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Alessandra Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a
Brazilian model. Her last name is spelled in Portuguese as Ambrósio, but she
omits the diacritic mark in her modeling work. She is one of the faces of Guess?
and Victoria's Secret.
Alessandra Ambrosio was part of the deluge of
Brazilian models that emerged after Gisele Bündchen opened the floodgates. One
of the star models of that group, of which fellow Victoria's Secret/Guess? Model
(and best friend) Ana Beatriz Barros is a member, the 5'10", light brown-haired
Ambrosio accumulated quite a career in the late 1990's into the next century.
Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Brazil, a small town in the south. As an early
teen, she enrolled in a modeling class and subsequently was entered in the Elite
modeling agency's 1996 Look of the Year competition. Though she did not win, she
was offered an Elite contract one year after. Alessandra´s boyfriend is Marcelo
Boldrini, also a Brazilian model, born in Porto Alegre (city about 500 km from
Erechim).
Her first modeling job was the cover of the
Brazilian Marie Claire, and Ambrosio followed with other editorial work, but it
was not long after that the Marcianos at Guess signed Ambrosio for their fall
Millennium campaign in 2000. Her lucrative print career began with being a
Guess? Girl and continued with deals with Revlon and Victoria's Secret. Ambrosio
walked the VS runway for the first time in 2001 and continued to be a fixture in
subsequent shows. Ambrosio was also picked to be the spokesmodel for the 2004
Pink line by Victoria's Secret.
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Facts &
Stats
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 123 lbs (56 kg)
Measurements: 34-24-34 (US); 86-61-86 (EU)
Dress Size: 2 (US); 38 (EU)
Shoe Size: 9 (US); 40 (EU)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light Brown
Ethnicity: Italian/Polish
Nationality: Brazilian
Representation: Marilyn
Favorite workout/sport: Surfing, Roller Blading
She has a pierced navel.
Quotes
"Believe in yourself, listen to the photographers
you work with, and try to be professional at all times."
"Take care of yourself, be healthy, and always
believe you can be successful in anything you truly want."
Trivia
Her best friend is fellow Brazilian supermodel Ana
Beatriz Barros.
As a child, she felt insecure about her appearance,
particularly of her large, obvious ears. (She had her ears pushed back when she
was 11.)
Notable
work
Editorial
Capricho
ELLE
Harper's Bazaar
Cosmopolitan
Marie Claire
Runway
Christian Lacroix
Philosopy di Alberta Ferreti
Fendi
Enrico Coveri
Christian Dior
Nicole Miller
Oscar de la Renta
Victoria's Secret
Print
Guess?
Revlon
NEXT (clothing retailer)
Gap
Victoria's Secret
LERNER (clothing retailer)
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