Name: Alessandra Corine Ambrosio
Birth Date: April 11, 1981
Age: 27
Home Town: Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Current Home: Murray Hill, New York
Family: Luiz (Dad), Lucilda (Mom), Aline (Sister)
Ancestry: Italian and Polish
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 112
Measurements: 34-23-34
Dress Size: 2
Shoe Size: 9
Writes: Righty
Boyfriend: Single and expecting her first child with boyfriend Jamie Mazur. (Prior to July 2007, dated Steve Allain and prior to that dated Marcelo Boldrini for 5+ years)
Vacation Spot: Bali
Hobbies: Bodyboarding, volleyball, rollerblading, lounging on the beach listening to Brazilian music
Passions: Music, sunglasses, Lua (the moon), Barbie
Favorite Cuisine: Polish, Gaucha, Japanese, Thai
Favorite Music: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, INXS, Rock, Electronic, Hip Hop, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Reggae
Favorite Books: The Da Vinci Code, Lord of the Rings, The Time of the Witches, The Man from Avalon, Brida
Favorite Movies: Kama Sutra, Stealing Beauty, Natural Born Killers
Favorite TV Shows: 24 Hours, Os Normais
Favorite Sport: Surfing, Rollerblading
Favorite Designer: Dolce & Gabbana
Favorite Town: Erexim, Brazil
Favorite Beauty Product: VS Angel Moisturizer
Favorite Modeling Job: Guess?, Victoria's Secret, Pirelli Calendar
Discovered: Dilson Stein modeling class
Started Modeling By: Taking modeling classes in Brazil (which led to the 1996 Elite competition)
First Competition: 1996 Elite Look of the Year (at the age of 14, which led to her Elite contract)
First Modeling Job: Elle magazine (Brazil)
Advertisements: Guess?, Revlon, Gap, Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, Always, A/X, Christian Dior, Close-up, Colcci, Emporio Armani, Escada, Joge, Macy's, Oscar de la Renta, Parmalat, Pollini, Puket, Revlon, Roccobarocco, Valisere, Vida Vida, Zoomp, Pirelli, Hummer, Triton, Tessuti, Siberian, Maria Bonita, M. Officer, Farm, Sais by Alessandra Ambrosio, Victoria's Secret, Hering, After Six, Armacao, Azaleia, Baby Phat, Bari Jay, BeeDees, Bloomingdales, C&A, D&G, Danier, Disritme, Doro, Dzarm, Equatore, Estilo, Fique Bem, GV, Gucci, Gilar, Guru, Hanro, Cori, Jogo, Lycra, Kenneth Cole, Marks& Spencer, Meiade Seda, Nars, Neiman Marcus, NT, Ralph Lauren, Rolex, Sears, Rossett, Shop126, Toffs, Trico E Croche, Unsere Empfehlung, Warners, YSL, Zion, Agua de Coco, Calzedonia, LaSposa, Lerner, NEXT, Newport News, Spiegel, XOXO, Zeki Triko, Wonderbra, The Limited, Richard Tyler, Pronovias, LaSenza, Lovable, Airfield, Chopper Jeans
Magazines: Capricho, Caricia, Desfile, Elle, Wallpaper, Harper's Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Cool, Marie Claire, DS, Numero, Glamour, Mademoiselle, Arena, Vogue, Vogue RG, Atrevida, Nova, Revista Da Folha, Details, Image, Quemacontece, Caras, GQ, American Photo, Ocean Drive, Audi, Harper's & Queen, Tatler, Zink, Claudia, Daslu, Flaunt, Harper's Spa, Istoe Gente, Hello!, Loft, Allure, FHM, Esquire, Flair, Flash, Hola, M&GUIA, Salt, A, Genlux, You
Runway: Laura Biagiotti, Christian Lacroix, Byblos, Philosopy di Alberta Ferreti, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Balmain, Kenzo, Vivienne Tam, Andrew GN, Enrico Coveri, Leonard, Victor Bellaish, Christian Dior, Nicole Miller, Oscar de la Renta, Rosa Cha, Chanel, Armani, Forum, Zoomp, Iodice, Ellus, Triton, Patachou, M. Officer, Valisere, Tessuit, Maritime Cia, Blue Man, Lenny, Victoria's Secret
Photographed By: Steven Meisel, David LaChapelle, Patrick Demarchelier, Richard Avedon, Craig McDean, Greg Kadel, Gilles Bensimon, Tom Munro, Nick Knight, Dusan, Walter Chin, Ellen Von Unwerth, Mario Testino, Peter Lindbergh, Max Vadukul, Jacques Dequeker, Gui Paganini, JR Duran, Miro, Thelma Vilas Boas, André Schiliró, Bob Wolfenson, Fernando Louza, Daniel Klajmic
Agencies booked through: Elite (NY, Miami, Los Angeles, Milano (Italy), Paris, Portugal and Spain), Munich Models, Heidi Gross MM of Hamburg, Germany, Marilyn, d'management - Milan, Storm - UK
Movies (Cast in): Casino Royale (2006)
Future Plans: Plans to go to a University when her modeling career is over
Other Factoids:
-- Alessandra was not a finalist in the 1996 Elite Look of the Year competition but 1 year later she was offered an Elite contract.
-- MTV (U.S.) once offered her a position as a VJ but she turned them down because it would have meant no more catwalk work.
-- Alessandra made $400,000 (US) in 2000.
-- In 2000, Alessandra had an apartment on 2nd street, overlooking the East River, in NYC.
-- States her strongest features as being: her eyes (very expressive), hands, fingernails, and feet.
-- States her weakest point as being: sweets.
-- Alessandra is left-handed.
-- Alessandra plays the piano.
Quotes:
-- "Take care of yourself, be healthy, and always believe you can be successful in anything you truly want."
-- "I'm a chocaholic."
-- "I would like to have a big white wedding and eventually have a family."
-- "I speak to my childhood friends almost every day over the Internet."
-- "I've always wanted to be a cardiologist. If I have time I want to study Medicine someday."
-- "I'm as vain as everybody else, but if I see a mirror I have to look at myself."
-- "I have seven different jewels for my piercing. Every day I wear a different one, according to the clothes I am wearing."
-- "I love little teddy bears and little fluffy animals. I buy them all the time."
-- "I want the attention, I love the attention."
-- "I work out with my Brazilian trainer Leandro. He invented the Brazilian Butt Lift, which is a mix of samba, capoeira and aerobics.”
Advice to aspiring models: "Believe in yourself, listen to the photographers you work with, and try to be professional at all times."
Last Updated: May 22, 2008
