Alessandra Ambrosio

She got into a romantic relationship with Brazilian magazine editor, Steve Allain, in 2005. But the relationship lasted only a few months, reportedly due to excessive interference by the media.

She met California-based businessman, Jamie Mazur, in late 2005 and chose to keep the relationship behind the closet. The couple got engaged in 2008.

Alessandra Corine Ambrosio was born on April 11, 1981, in the Brazilian town of Erichim, Rio Grande do Sul, to petrol station-owning parents of Italian, Polish and Portuguese ancestry.

She took up local modeling classes at the age of 12 and participated in Brazil’s legendary ‘Elite Model Look’ competition two years later in 1996, where she landed among the 20 finalists.

At the age of 15, she debuted in modeling for Dilson Stein, who’s credited for discovering top models - Gisele Bundchen and Caroline Trentini.

Her modeling job took the right path when she appeared on the cover page of Brazilian Elle magazine. Thereafter, she was signed by Guess for its Fall 2000 Millennium Campaign.

She was hired by the American lingerie brand ‘Victoria’s Secret’ in 2000 and made her runway appearance at its fashion show.

In 2004, she launched her own swimwear line, Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, as a division of Rosa Cha, and was well received with 10,000 units being sold in its first month.

She modeled at the 2005 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, dressed in lingerie made completely from candy.

This leggy youngster gained international recognition when she became one of Victoria’s Secret Angels and the first ever brand ambassador for its PINK line in 2004.

In 2011, she walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, flaunting the heaviest wings ever, at a staggering 30 lbs., despite being pregnant with her second baby.

She modeled the $2.5 million gem-studded ‘fantasy bra’ – ‘Floral Fantasy Bra’ at the 2012 Victoria’s Secret runway, encrusted with 5,200 precious stones, including a 20-carat white diamond centerpiece, designed by London Jewelers.

This stunning brunette, with a jaw-dropping figure, was the first female model to feature in ‘Made in Brazil’, a leading fashion glossy dedicated exclusively to male models of Brazil.