Name: Alessandra Corine Ambrósio
DOB: April 11, 1981
Nationality: Brazilian (Erechim, Brazil)
Childhood: She was just eight years old when she decided she wanted to be a model, after seeing a picture of top Cover Girl Karen Mulder in a magazine.
Ambrosio had particularly large ears which made her insecure about her appearance. So at the tender age of 11, she had cosmetic surgery done to get her ears pinned back. Unfortunately, she had complications from the surgery for the two years following.
Accomplishments:
She was described by retired supermodel Tyra Banks as "The future of the modeling world".
She was chosen as their first spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret PINK line.
She is currently the face for the UK company Next and Armani AX.
Ambrosio was also selected by AskMen.com as Number 2 out of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women for 2008.
She enrolled in modelling classes at the age of 12 and began her career at the age of 15 modelling for Dilson Stein.
*I'm suddenly ridiculously thirsty; my mouth's so dry. Love this pic with a passion. There's something about women wearing cowboy hats well hats in general but especially cowboy hats*
She won Brazil's Elite Model Look which got her started with her modeling career.
Her first big accomplishment was making the cover of the Brazilian Elle magazine.
She did the Millennium GUESS? campaign.
*must... get.... air.....*
She has worked with big-name brands including Revlon, Christian Dior, Giorgio Arman, Rolex, Oscar de la Renta, Gucci, Escada, Rocco Barocco, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren and the famed Pirelli Calendar.
She has modelled for designers such as Laura Biagiotti, Christian Lacroix, Byblos, Fendi, Isse Miyake, Kenzo, Christian Dior, Nicole Miller, Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Vivienne Westwood, Oscar de la Renta to name a few.
Ambrosio has appeared on over 50 international magazine covers such as Cosmopolitan, ELLE, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Ocean Drive and Vogue.
She set a record in 2006 when she became the first and only model (to date) to appear on the cover of Glamour in the USA.
Ambrosio launched her line of swimwear called Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais in 2004, a division of Rosa Cha. The line sold 10,000 units in its first month on the market.
Her most notable walk down the runway was in 2005 wearing lingerie made entirely out of candy.
She is cited by the media as one of the world's sexiest women.
*swoon* *thud*
Yes I agree. I Agree. I definitely Agree. S-e-x-i-e-s-t woman in the world!
Ambrosio is among the world's top-earning models.
Ambrosio stars in Next's first television campaign in 12 years.
She made a guest appearance on HBO's Entourage along with Izabel Goulart.
In 2006 she had a cameo on the box-office hit movie, Casino Royale where she briefly appeared as tennis girl #1. Navel ring anyone?
Besides modeling work, she represents as the National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society helping to raise awareness of the disabling disease. Her father was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the late nineties.
The supermodel has officially announced on her website that she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend Jamie.
If at any time I go missing, none of you will need to worry. I would have packed up everything and moved to B-R-A-Z-I-L! Oh My *THUD!*
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