Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Corine Ambrsio (Portuguese pronunciation:

[ales d bzju]; born April 11, 1981)[1] is a Brazilian
model and actress. Ambrosio is known for her work with
Victorias Secret and was chosen as the rst spokesmodel
for the companys PINK line. Ambrosio is currently
one of the Victorias Secret Angels and has modeled for
brands such as Next, Armani Exchange, Christian Dior,
and Ralph Lauren.

Claire, Ocean Drive, Vogue and the only model to appear

on the cover of Glamour in the United States in 2006.[1][4]

In 2004, Ambrosio launched her line of swimwear called

Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, a division of Rosa Ch.
It sold 10,000 units in only its rst month on the
market.[12][15][16] Ambrosio was the face for the UK company Next[17] and starred in their rst television campaign
in 12 years.[18] On the July 2009 cover of Marie Claire,
Ambrosio serves as an ambassador for the National Mul- Ambrosio appeared in a spread with Sacha Baron Cohen
tiple Sclerosis Society.[5] In 2012, she was ranked number to promote Baron Cohens 2009 lm Brno.[19]
six on Forbes ' list of the highest-paid models, estimated Ambrosio, became the face of Brazilian sportswear brand
to have earned $6.6 million in one year.[6]
Colcci costarring with Ashton Kutcher in a steamy denim
ad.[20] She was ranked No. 5 on Forbes' The Worlds
Top-Earning Models list, with an estimated earnings of
$5 million over the year 20102011.[20] In October 2011,
1 Early life
Ambrosio became Vogues blogger, commenting on her
wardrobe by posting one photo of herself each day for
Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Brazil on April 11, 1981.
a month.[21] On August 13, 2012 she appeared in the
Her parents are Brazilians with Italian and Polish ancesLondon 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony as part of Rio
try and own a petrol station.[1][7][8] She enrolled at a modde Janeiros Handover show.[22]
elling class at the age of 12, and at the age of 14, she was
one of 20 nalists for the 1996 Elite Model Look national In Spring 2014, Ambrosio launched her own fashion and
competition for Brazil.[7][9] Ambrosio was always inse- life style brand named le by Alessandra in a collabocure about her large ears, and at the age of 11, she had ration with US retailer Cherokee. The line features cacosmetic surgery to have her ears pinned back, though sual wear to formal attire and is aimed at females between
[23]
two years later she suered complications.[10] In 2006, 18 and 35 years old. The apparel line was rst shown
[24]
she appeared on The Tyra Banks Show, and said that the by Southern California-based retailer Planet Blue. For
surgery was a bad experience and has discouraged her this brand, Ambrosio used her intellectual property company, Silver Sunrise LLC, which works with The Cherofrom ever getting plastic surgery again.[11]
kee Group as its global licensing agent.[24]

2
2.1

Career

2.1.1 Victorias Secret

Modeling

By 2004, she was selected as the rst spokesmodel for the

Victorias Secret PINK line[1] In 2005, she walked the
Victorias Secret Fashion Show runway wearing lingerie
made entirely out of candy.[25] In the 2008 edition of the
Fashion Show, she walked the runway three months after
giving birth to her rst child,[26] and opened the show the
following year in 2009. The 2011 show saw her wearing
the heaviest wings (30 lb) ever made for the show while
pregnant with her second child.[27] In 2012, Ambrosio
was chosen to wear the Fantasy Bra. The Floral Fantasy
Bra, created by London Jewelers, features amethysts, rubies, sapphires and diamonds (including a 20-carat white
diamond in the center), all set in rose and yellow gold, according to InStyle. Theres also a matching belt adorned
with more than 5,200 precious stones. In 2014 she wore
the Dream Fantasy Bra, alongside her fellow angel Adri-

When Ambrosio was 12 years old, she started modeling classes,and then began modeling for Dilson Stein at
age 15.[7][12] Competing in Brazils Elite Model Look
competition started her modeling career in earnest.[4]
Her rst notable modeling job was the cover of Brazilian Elle magazine.[2] Elite passed along some of her Polaroids to Guess which led her booking the Millennium
GUESS? campaign.[13] She has since appeared in advertisements for brands like Revlon, Christian Dior, Giorgio
Armani, and Ralph Lauren, as well as the Pirelli Calendar.[7][14] She has walked the catwalks for designers such
as Prada, Chanel, and Oscar de la Renta.[7][12] She has
appeared in numerous international magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, GQ, Harpers Bazaar, Marie
1

REFERENCES

ana Lima. Both of the bras cost 2.5 million dollars each.

[4] elite spotlight: Alessandra Ambrosio. Retrieved October

7, 2007.source: elite clips.

2.2

[5] "Alessandra Ambrosio, Ocial Spokesperson of National

Multiple Sclerosis Society". National Multiple Sclerosis
Society. Retrieved May 11, 2007.

Television and lm appearances

Ambrosio has made several television appearances, notably a cameo as herself on HBO's Entourage;[28] The Late
Late Show with Craig Kilborn;[29] Late Night with Conan
O'Brien;[30] A guest judge on Project Runway Season 2:
Team Lingerie and twice on The Tyra Banks Show.[31]
She also appeared on Americas Next Top Model, in the
shows 20th cycle.

[6] Solomon, Brian (June 14, 2012). The Worlds Highest

Paid Models. Forbes. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
[7] "Alessandra Ambrosio interview with Hello Magazine"
Hello Magazine. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
[8] Alessandra Ambrosio. Elite model.com. Retrieved July
18, 2014.

In 2006, she had a cameo in the box-oce hit lm Casino

Royale, appearing briey as Tennis Girl #1.[4][32] Ambro- [9] Success Stories: Alessandra Ambrosio. Elite Model
sio guest-starred on the How I Met Your Mother episode
Look. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
"The Yips" on November 26, 2007 with her fellow Victorias Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Marisa [10] "Alessandra Ambrosio Facts". TV.com. Retrieved May
11, 2007.
Miller, Miranda Kerr, and Heidi Klum.[33]
Ambrosio will be appearing as herself in the upcoming [11] Sun, Drunk, Love
sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.[34] She made her [12] "Alessandra Ambrosio AskMen". AskMen. Retrieved
acting debut in the Brazilian telenovela Verdades Secretas,
May 14, 2007.
which premiered on Rede Globo on June 8, 2015, playing
[13] "Yahoo! Model of the month by Guess?". Yahoo!!. Rethe role of former top model Samia.
trieved June 14, 2007.

Public image

[14] Pirelli Calendar 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2007.

[15] Top 25 Sexiest Models. Archived from the original on
October 23, 2007. Retrieved November 14, 2007.

She is often cited by the popular media as one of the

worlds sexiest women.[35] As an Angel, she was chosen [16] Of The Minute Industry Report: Elite Plus. Archived
from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved Ocas one of People magazines annual 100 Most Beautiful
tober 5, 2007.
[36]
People in the World in May 2007.
[17] "Alessandra Ambrosio Next" Next. Retrieved May 17,
2007.

Personal life

[18] "Next launches TV campaign". Mad.co.uk | Author:

Nikki Preston. Retrieved September 13, 2007.

Ambrosio has been married to businessman Jamie Mazur

[19] See our cover star, Brno, a.k.a. Sacha Baron Cohen
since 12 May 2008. The couple have two children:
work it for the camera. Marie Claire.co.uk. June 4,
daughter Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur (born August 24,
2009. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
2008)[37] and son Noah Phoenix Ambrosio Mazur (born
[20] and Steven Bertoni, Keren Blankfeld (May 5, 2011). The
May 7, 2012).[38][39]
She is the National Ambassador for the National Multiple
Sclerosis Society.[5]

Worlds Top-Earning Models. Forbes. Retrieved May

11, 2011.
[21] Today I'm Wearing. Vogue. UK. October 5, 2011. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

Filmography

References

[1] AlessandraAmbrosio Prole in the FMD-database. Retrieved June 22, 2008.

[2] "Alessandra Ambrosio Ocial Site Prole". Ocial site.
Retrieved February 11, 2005.
[3] "Prole Models1 web site

[22] Degun, Tom (August 12, 2012). Pel surprises London

2012 Closing Ceremony crowd with Rio 2016 handover
performance. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
[23] Karmali, Sarah (February 5, 2013). Alessandra Ambrosio To Launch Fashion And Lifestyle Brand. Retrieved
February 28, 2014.
[24] Medina, Marcy (March 4, 2014). Alessandra Ambrosio
Launching Apparel. WWD. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
[25] Alessandra Ambrosio No.6 on Askmen. Retrieved June
19, 2007.

[26] "". dmanagementgroup. Retrieved February 7, 2009.

[27] Worth the weight?
Alessandra Ambrosio had to
strengthen her back for 30lb wings that took seven months
to make. Daily Mail. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
[28] Alessandra Ambrosio and Izabel Goulart on Entourage.
YouTube.
[29] Alessandra Ambrosio on Craig Kilborn - May 20, 2003.
YouTube.
[30] Alessandra Ambrosio on Late Night with Conan
O'Brien"". YouTube. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
[31] Secrets of the Supermodels (TV episode 2005)". Internet
Movie Database. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
[32] Alessandra Ambrosio Filmography. Retrieved June 14,
2007.
[33] How I Met Your Mother: Victorias Secret Supermodels
to Appear on Tonights Episode. Buddytv. November
26, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2013.
[34] Siegel, Tatiana (March 27, 2015). Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio Joins 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2'".
The Hollywood Reporter.
[35] "No.5 Alessandra Ambrosio FHM 100 Sexiest 2007",
FHM. Retrieved May 11, 2007.
[36] "The Models of Victorias Secret", People. Retrieved May
11, 2007.
[37] Triggs, Charlotte (August 25, 2008). Model Alessandra
Ambrosio Has a Girl. People. Archived from the original
on January 25, 2009. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
[38] Victorias Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio 'gives birth
to baby boy' in Brazil May 7, 2012, Daily Mail
[39] Victorias Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio gives birth
to baby boy. Toronto Sun.

External links
Ocial website
Storm Models-Alessandra Ambrosio
Alessandra Ambrosio at the Internet Movie
Database
Alessandra Ambrosio at the Fashion Model Directory

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