Supermodel Linda Evangelista Asks Salma Hayek's Husband for $46K monthly

Salma Hayek

Linda Evangelista, L’Oreal model, is asking a New York Family Court to grant her request of $46,000 a month in child support from Salma Hayek’s husband.

Francois-Henri Pinault, Hayek’s husband and father of her 3-year-old daughter, also fathered Evangelista’s four-year-old son Augustin James. However, Evangelista alleges that the international billionaire has not aided his son financially, according to The New York Post.

Linda Evangelista

Evangelista claims she needs close to $50,000 a month for child care, vacations and armed drivers. According to reports, the magistrate involved with the case called it historical.

“That would probably be the largest support order in the history of the Family Court,” Support Magistrate Matthew Troy said.

Linda Evangelista

Evangelista, 46, explained her case to the family court judge in New York.

"When I work it can be a 16-hour day," the model stated, according to New York Post reports. "On days when I do not work, I am working on my image. I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image."

While the child’s father does not financially support his son, The Australian reports that William Beslow, Evangelista’s lawyer, told the magistrate about Pinault, 49, spending $50,000 a month on an estate for Valentina, his three-year-old daughter with Hayek.

However, David Aaronson, Pinault’s lawyer said her monetary requests were unreasonable.

"She testified that she wants a 24-hour nanny because she does not want to be alone with her child," Aaronson said, according to The Australian. "Miss Evangelista, you should understand, has a worth of more than $8 million and she earned, last year, $1.8 million."

Salma Hayek

Other than those belonging to Evangelista and Hayek, the heir to his family’s $11.5 billion business empire has fathered two other children from a previous marriage. According to the New York Post the two are due in court next month when the magistrate will announce his decision.

Linda Evangelista

Salma Hayek launches beauty line

SHOWBIZ - Some actresses are happy to front for a cosmetics house or perhaps even have their own scent, but Mexican beauty Salma Hayek has taken it to the next level by introducing a 100-piece skincare and cosmetics line called Nuance.

Selling at US pharmacy chain CVS, the just-launched range was inspired by Hayek’s grandmother, a cosmetologist who trained in Paris and lived till age 96 — apparently wrinkle-free!

Quick to dispel the notion she's merely an actress dabbling in beauty, Hayek explained to Women's Wear Daily, "I took three years off my [acting] career to work on this. This is not something that required 14 hours. Nooo, baby. This has been a full-time job."

The range is inspired by Native American and Mayan beauty treatments and aims to give consumers access to high-tech ingredients at low prices.

Salma is married to luxury magnate Francois-Henri Pinault, whose company owns Yves Saint Laurent, and she has previously held contracts with Avon and Revlon.

Nuance's sales projections are US$35 million annually.