few can argue that the Swiss aren't a people of efficiency. When a country's only claim to fame is either that your watches are always running on time, your pocket knives have over twelve uses or that you refuse to choose which side to fight for during a war, your reputation as a world powerhouse looks relatively grim.

Thankfully, there is one national symbol keeping the respectability of Switzerland afloat, the insanely glamorous Julie Ordon - who, like the Swiss Army Knife, also has numerous talents.

Gracing the world with her presence July 27, 1984 - Julie was born into a family including three sisters Laïla, Valérie, and Joëlle, who all grew up in Geneva. Whether they also possess the natural beauty of Julie, I'm not sure, but regardless, the idea of four Swiss sisters in the same room is enough to drive any hot blooded human to froth from the mouth.

This brown-haired, blue-eyed beauty, surprisingly, made it big in the fashion industry despite the obvious setback of being, in the modeling world, a tad short. Or as my dad would often call me in the little Spanish I know, pequeña muchacha.

Standing 170cm or 5'7" tall, this petite beauty has appeared in her fair share of magazines including the covers of Elle, Glamor and Cosmo magazine. Recently she even made her way into the bustling, celebrity-mad world of film.

First appearing in the 2002 film Novela, Ordon kept busy over the next few years also appearing in 2004's Point and Shoot as well as taking on the lead role in director Gilles Bourdos' 2003 film Inquiétudes or "A Sight for Sore Eyes" as it was called in its US release. It was this burgeoning foray into film world in which Julie gained more than just a nifty array of acting credentials.

Thanks to her status as one of the new faces of Victoria's Secret, Julie has notched up quite a nice little number of Hollywood hunks to her diamond-encrusted Gucci belt. Starting off small with Blade bad boy Stephen Dorff, Julie more recently has been seen with the man with a body to die for (I'm not kidding, I'm willing to take a bullet in order to touch those rock hard abs) Mark "Marky Mark and the Funky bunch" Whalberg. 

There were also reports that she has been spending time with Puerto Rican film star Benicio Del Toro (or Benicio Monserrate Rafael Del Toro Sanchez to give his full name), but these rumours cannot be substantiated by our marsupial spies.

Not too bad for the wide-mouthed, pensive, and somewhat baby-faced model who is only just into her 20s. By the time I was in my early 20s, my biggest claim to fame was meeting Toadfish from "Neighbours" at the local Shopping Centre. Sure, what he lacked in stomach muscles he made up for in an abnormally long mullet - but it just isn't the same as dating Boogie Nights' Dirk Diggler, is it?

Julie Ordon has appeared in ads for L'Oreal, DeBeers and numerous other products, particularly those popular throughout Europe. She continues to climb the rungs of the industry having recently been signed to several international modeling agencies including Traffic (Madrid), Ricardo Gay (Milan), Karin (Paris),  Storm (London) and the always impressive Madison Models (NY).

So next time you decide to ski the slopes of the Swiss Alps and you crave the sweet sound of a yodeling blonde at the top of an alpine mountain, keep in mind that Switzerland has a lot more to offer than a bunch of stereotypes if Julie Ordon is anything to go by.

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