Alessandra Ambrosio is a Brazilian model who has a net worth of $80 million. She is well recognised for her modelling work for Victoria’s Secret and was picked as the first spokesperson for the company’s iconic PINK brand.
Alessandra Ambrosio Early Life
Alessandra Corine Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil on April 11, 1981. She is one of Lucilda and Luiz Ambrosio’s two daughters and is of Italian and Polish ancestry. At the age of 12, she joined in a modelling class and was chosen as one of twenty finalists for Brazil’s 1995 Elite Model Look national competition. Ambrosio was anxious about her enormous ears as a child and underwent cosmetic surgery to pin them back at the age of 11, which led in difficulties two years later. Ambrosio revealed during a 2006 appearance on “The Tyra Banks Show” that a poor experience with plastic surgery as a child discouraged her from ever having any work done again.
Alessandra Ambrosio Modeling Career
At the age of 15, Alessandra began modelling for Dilson Stein. Her first modelling assignment landed her on the cover of Brazil’s Elle magazine. Although she did not win, Elite Model Look forwarded some of her portfolio Polaroids to Guess, which resulted in her booking the Millennium GUESS? Campaign.
Ambrosio began modelling at the age of 12 and had already been on the covers of leading magazines such as Cosmopolitan, GQ, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, and Vogue by the time she was chosen by Victoria’s Secret to be the face of their ‘Pink’ range in 2004. That same year, she created Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, a swimwear line that sold 10,000 pieces in its first month on the market. She was then hired as the face of Next in the United Kingdom. She was the face of their first television commercial in 12 years.
In 2005, she walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway dressed exclusively in candy-colored lingerie.
She walked the runway three months after giving birth to her first child in the 2008 edition of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and inaugurated the show the following year in 2009. Additionally, in 2009, she collaborated with Sacha Baron Cohen on a Marie Claire cover to promote his 2009 film “Bruno.” Later that year, she was named the face of sportswear brand Colcci and co-starred in a denim advertisement alongside Ashton Kutcher. She was placed No. 5 on Forbes’: The World’s Highest-Earning Models list in 2010-2011, with an estimated earnings of $5 million. In October 2011, she began writing for Vogue as a blogger.
While pregnant with her second child, she wore the largest wings (30 lb) ever produced for the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2011. In August 2012, she featured during the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics, symbolising Brazil’s fashion tradition during the handover part to Rio de Janeiro.
Ambrosio was selected to wear the Fantasy Bra during the V.S. Fashion Show in 2012. According to InStyle, London Jewelers’ Floral Fantasy Bra contained amethysts, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds (including a 20-carat white diamond in the middle), all set in rose and yellow gold. Additionally, there was a matching belt studded with almost 5,200 precious stones. Alongside Adriana Lima, she donned the Fantasy Bra once more. Each bra is said to have cost $2.5 million.
Ambrosio started her own fashion and lifestyle brand, le by Alessandra, in cooperation with American retailer Cherokee, in the spring of 2014. Her line includes everything from casual to formal apparel and is aimed at females aged 18 to 35. It was first displayed by Planet Blue, a retailer situated in Southern California.
Ambrosio was on the cover of GQ alongside Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo in February 2016. She was selected alongside fellow Brazilian model Adriana Lima to serve as NBC’s cuisine and culture correspondent for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Ambrosio announced her retirement from the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2017 on her Instagram.
Alessandra Ambrosio Other
Alessandra Ambrosio is frequently referred to as one of the world’s sexiest ladies by the popular media. She was named one of People magazine’s annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World in May 2007 as a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
Alessandra has appeared on television multiple times. She has appeared as herself in cameo appearances on HBO’s “Entourage,” “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn,” and “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” among other shows.
She has been on “Project Runway” and “The Tyra Banks Show” as a guest judge. She made her television debut in season 20 of “American’s Next Top Model.” Alessandra made a brief appearance in the movie office blockbuster “Casino Royale.” Ambrosio guest-starred on “How I Met Your Mother” in November 2007 alongside Victoria’s Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, and Heidi Klum.
Alessandra also appeared in a guest appearance in “New Girl.” In 2015, she made her acting debut in the Brazilian telenovela series “Verdades Secretas” for Rede Globo, playing the role of former top model Samia. Ambrosio made her film debut as herself in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” in 2016.
Alessandra Ambrosio Personal Life
In 2008, Ambrosio became engaged to American businessman Jamie Mazur. They stayed engaged until March 2018, when they announced their separation. They are parents to two children, a son and a girl. She has been dating entrepreneur Nicolo Oddi since July 2018.
Alessandra Ambrosio Property
In 2012 Alessandra spent $6.5 million for a property in Santa Monica, California.
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