- Had been in a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio twice. They originally were in a relationship from December 2005 until October 2007, only to reconcile in December 2007 and then separate again in May 2011.
- She is the first Israeli model to be featured in Sports Illustrated magazine.
- Her grandparents were all Jewish immigrants (from Italy, Lithuania, and Poland). Her surname is a reference to the Biblical angel Raphael.
- (September 24, 2015) Married her boyfriend of 2 years Adi Ezra in front of 300 family members and friends at the Carmel Forest Spa Resort in Haifa, Israel, following a 6-month-long-engagement.
- She started modeling at age 11.
- Mother, with husband, Adi Ezra, of daughters Liv Ezra (b. August 11, 2016) and Elle Ezra (b. October 20, 2017), and son David Ezra (b. January 14, 2020).
- Ranked #45 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
- Voted No. 6 on the 2011 Maxim list "Hot 100" women.
- Voted #51 on Ask men's Top 99 'most desirable' women of 2012 list.
- Named as one of the "most desirable" famous women for 2013 in Askmen's list of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women.
- Bar is the sister of On Refaeli, an actor and male model, who is 11 years younger than her.
- As early as 2004 Refaeli received criticism in her country for avoiding its mandatory service in the army.
- A shrewd businesswoman, Refaeli has invested a great deal of her earnings in Israeli technology and business ventures.
- By the age of 15, Refaeli was featured in modeling campaigns for the major Israeli clothing brands "Castro" and "Pilpel.".
- She was selected as the home model for the Renuar Fashion Network in 2002.
- On 7 June 2013, Refaeli hosted a beach party in Tel Aviv for participants of Tel Aviv Pride, the city's gay pride parade.
- In 2009, she led an unpaid campaign on behalf of the Israel Water Authority, to educate the public about water use and conservation.
- In June 2020, as a result of a plea deal on tax-evasion charges, Refaeli was sentenced to 9 months community service, ordered to pay a fine of $720,000, as well as repaying back taxes of $2.3 million. Her mother was jailed for 16 months and also fined.
- In late 2015, Refaeli was accused of concealing millions of shekels of annual income, despite an estimated net worth of US$20 million in 2015. It was revealed she had recently bought a NIS 15 million apartment in Tel Aviv, as well as a NIS 2.5 million apartment for her younger brother. On 16 December 2015, Israeli tax authorities in Tel Aviv detained her and her mother overnight for questioning related to potential tax evasion; she was accused of failing to pay income tax on two vehicles that she received as compensation for posing in pictures with the vehicles, and for evading taxes by disguising her Israeli residency by renting a luxury apartment in Tel Aviv through relatives.
- Her father Refael "Rafi" Refaeli is a former horse stable owner, and her mother was a model in the 1970s under her maiden name Tzipora "Tzipi" Levine.
- Refaeli hosted the closing ceremony for the 2017 Maccabiah Games in Latrun, Israel, on 18 July 2017.
- According to Forbes Israel, in 2013 she was the highest-paid model in Israel, ahead of the combined modelling income of such other Israeli models as Esti Ginzburg, Gal Gadot, and Shlomit Malka.
- Refaeli has modeled for Subaru, Accessorize, Brazilian clothing line Besni, Italian jewelry line Marco Bicego, and Rampage.
- In Hebrew, her first name means "wild" (as in wilderness), and her surname literally means "my God heals" and is a derivative of the biblical angel Raphael.
- Refaeli hosted the main event of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv alongside Erez Tal, whereas Assi Azar and Lucy Ayoub hosted the Green Room (Artists' backstage).
- In 2016, Refaeli lodged a police complaint for identity theft with the Israel Police after a news item in Calcalist linked her to suspicious money transfers involving Amir Bramly, based on leaked banking correspondence.[58] Bramly sued the Calcalist reporter in relation to the media coverage.
- In 2011, she began an E-commerce company with Israeli attorney Dudi Balsar. It raised an astonishing $1m in venture capital in its first six months. This success led to her most recent start up, "Mika Look," an iPad app that allows users to purchase clothing that fashion models are pictured wearing.
- In 2013 she received a Vienna Fashion Award in the category of "Style-Icon".
- Refaeli participated in a campaign to help reduce the use of plastic bags in Israel.
- In 2007, the YnetNews reported that Refaeli had evaded the draft by marrying family-acquaintance Arik Weinstein in 2003, and divorcing him soon afterwards. Military service in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is mandatory in Israel for unmarried secular Jewish women over the age of 18.
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