Alessandra Ambrosio Biography

    

Alessandra Ambrosio Biography

Alessandra Ambrosio was born on April 11, 1981 in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Alessandra Corine Ambrósio is a Brazilian model. Ambrosio is best known for her work with Victorias Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the companys "PINK" line. Ambrosio famously headed major advertising campaigns for Next, Armani Exchange, Ralph Lauren and Christian Dior, to name but a few. The model began her career at twelve years old after winning a Brazilian Elite Model competition. She is now an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and has a daughter, Anja Louise, to her fiancé Jamie Mazur, the Californian business man.

Full name: Alessandra Corine Ambrosio
Born: April 11, 1981 (age 33), Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Height: 5' 9" (1.76m)

Nationality: Brazilian

Children: Anja Louise Ambrosio Mazur, Noah Phoenix Ambrosio Mazur

Movies and TV shows: Casino Royale, The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

When Ambrosio was 12 years old, she started modeling classes,and then began modeling for Dilson Stein at age 15. Competing in Brazil's Elite Model Look competition started her modeling career in earnest. Had cosmetic surgery to get her ears pinned back, and had complications from the surgery for the two years following. The promotional photos for the 2009 Fashion Fest show for Mexican store chain Liverpool featured Alessandra posing with and taking part in a number of magician's illusions, including being levitated and sawed in half. 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, Jamie Mazur.

When she first came to New York, Gisele Bündchen lent her her apartment for two weeks and Adriana Lima helped her translate English. In Spring 2014, Ambrosio launched her own fashion and life style brand named Ále by Alessandra in a collaboration with US retailer Cherokee. The line features casual wear to formal attire and is aimed at females between 18 and 35 years old. The apparel line was first shown by Southern California-based retailer Planet Blue. For this brand, Ambrosio used her intellectual property company, Silver Sunrise LLC, which works with The Cherokee Group as its global licensing agent.