Linda Evangelista claims cosmetic procedure left her ‘permanently deformed’

'I was brutally disfigured'

Linda Evangelista (Ian West/PA)

Supermodel Linda Evangelista has said she has been left “permanently deformed” after undergoing a cosmetic procedure.

The catwalk star, who was one of the most famous models of the 1990s, said she has developed paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), adding this has “destroyed my livelihood” and sent her into “a cycle of deep depression”, which has led to her becoming a recluse.