Alessandra Ambrosio - Super Model

Alessandra Ambrosio Profile

Birth name - Alessandra Corine Ambrosio

Date of birth - April 11, 1981, (age 26)

Place of birth - Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Height - 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Hair color - Brown

Eye color - Brown

Measurements - 34-23-34, 86-58-86

Weight - 51 kg (112 lb)

Agency - Elite Plus, Storm Models

Official web site - http://www.alessandraambrosio.com.br

Alessandra Ambrosio Biography

Alessandra Corine Ambrosio (born April 11, 1981) is a Brazilian supermodel. Her last name is spelled Ambrosio, but the diacritic mark is omitted in her modeling work. She was described by retired supermodel Tyra Banks as "The future of the modeling world". She is best known for her work with Victoria’s Secret and was chosen as their first spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret PINK line. She is currently one of Victoria’s Secret Angels. and the face for the UK company Next and Armani A|X. Aside from modeling work, she represents as the National Ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Ambrosio was also selected by AskMen.com as Number 6 out of the Top 99 Most Desirable Women for 2007.

Ambrosio was born in a small town of Erechim, Brazil on April 11, 1981 to petrol station-owner parents. She is of Italian and Polish descent. She was just eight years old when she decided she wanted to be a model, after seeing a picture of top covergirl Karen Mulder in a magazine. "I wanted to be like her," she recalls. However, she felt insecure about her appearance, particularly of her large, obvious ears. So at 11, she had cosmetic surgery done to get her ears pinned back. Unfortunately, she had complications from the surgery for the two years following. On 2006 The Tyra Banks Show, she admitted that the surgery had been a bad experience for her and that she is discouraged from having plastic surgery again.