Evolution of a beauty! Bar Refaeli's mother opens the family album and proves she's always been a natural in front of the camera

With her long blonde hair, incredible bone structure and lightly freckled skin, Bar Refaeli is a natural in front of the camera.
And it is clear it has always been that way.
The Israeli model's proud mother opened up the family album on her Instagram account as she shared a series of snapshots of the young Bar.

Bar at two: Her mother pictured a picture of the thoughtful toddler sucking on her finger and wearing a birthday crown

'Never stop smiling': Bar Refaeli smiles at the camera in a picture of her as a toddler posted on Instagram by her mother Zipi

Chilling out: Bar holds a bottle as she and her younger brother pose for a photo; the model and her three brothers grew up on a horse ranch in Israel with their parents Rafael and Tzipi

And the images showed that Bar was no ugly duckling, looking as beautiful as a girl as she does now.
The photogenic youngster is seen clutching her baby bottle, posing in a tutu on a Jewish holiday, clutching a baby brother and cuddling up to the family's menagerie of pets.
The intimate images give an insight into Bar's seemingly idyllic childhood, as she and her three brothers go horse riding, play dress-up and pose with their parents.

Holiday time! Bar and her brother dress up as aSpiderman and a fairy as they celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim

Treasured: Bar's model mother is obviously proud of her photogenic brood

The four grew up on a horse ranch in Hod HaSharon in Israel with their parents Rafael and Tzipi.
As a former Israeli model herself, under her maiden name Tzipi Levine, Bar's mother quickly recognised her daughter's potential.
The blonde-haired baby did her first modelling work at just eight month's old. After  a break while she wore braces on her teeth she resumed modelling at 15.

Family: The young Bar poses with two of her three brothers

A natural: Bar could strike a pose even as a young child

By age 15, she was featured in campaigns for the fashion brands Castro and Pilpel, also starring in a commercial for Milky. 
Refaeli has appeared in ELLE (France), Maxim, and GQ (Italy).  She debuted in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, becoming the first Israeli model to appear in the magazine, posing with rock band Aerosmith. 

The young model: Blonde Bar starred in her first advertising campaign when she was just eight months old

Growing up: Bar looks like her model self in this snap from her teenage years

 In 2009, Refaeli was the covermodel for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Previously linked to Baywatch actor David Charvet, Refaeli began a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio in November 2005 after meeting him at a Las Vegas party thrown for members of U2.
  In the course of their trip to Israel in March 2007, but the relationship ended in mid-2009. 

As she is now: Bar pictured on Sunday in a Twitter snap of her own