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Alessandra Corine Ambrósio (born April
11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. Her last name is
spelled Ambrósio, but the diacritic mark is omitted in
her modeling work. She was described by retired
supermodel Tyra Banks as "The future of the
modeling world". She is best known for her work
with Victoria’s Secret and was chosen as their first
spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret PINK line.
She is currently one of Victoria’s
Secret Angels. and the face for the UK company Next and
Armani A|X. Aside from modeling work, she represents as
the National Ambassador for the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society. Ambrosio was also selected as Number
6 out of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women for 2007.
Early life: Ambrosio was born in a small town of
Erechim,Brazil on April 11, 1981 to petrol station-owner
parents. She is of Italian and Polish descent. She was
just eight years old when she decided she wanted to be a
model, after seeing a picture of top covergirl Karen
Mulder in a magazine. "I wanted to be like
her," she recalls.
However, she felt insecure about her
appearance, particularly of her large, obvious ears. So
at 11, she had cosmetic surgery done to get her ears
pinned back. Unfortunately, she had complications from
the surgery for the two years following. On 2006 The
Tyra Banks Show, she admitted that the surgery had been
a bad experience for her and that she is discouraged
from having plastic surgery again.
Modeling career: When Ambrosio was 12 years old,
she enrolled in modeling classes then, began modeling
for Dilson Stein at age 15. Winning Brazil's Elite Model
Look started her modeling career. Her first big modeling
job was the cover of the Brazilian Elle magazine.
Elite passed along some of her Polaroids
to GUESS? which led her to do the Millennium GUESS?
campaign along with her friend and fellow Brazilian
supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros. She has since been in
huge demand, working with big-name brands including
Revlon, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Rolex, Oscar de
la Renta, Gucci, Escada, Roccobarocco, Calvin Klein and
Ralph Lauren, as well as the famed Pirelli Calendar.
As for fashion shows, she has walked the
catwalks for designers such as Laura Biagiotti,
Christian Lacroix, Byblos, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo,
Christian Dior, Nicole Miller, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio
Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Oscar de la Renta, among
others. She appeared in over 50 international magazine
covers such as Cosmopolitan, ELLE, GQ, Harper's Bazaar,
Marie Claire, Ocean Drive, Vogue and the only model to
appear on the cover of Glamour in the USA in 2006.
Ambrosio has made several television appearances,
notably a cameo as herself on HBO's Entourage along with
Izabel Goulart; The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn;
Late Night with Conan O’Brien; as guest judge on
Project Runway season 2: Team Lingerie and The Tyra
Banks Show where she was a guest twice.
She appeared alongside TV personality,
Regis Philbin in a worldwide commercial for Hummer H2.
On 2006, she had a cameo on the box-office hit movie,
Casino Royale appearing 2 seconds as tennis girl #1. She
also has her own line of swimwear called Sais by
Alessandra Ambrosio, a Brazilian swim wear brand.
Her best known collaboration is with American lingerie
brand Victoria's Secret. She appeared on the Victoria's
Secret Fashion Show for the first time in 2000, and
continues to be a participant in the subsequent shows.
Her most notable walk down the runway was in 2005
wearing lingerie entirely made out of candy.In 2004, she
was selected as the first spokesmodel for Victoria's
Secret PINK line.
She is currently a contract 'Angel' and
spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret. Her 'Angel' status
has brought her to the public's attention being cited by
the popular media as one of the world's sexiest women.
She was chosen as one of People Magazine's annual 100
Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007 along
with fellow 'Angels' Ambrosio is among the world's
top-earning models. Ambrosio is currently the face for
the UK company Next and Armani A|X.
Personal life: Ambrosio loves surfing, seeing
bands, caipirinha and chocolates, which she admits
eating every day. She is very conscious with her butt
and works out with her Brazilian trainer twice a month
doing the Brazilian Butt Lift, which is a mix of
samba,capoeira and aerobics.
She described her typical week as jetsetting from one
country to another for photo shoots and in between she
has some phone interviews. She still visits her family
in Brazil regularly and calls Erexim her favorite place
in the world and having traveled the world has not yet
convinced her otherwise. These days, she shares a New
York City apartment with her lawyer sister Aline.
She is firm friends with fellow Brazilian supermodels
Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima. She stated,
"I've known those girls since we were 15… When I
first came to New York, Gisele lent me her apartment for
two weeks… I didn't know any English, so Adriana
helped me translate."
Charity: Ambrosio is currently the National
Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,
helping raise awareness for the unpredictable, often
disabling disease of the central nervous system and
raise funds for the ongoing research for its cure. Her
father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the late
nineties. |
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