Model of the Week: Alessandra Ambrosio

BellaSugar — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:29:33 -0700

Here's a little information on yet another Brazilian beauty, Alessandra Ambrosio. She was born on April 11, 1981 in the southern part of Brazil. She began taking modeling classes as a young girl, which lead her to Elite Model Management's 1996 Look of The Year competition. She didn't win, but later that year, she was granted a contract with Elite.

You may recognize her from her campaigns for Guess, Victoria's Secret and Revlon as well as from the covers of Brazilian Elle, Wallpaper, and Harper's Bazaar. She has also walked the runways of Nicole Miller, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Fendi, Issey Miyake, Kenzo, and Oscar de la Renta. In 2000, Alessandra joined the Victoria's Secret Angels and in 2004, she was named spokesperson for their Pink line.

Although she is a successful model, she still has dreams of attaining a college degree. She keeps active through sand boarding, volleyball, rollerblading, body boarding, surfing and snowboarding. Alessandra was a pleasure to speak with. She was full of smiles, energy and poise.

To read the interview and to see more runway pictures, read more.

What is your secret for beautiful skin and hair?
I have a dermatologist in New York who makes skincare products, so I use those. Also, I always wash my face at night so that I don't go to sleep with any makeup on. As for hair, masks are very important to keep my hair healthy.

What is the one product that you can't live without?
Soft cotton balls. I am always searching for the softest cotton balls that will be gentle on my face when I take off my makeup.

What is your guilty pleasure?
Mmmm, I love chocolate.

What is your favorite drugstore product?
Victoria's Secret Body Lotion. It smells and feels really good on my skin.

Happiness is...
AA: Spending time with my family and visiting my hometown. It's my favorite place to be.

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Victoria's Secret Launches Secret Embrace and BellaSugar Was There!

BellaSugar — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:38:11 -0800

Yesterday I was lucky enough to attend the exciting Victoria’s Secret launch for their Five New Secret Embrace Bras. The event took place at the huge two-floor VS store in NYC where four of the gorgeous Victoria's Secret Angels, Karolina Kurkova, Alessandra Ambrosio, Izabel Goulart, and Selita Ebanks, were in attendance.

Not only did I get to meet the models, but also I was able to speak with each of them one on one. Talk about nerve racking! However, once I got started I realized that I had no reason to be intimidated - these women were nothing but sweet, articulate and professional.

The event began with a photo op of the models in their designated colors followed by a move upstairs where interviews and autograph signings took place. It ended with a song, strawberry cake and champagne, in celebration of Karolina Kurkova's birthday.

The bras range in price from $42-$51 and after feeling them, I can't wait to get one. You may remember me mentioning it in my recent post about Oscars swag, but if not, they are one single piece of fabric that is: seam free, tag free and stitch free. When they are on, they look and feel invisible.

The bras are currently available in stores and online in an assortment of Spring colors in sizes 32A-38DD, depending on style and color.

As you all know, I have been conducting exclusive model interviews for my Model of the Week feature. Stay tuned for more exciting coverage of these Angels in weeks to come where only on FabSugar can find we find out their guilty pleasures, secrets to beautiful hair, skin...and more!

To see many more images from the event (including models eating cake), read more

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