Linda Evangelista has revealed why she has been a recluse for the past five years, confessing to her nearly one million Instagram followers via a statement that she was "brutally disfigured" half a decade ago.MORE: Linda Evangelista gives her opinion on the new generation of supermodels"Today I took a big step towards righting a wrong that I have suffered and have kept to myself for over five years," the statement began.WATCH: Supermodels bare all for Mario Testino shoot"To my followers who have