Alessandra Ambrosio Stuff

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07/06/07 16:35 by Nasanji Parker for SuperModelCalendars.com

Alessandra Ambrosio was was not plucked from the food market in her hometown or 'discovered' at an airport or bus station. From a very young age, she was determined to pursue a modeling career in Brazil and Alessandra enrolled in local courses to help her get there. These courses were shortly followed up by a strong showing in Elite's Look of the Year contest in 1996, when she was only 15. It led to a contract with Elite Model Management and her career was off and running.

Alessandra's big break was when she beat out hundreds of other professional models to be the next Guess? girl. The starmaking company that launched the careers of Estelle Hallyday and Laetitia Casta was making a star out of Allessandra Ambrosio. Since that time, Ambrosio has also been featured on the covers of world-wide fashion magazines such as Capricho, Desfile, Elle (Brazil), videos, and Harper's Bazaar (Spanish).

As for fashion shows, Alessandra has walked the catwalks for designers such as Laura Biagiotti, Christian Lacroix, Byblos, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, Christian Dior, Nicole Miller, and Oscar de la Renta, among others. Guess? wasn't the only company to see Alessandra's beauty. She also has contracts with Revlon cosmetics, Gap, and is set to appear in advertisements for Calvin Klein eyewear and Giorgio Armani. Those who caught the Victoria's Secret fashion show in Cannes on the Internet may have noticed Alessandra in the show, among a cast of the lingerie line's staples, Tyra Banks and Stephanie Seymour.

While the Brazilian beauty was once an Elite girl, she has switched agencies and is now represented by Marilyn Gaultier. Although her modeling career is on the rise, Alessandra plans to pursue a University degree. When she's not modeling, she spends her time with her model/club promoter boyfriend of two and a half years, Jayson Lee (although she has been romantically linked to fellow model Marcelo Boldrini). She enjoys sandboarding and lounging on the beach listening to Brazilian music.

Her favorite place in the world still remains her tiny hometown, and having traveled the world has not convinced her otherwise. When not at her New York apartment or busy building a house in her native Brazil, Alessandra is leaving her mark around the world with International magazine covers, ad campaigns and big league designer fashion shows.