Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio

Alessandra Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. Her last name is spelled in Portuguese as Ambrósio, but she omits the diacritic mark in her modeling work. She is one of the faces of Guess?, Next (UK) and Victoria's Secret.

Alessandra Ambrosio was part of the deluge of Brazilian models that emerged after Gisele Bündchen opened the floodgates. One of the star models of that group, of which fellow Victoria's Secret/Guess? Model (and best friend) Ana Beatriz Barros is a member, the 5'10", light brown-haired Alessandra Ambrosio accumulated quite a career in the late 1990's into the next century. Alessandra Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Brazil, a small town in the south. As an early teen, she enrolled in a modeling class and subsequently was entered in the Elite modeling agency's 1996 Look of the Year competition. Though she did not win, she was offered an Elite contract one year after.

Her first modeling job was the cover of the Brazilian Marie Claire, and Alessandra Ambrosio followed with other editorial work, but it was not long after that the Marcianos at Guess signed Alessandra Ambrosio for their fall Millennium campaign in 2000. Her lucrative print career began with being a Guess? Girl and continued with deals with Revlon and Victoria's Secret. Alessandra Ambrosio walked the VS runway for the first time in 2000 and continued to be a fixture in subsequent shows. Alessandra Ambrosio was also picked to be the spokesmodel for the 2004 Pink line by Victoria's Secret.

Facts and Stats

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 123 lbs (56 kg)
Measurements: 34-24-34 (US); 86-61-86 (EU)
Dress Size: 2 (US); 38 (EU)
Shoe Size: 9 (US); 40 (EU)
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Light brown
Ethnicity: Italian/Polish
Nationality: Brazilian
Representation: Marilyn
Favorite workout/sport: Surfing, roller blading
She has a pierced navel.

Quotes

"Believe in yourself, listen to the photographers you work with, and try to be professional at all times."

"Take care of yourself, be healthy, and always believe you can be successful in anything you truly want."

"The stars are like, yummy."

Trivia

Her best friend is fellow Brazilian supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros.

As a child, she felt insecure about her appearance, particularly of her large, obvious ears. (She had her ears pushed back when she was 11.)

At the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2005 she wore a bra and panties made entirely out of candy and a pair of angel wings.

Appeared in the MTV show "Slater Celebrity Surfer Invitational" recently, earning herself a small award.

Notable Work:

Latest News

• PHOTOS: Alessandra Ambrosio: Too Skinny? (ABC News)
  Celebrities show off bikini bodies. alessandraambrosio - People - Celebrities - Arts - victorias secret
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:32:32 GMT



• Spot the Secret models (The Sun)
  BABES Marisa Miller & Alessandra Ambrosio sport polka-dot bikinis during beach shoot
  Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:35 GMT



• PHOTOS: Michael J. Fox Hits St. Barts Beach (ABC News)
  Want to vacation like a celebrity? Than look no further than the exclusive Saint Barthélemy, better known as St. Barts, in the French West Indies. Among those celebs recently seen there are: Alessandra Ambrosio, Gwen Stefani, Gavin Rossdale, Beyonce Knowles, Jay-Z, Usher, Paul Allen, Lindsay Lohan, Miranda Kerr, Derek Jeter, Minka Kelly, Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Star Jones and Rachel Zoe ...
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:35:09 GMT



• Ambrosio: Victoria's Too-Skinny Secret? (ABC News)
  Alessandra Ambrosio, Coco Rocha and Isabelle Caro are calling attention to the skinny vs. curvy debate. alessandraambrosio - Victoria's Secret - Model - Victoria - New York City
  Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:46 GMT



• Curvy Victoria's Secret Models Finally Welcome in Paris, Milan Fashion Weeks (US Weekly)
  Adriana Lima and Miranda Kerr walked the runway at shows previously only welcome to stick-thin teens[...]
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:39:31 GMT



• Prowler Has Parents on High Alert (NBC San Diego)
  Police are looking for a man seen hanging around schools that border Kit Carson Park.
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:43:25 GMT



• Connecticut's Top Tax Deliquents (NBC Connecticut)
  Connecticut is owed more than $390 million in back taxes.
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:06:30 GMT



• Designers beckon the past as fashion week wraps up (Toronto Star)
  Minimalism may have been the clearest message on the runways here, but on Wednesday, the last day of fall/winter 2010 shows, some of the biggest guns in French fashion took aim at that spare, unaffected aesthetic to produce collections that were exuberant and sexy.
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:39:23 GMT



• What Tracy Webster Doesn't Want You to Know (NBC Chicago)
  DePaul's interim head coach, Tracy Webster, is a local legend. A star at Thornton High School and a rising star in the coaching ranks, Tracy Webster is building a serious reputation he wants everyone...
  Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:36:15 GMT



• Is this really the emaciated body Victoria's Secrets think women want and men desire? (Daily Mail)
  In a bikini that seemed to be falling off her size zero frame, the 29-year-old model looked skinnier than ever.
  Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:58:09 GMT

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