alessandra ambrosio

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 ft 10 in, light brown-haired Ambrosio accumulated quite a career in the late 1990's into the next century. Ambrosio was born in Erexim, 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.

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 2000 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.

Facts

• Representation: Marilyn, Elite
• Favorite workout/sport: Surfing, roller blading, capoeira
• Favorite designer: Dolce & Gabbana
• She has pierced ears and navel

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. At age 11, she had her ears surgically pushed back.
• At the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005, she wore bra and panties made entirely out of candy and a pair of angel wings.
• She appeared in the MTV show Slater Celebrity Surfer Invitational recently, earning a small award.
• On a 2005 Supermodel episode of The Tyra Banks Show, she admitted that she had plastic surgery on her ears, saying that they were too large. Because the surgery had been a bad experience for her, she says she is self-discouraged from having plastic surgery again, despite the fact that she would prefer larger breasts as a Victoria's Secret model.
• She appeared on the Bravo show Project Runway (Season 2) as a guest judge on the episode "Team Lingerie".
• Her favourite music is Hip hop/R&B and loves SUNIT & RAXSTAR from the UK
• In the April 2006 issue of Glamour Magazine, Alessandra revealed that she has been dating Brazilian model Marcelo Boldrini for six years. She is believed to be dating Steve Allain, editor of Fluir magazine.
• She enjoys sandboarding and lounging on the beach listening to Brazilian music.
• Her favorite place in the world still remains her tiny hometown, and having traveled the world has not convinced her otherwise.

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
• Rocco Barocco
• Gap
• Victoria's Secret
• Lerner

External links

• Official site
• Interview
• Alessandra Ambrosio at the Internet Movie Database