Alessandra Ambrosio Bio
Alessandra Corine Ambrosio was born in the Brazilian town of Erichim, Rio Grande do Sul, to petrol station-owning parents of Italian, Polish and Portuguese ancestry. She took up local modeling classes at the age of 12 and participated in Brazil’s legendary ‘Elite Model Look’ competition two years later in 1996, where she landed among the 20 finalists. At the age of 15, she debuted in modeling for Dilson Stein, who’s credited for discovering top models Gisele Bündchen and Caroline Trentini.
Her modeling job took the right path when she appeared on the cover page of Brazilian Elle magazine. Thereafter, she was signed by Guess for its Fall 2000 Millennium Campaign. She was hired by the American lingerie brand ‘Victoria’s Secret’ in 2000 and made her runway appearance at its fashion show.
In 2004, she launched her own swimwear line, Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, as a division of Rosa Cha, and was well received with 10,000 units being sold in its first month. She modeled at the The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (2005), dressed in lingerie made completely from candy. In 2009, she featured on the cover of Marie Claire’s July edition, along with Sacha Baron Cohen to promote his film Brüno (2009).
She has made special appearances on the television on Entourage (2004), Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993), and The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999), apart from being a guest judge on The Tyra Banks Show (2005) and Project Runway (2004).
She acted in The Yips (2007) episode of How I Met Your Mother (2005) drama series in 2007, along with her fellow Victoria’s Secret Angels – Miranda Kerr, Adriana Lima, Marisa Miller, Heidi Klum and Selita Ebanks.
She has featured as a cover model in numerous fashion magazines, such as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Ocean Drive, Lui, Wiener, Self, GQ, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Flair, Vanity Fair, Russh, Marie Claire, Numero, and Grazia.
This Brazilian babe has appeared in a variety of high-end editorials, which include Ocean Drive, Vogue, Glamour, Love, W, Lui France, V, Harper’s Bazaar, S Moda for El Pais, and Interview.
She has worked with various international model agencies, like DNA Models (New York), Way Model Management (Sao Paulo), Viva Model Management (Paris and London), and Priscilla’s Model Management (Sydney).She has been a host on award shows, like The MTV Music Awards and Fashion Rocks.
Family
Children
Anja Louise Mazur
Noah Phoenix Mazur
Parents
Lucilda Ambrosio
Luis Ambrosio
Relatives
Aline Ambrosio(Sibling)
Alessandra Ambrosio Trivia
When she first came to New York, Gisele Bündchen lent her her apartment for two weeks and Adriana Lima helped her translate English.
She has Italian, Portuguese and Polish ancestry.
Aside from modeling work, she is the National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Ranked #2 on AskMen.com’s ‘Top 99 Most Desirable Women’ of 2008.
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a son Noah Phoenix Mazur on May 7, 2012. Child’s father is her fiancé (now ex-fiancé), Jamie Mazur.
Entered the Elite Model Look contest and won in Brazil.
Gave birth to her first child at age 27, a daughter Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur on August 24, 2008. Child’s father is her boyfriend (now ex-fiancé), Jamie Mazur.
Had cosmetic surgery to get her ears pinned back, and had complications from the surgery for the two years following.
In 2006 was named #56 in FHM magazine’s “100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006” supplement.
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