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Ana Beatriz Barros (born May 29, 1982)
is a Brazilian supermodel. She is one of the most
successful Brazilian supermodels. She has done
advertisements for Guess?, for Victoria's Secret, Chanel
cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLo fashion line.
Early life and career: She was born in a small
town of Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Later, her family
moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she spent her childhood.
She is of Portuguese and Spanish descent, and is the
youngest of three sisters; Patricia and Malu (Maria
Luisa).
Modeling career: Barros and her older sister,
Patricia (also a model), were walking on a Rio beach
when they were spotted by a representative from Elite
Model Management.
Barros went to see Elite office in Rio
and Sergio Mattos - art director of 40 Graus. They then
encouraged Barros to participate in the Elite Model Look
1996, which she won. She subsequently competed for
international Elite Model Look and placed second
worldwide.
Elite sent her portfolio, along with some recent
Polaroid shots, to GUESS? which led her to do the
Millennium GUESS? campaign along with her friend and
fellow Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio, She has
done advertisements not only for Guess? but also for
Christian Dior, Armani jeans, Oakley, L'Oreal, Naf Naf,
Diesel, Ermanno Scervino, Victoria's Secret, Chanel
cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLO fashion line, among
others.
In 2004 Jennifer Lopez selected Barros to be the face of
her new lingerie line, JLO Lingerie. Said Lopez, "I
wanted someone young, sexy and urban, with a universal
appeal." Barros has been in shows for the likes of
Valentino, Missoni, Gucci, Christian Dior, Versace,
Emporio Armani, BCBG, DKNY, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dolce
& Gabbana, Michael Kors and many more prestigious
fashion houses.
She has been on numerous covers of magazines such as
Glamour, Vogue, Marie Claire, Allure; Brazilian
magazines such as Capricho and Audi magazine, W, ELLE to
name a few. Barros appeared six times on Sports
Illustrated in the Swimsuit Issue (2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007).
Personal Life: She currently lives in New York
but is always traveling. She also has an apartment in
Brazil and very often visits her family. After a hard
day of work, she loves to go bicycle riding or going to
the beach. She also likes to read about art, especially
about painting. |
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