Alessandra Ambrosio
{{short description|Brazilian model (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Alessandra Ambrosio
| image = Alessandra Ambrosio confirmando o laranja como tendência para o verão @ São Paulo Fashion Week em Junho de 2011 (cropped1).jpg
| caption = Ambrosio in 2011
| birth_name = Alessandra Corine Ambrósio
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|4|11}}
| birth_place = Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
| citizenship = {{ubl|Brazil|US (naturalized)}}
| years_active = 1996–present
| partner = Jamie Mazur (2005–2018)
| children = 2
| website = {{URL|http://www.alessandraambrosio.com.br}}
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9+1/2}}{{cite web|url=https://models.com/models/alessandra-ambrosio|title=Alessandra Ambrosio - Model Profile - Photos & latest news|website=models.com|access-date=28 May 2021|archive-date=12 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512014232/https://models.com/models/Alessandra-Ambrosio|url-status=live}}
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- Creative Artists Agency (New York, Los Angeles)
- VIVA Model Management (Barcelona)
- Clyne Model Management (Auckland){{cite web|url=http://www.clynemodels.com/divisions/image-board/portfolios/alessandra-ambrosio|title=Alessandra Ambrosio|website=clynemodels.com|access-date=25 July 2019|archive-date=21 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721071233/http://www.clynemodels.com/divisions/image-board/portfolios/alessandra-ambrosio|url-status=live}}
- Persepective Management (London)
- Priscilla's Model Management (Sydney)
- Way Model Management (São Paulo)}}
}}
Alessandra Corine Ambrósio{{cite web|title=How Alessandra Ambrosio Went From Small Town Brazil To Become One Of The Wealthiest Models In The World|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/how-alessandra-ambrosio-went-from-small-town-brazil-to-become-one-of-the-wealthiest-models-in-the-world/slidelist/27228750.cms|access-date=25 April 2021|website=Business Insider|archive-date=25 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425145229/https://www.businessinsider.in/retail/how-alessandra-ambrosio-went-from-small-town-brazil-to-become-one-of-the-wealthiest-models-in-the-world/slidelist/27228750.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Victoria's Secret Angel Alessandra Ambrosio shoots down breakup report |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2013/10/18/Victorias-Secret-Angel-Alessandra-Ambrosio-shoots-down-breakup-report/14341382111434/ |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=United Press International |date=18 October 2013 |location=Los Angeles}} ({{IPA|pt-BR|aleˈsɐ̃dɾɐ ɐ̃ˈbɾɔzju|lang}}; born 11 April 1981) is a Brazilian model. She is known for her work with Victoria's Secret and was chosen as the first spokesmodel for the company's PINK line. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2004 to 2017 and has modeled for fashion houses such as Christian Dior, Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Next.
Ambrosio was ranked number five on Forbes{{'}} list of the highest-paid models, estimated to have earned $6.6 million every year.{{cite web|first=Brian|last=Solomon|title=The World's Highest Paid Models|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/06/14/the-worlds-highest-paid-models/|work=Forbes|date=14 June 2012|access-date=20 June 2012|archive-date=19 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120619225925/http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/06/14/the-worlds-highest-paid-models/|url-status=live}} She is often cited by the popular media as one of the world's sexiest women."[http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=136 No.5 Alessandra Ambrosio – FHM 100 Sexiest 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623104800/http://www.fhmonline.com/girls_100_sexiest_2007.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=136 |date=23 June 2007 }}", FHM. Retrieved 11 May 2007. As an "Angel", she was chosen as one of People{{'s}} annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World" in May 2007."[http://www.people.com/people/package/video/0,,20034523_20036555_20036614,00.html The Models of Victoria's Secret] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030141244/http://www.people.com/people/package/video/0,,20034523_20036555_20036614,00.html |date=30 October 2007 }}", People. Retrieved 11 May 2007. Ambrosio is considered one of the icons in the fashion industry.{{cite news|url=https://models.com/models/Alessandra-Ambrosio|title=Alessandra Ambrosio - Model|work=MODELS.com|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-date=25 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125130806/https://models.com/models/Alessandra-Ambrosio|url-status=live}}
Early life
Ambrosio was born on 11 April 1981{{cite magazine|last=Garcia|first=Kelsey|date=10 April 2013|title=Alessandra Ambrosio Birthday|url=http://www.elle.com/fashion/celebrity-style/news/g7148/alessandra-ambrosio-birthday/|magazine=Elle|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=20 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820125224/http://www.elle.com/fashion/celebrity-style/news/g7148/alessandra-ambrosio-birthday/|url-status=live}} in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, to Lucilda and Luiz Ambrósio."[http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/alessandra-ambrosio Alessandra Ambrosio interview with Hello Magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128035443/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/alessandra-ambrosio |date=28 November 2020 }}" Hello Magazine. Retrieved 11 May 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alessandra_Ambrosio/|title=Alessandra Ambrosio - Fashion Model|website=The Fashion Model Directory|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=2 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130702004917/http://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Alessandra_Ambrosio/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Alessandra Ambrósio|url=http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/alessandraambrosio.html|access-date=18 July 2014|publisher=Elite model.com|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906050836/http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/alessandraambrosio.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://m.caras.uol.com.br/mobilesite/noticia/alessandra-ambrosio-comemorou-os-2-anos-de-anja-louise|title=Notícias, Fotos e Vídeos sobre Celebridades e Famosos|date=24 August 2010|access-date=17 November 2017|archive-date=18 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118222717/http://m.caras.uol.com.br/mobilesite/noticia/alessandra-ambrosio-comemorou-os-2-anos-de-anja-louise|url-status=live}} She has a younger sister named Aline. Their paternal grandfather was an Italian emigrant from Padua,{{cite web|last1=Veneziani|first1=Maria Teresa|title=Alessandra Ambrosio: "L'amore? È difficile che duri tutta la vita"|url=https://www.corriere.it/moda/news/15_ottobre_30/alessandra-ambrosio-l-amore-difficile-che-duri-tutta-vita-b9a56828-7f31-11e5-882e-dcc202b27802.shtml|website=www.corriere.it|date=30 October 2015|access-date=9 January 2021|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423021938/https://www.corriere.it/moda/news/15_ottobre_30/alessandra-ambrosio-l-amore-difficile-che-duri-tutta-vita-b9a56828-7f31-11e5-882e-dcc202b27802.shtml|url-status=live}} and their paternal grandmother was a Polish emigrant.{{cite news|title=Município decreta luto oficial de três dias|url=http://auonline.com.br/web/noticia.php?id=30390%7Cmunicipio-decreta-luto-oficial-de-tres-dias|access-date=8 December 2017|publisher=auonline.com.br|language=pt|archive-date=9 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209100139/http://auonline.com.br/web/noticia.php?id=30390%7Cmunicipio-decreta-luto-oficial-de-tres-dias|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Success Stories: Alessandra Ambrósio|url=http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/alessandraambrosio.html|publisher=Elite Model Look|access-date=11 February 2013|archive-date=12 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130312032442/http://www.elitemodellook.com/successstories/alessandraambrosio.html|url-status=live}}
Having always been insecure about her large ears, Ambrosio had cosmetic surgery to have her ears pinned back at the age of 11 and suffered complications two years later.{{cn|date=February 2025}} She enrolled at a modeling class at the age of 12. She was one of 20 finalists for the 1995 Elite Model Look national competition for Brazil.
Career
=Modeling=
When Ambrosio was 12 years old, she partook in modeling classes and then began modeling for Dilson Stein at age 15."[http://www.askmen.com/women/models/57c_alessandra_ambrosio.html Alessandra Ambrósio – AskMen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070516101707/http://www.askmen.com/women/models/57c_alessandra_ambrosio.html |date=16 May 2007 }}". AskMen. Retrieved 14 May 2007. Competing in Brazil's Elite Model Look competition started her modeling career in earnest.[http://ryanelitemodel2.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/06/alessandra_ambr.html elite spotlight: Alessandra Ambrósio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011115444/http://ryanelitemodel2.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/06/alessandra_ambr.html |date=11 October 2007 }}. Retrieved 7 October 2007.source: elite clips. Her first notable modeling job was shooting the cover of Brazilian Elle magazine."[http://www.alessandraambrosio.com/ Alessandra Ambrósio Official Site Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913140927/http://www.alessandraambrosio.com/ |date=13 September 2008 }}". Official site. Retrieved 11 February 2005. Elite passed along some of her Polaroids to Guess which led her booking the Millennium GUESS? campaign."[http://features.yahoo.com/model/aa/ Yahoo! Model of the month by Guess?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205221613/http://features.yahoo.com/model/aa/ |date=5 December 2006 }}". Yahoo!!. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
Ambrosio has since appeared in advertising campaigns for Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Oscar de la Renta, Christian Dior, Escada, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Guess, Emporio Armani, Moschino, Gap, Hugo Boss, Ralph Lauren, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Revlon, and the Pirelli Calendar.[http://www.pirellical.com/noflash/jsp/Modella.jsp?Year=2003&Model=5&Lang=en Pirelli Calendar 2003] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110084151/http://www.pirellical.com/noflash/jsp/Modella.jsp?Year=2003&Model=5&Lang=en |date=10 January 2009 }}. Retrieved 18 June 2007. She has walked the catwalks for designers such as Prada, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Givenchy, Christian Lacroix, Bottega Veneta, Escada, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton, Balmain, Ralph Lauren, Halston, Vivienne Westwood, Giles Deacon, Kenzo, Emanuel Ungaro, Philipp Plein, and Oscar de la Renta. She has appeared in numerous international magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan, Elle, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Ocean Drive, Vogue, and was the only model to appear on the cover of Glamour in the United States in 2006.
In 2004, Ambrosio launched her line of swimwear called Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, a division of Rosa Chá. It sold 10,000 units in its first month on the market.{{cite web|title=Top 25 Sexiest Models|url=http://models.com/top25sexiest/top.html?fnumber=10&lnumber=6 | access-date=14 November 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071023063815/http://models.com/top25sexiest/top.html?fnumber=10&lnumber=6| archive-date= 23 October 2007 | url-status= live}}{{cite web|title=Of The Minute Industry Report: Elite Plus| date=21 November 2006 |url=http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=1296 | access-date=5 October 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025904/http://models.com/oftheminute/?p=1296| archive-date= 27 September 2007 | url-status= live}} Ambrosio was the face for the UK company Next"[http://www.shop-bright.com/ Alessandra Ambrosio – Next] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212161159/http://www.shop-bright.com/ |date=12 February 2009 }}" Next. Retrieved 17 May 2007. and starred in their first television campaign in 12 years."[http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/275fffdb7e4b4582b64d3d570ab8c135/Next-launches-TV-campaign.html Next launches TV campaign] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115140330/http://www.mad.co.uk/Main/News/Articlex/275fffdb7e4b4582b64d3d570ab8c135/Next-launches-TV-campaign.html |date=15 January 2008 }}". Mad.co.uk | Author: Nikki Preston. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
In 2006, Ambrosio appeared on The Tyra Banks Show and said that the ear surgery she had as a kid was a bad experience and has discouraged her from ever getting plastic surgery again.[http://radaronline.com/after-dark/sun-drunk-love/eu-quero-something-to-eat.php Sun, Drunk, Love] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061101203530/http://radaronline.com/after-dark/sun-drunk-love/eu-quero-something-to-eat.php |date=1 November 2006 }}
On the July 2009 cover of Marie Claire, Ambrosio appeared in a spread with Sacha Baron Cohen to promote Baron Cohen's 2009 film Brüno.{{cite web|url=http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/343847/see-our-cover-star-br-no-a-k-a-sacha-baron-cohen-work-it-for-the-camera.html|title=See our cover star, Brüno, a.k.a. Sacha Baron Cohen work it for the camera|publisher=Marie Claire.co.uk|date=4 June 2009|access-date=4 April 2010|archive-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829012522/http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/celebrity/343847/see-our-cover-star-br-no-a-k-a-sacha-baron-cohen-work-it-for-the-camera.html|url-status=dead}}
Ambrosio became the face of Brazilian sportswear brand Colcci costarring with Ashton Kutcher in a denim ad. She was ranked No. 5 on Forbes{{'}} The World's Top-Earning Models list, with an estimated earnings of $5 million over 2010–2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/2011/05/05/top-earning-models.html?partner=relatedstoriesbox|title=The World's Top-Earning Models|last=and Steven Bertoni|first=Keren Blankfeld|date=5 May 2011|work=Forbes|access-date=11 May 2011|archive-date=16 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716004343/http://www.forbes.com/2011/05/05/top-earning-models.html?partner=relatedstoriesbox|url-status=live}}
In October 2011, Ambrosio became Vogue{{'}}s blogger, commenting on her wardrobe by posting one photo of herself each day for a month.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/photo-blogs/alessandra-ambrosio/alessandra-ambrosio---day-3|title=Today I'm Wearing|work=Vogue|location=UK|date=5 October 2011 |access-date=23 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024200219/http://www.vogue.co.uk/photo-blogs/alessandra-ambrosio/alessandra-ambrosio---day-3 |archive-date=24 October 2011}}
On 12 August 2012, she appeared in the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony representing the Brazilian fashion tradition on the handover segment to Rio de Janeiro City.{{cite web|last=Degun|first=Tom|title=Pelé surprises London 2012 Closing Ceremony crowd with Rio 2016 handover performance|url=http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2012/18228-pele-surprises-london-2012-closing-ceremony-crowd-with-rio-2016-handover-performance-|date=12 August 2012|access-date=17 May 2013|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921174012/http://www.insidethegames.biz/olympics/summer-olympics/2012/18228-pele-surprises-london-2012-closing-ceremony-crowd-with-rio-2016-handover-performance-|url-status=live}}
File:Ashton Kutcher, o modelo mais esperado dessa edição da SPFW @ São Paulo Fashion Week em Junho de 2011.jpg at São Paulo Fashion Week in 2011]]
In spring 2014, Ambrosio launched her own fashion and lifestyle brand named Ále by Alessandra{{cite web|url=http://www.alebyalessandra.com/|title=ale|access-date=24 July 2016|archive-date=2 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802043043/http://www.alebyalessandra.com/|url-status=live}} in a collaboration with American retailer Cherokee. The line features casual wear to formal attire and is aimed at females between 18 and 35 years old.{{cite web|last=Karmali|first=Sarah|title=Alessandra Ambrosio To Launch Fashion And Lifestyle Brand|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/05/alessandra-ambrosio---ale-by-alessandra---fashion-clothing-and-lifestyle-brand-with-cherokee|date=5 February 2013|access-date=28 February 2014|archive-date=4 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304004254/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2013/02/05/alessandra-ambrosio---ale-by-alessandra---fashion-clothing-and-lifestyle-brand-with-cherokee|url-status=live}} The apparel line was first shown by Southern California-based retailer Planet Blue.{{cite web|url=http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/alessandra-ambrosio-to-debut-clothing-line-7555403?src=nl/mornReport/20140305|title=Alessandra Ambrosio Launching Apparel|publisher=WWD|date=4 March 2014|access-date=5 March 2014|author=Medina, Marcy|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906050950/http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/alessandra-ambrosio-to-debut-clothing-line-7555403?src=nl/mornReport/20140305|url-status=live}} For this brand, Ambrosio used her intellectual property company, Silver Sunrise LLC, which works with Cherokee as its global licensing agent.
Ambrosio appeared in the February 2016 issue of GQ alongside Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/cristiano-ronaldo-body-issue|title=Revealed: Cristiano Ronaldo Has the Greatest Body in the Universe|date=16 January 2016|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032558/http://www.gq.com/story/cristiano-ronaldo-body-issue|url-status=live}}
Ambrosio was chosen by NBC alongside fellow Brazilian model Adriana Lima as the channel's food and culture correspondents for the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20996464_21019382,00.html|title=Brazilian Models Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima Will Be Olympic Cultural Contributors: 'Sports Run in Our Blood!'|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804163358/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20996464_21019382,00.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/07/19/brazilian-supermodels-alessandra-ambrosio-and-adriana-lima-join-nbc-olympics-coverage-in-rio/|title=Brazilian supermodels Alessandra Ambrosio and Adriana Lima join NBC Olympics' coverage in Rio|date=19 July 2016|website=NBC Sports Pressbox|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=9 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809173607/http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/2016/07/19/brazilian-supermodels-alessandra-ambrosio-and-adriana-lima-join-nbc-olympics-coverage-in-rio/|url-status=live}}
==Victoria's Secret==
By 2006, Ambrosio was selected as the first spokesmodel for the Victoria's Secret "PINK" line. In 2005, she walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show runway wearing lingerie made entirely out of candy.{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_99/6/alessandra-ambrosio/picture-1.html|title=Alessandra Ambrosio No.6|work=Askmen.com |access-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620143542/http://www.askmen.com/specials/2007_top_99/6/alessandra-ambrosio/picture-1.html |archive-date=20 June 2007}} In the 2008 edition of the Fashion Show, she walked the runway three months after giving birth to her first child,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/a-second-victoria-secrets-model-has-admitted-it-is-stressful-mai/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/people/a-second-victoria-secrets-model-has-admitted-it-is-stressful-mai/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=A second Victoria Secret's model has admitted it is 'stressful' maintaining her body|work=The Telegraph|date=8 April 2016 |access-date=17 December 2019|last1=Spedding|first1=Emma}}{{cbignore}} and opened the show the following year in 2009. The 2011 show saw her wearing the heaviest wings ({{convert|30|lb|abbr=on|disp=comma}}) ever made for the show while pregnant with her second child.{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/alessandra-ambrosia-victorias-secret-model-career-path-2013-12#2011-ambrosio-became-vogues-blogger-commenting-on-her-wardrobe-by-posting-one-photo-of-herself-each-day-for-a-month-the-same-year-she-wore-the-heaviest-victorias-secret-fashion-show-wings-ever-30lb-to-walk-the-runway-15|title=How Alessandra Ambrosio Went From Small Town Brazil To Become One Of The Wealthiest Models In The World|work=Business Insider|last=Weisman|first=Aly|date=11 December 2013|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=10 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141750/https://www.businessinsider.com/alessandra-ambrosia-victorias-secret-model-career-path-2013-12#2011-ambrosio-became-vogues-blogger-commenting-on-her-wardrobe-by-posting-one-photo-of-herself-each-day-for-a-month-the-same-year-she-wore-the-heaviest-victorias-secret-fashion-show-wings-ever-30lb-to-walk-the-runway-15|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8981182/Alessandra-Ambrosio-was-pregnant-on-the-Victorias-Secret-runway.html|title=Alessandra Ambrósio was pregnant on the Victoria's Secret runway|work=The Telegraph|date=28 December 2011|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=18 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418115103/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8981182/Alessandra-Ambrosio-was-pregnant-on-the-Victorias-Secret-runway.html|url-status=live}}
In 2012, Ambrosio was chosen to wear the "Fantasy Bra". The Floral Fantasy Bra, crafted by London Jewellers featured amethysts, rubies, sapphires, and diamonds all set in rose and yellow gold and adorned with more than 5,200 precious stones.{{cite web|url=https://www.instyle.com/news/victorias-secret-fashion-show-alessandra-ambrosio-modeling-25-million-fantasy-bra|title=Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Alessandra Ambrosio on Modeling the $2.5 Million Fantasy Bra|work=InStyle|last=Clott Kanter|first=Sharon|date=8 November 2012|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922062537/https://www.instyle.com/news/victorias-secret-fashion-show-alessandra-ambrosio-modeling-25-million-fantasy-bra|url-status=dead}} In 2014, she wore the Dream Fantasy Bra, alongside fellow model Adriana Lima. Both of the bras cost $2.5 million each.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/through-the-years-alessandra-ambrosios-17-year-victorias-secret-runway-reign-in-pictures/image-gallery/14bb811ec315895e346f0132c187205c|title=Through the years: Alessandra Ambrosio's 17-year Victoria's Secret runway reign in pictures|work=Vogue|date=29 October 2019|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217130013/https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/through-the-years-alessandra-ambrosios-17-year-victorias-secret-runway-reign-in-pictures/image-gallery/14bb811ec315895e346f0132c187205c|url-status=live}}
After the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017, Alessandra posted on her Instagram that she will be retiring after "17 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows".{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/alessandra-ambrosio-retiring-victorias-secret-fashion-show-runway-instagram|title=Alessandra Ambrosio Is Retiring From the Victoria's Secret Runway After 17 Years|last=Ward|first=Maria|work=Vogue|date=21 November 2017|access-date=17 December 2019|archive-date=17 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217130007/https://www.vogue.com/article/alessandra-ambrosio-retiring-victorias-secret-fashion-show-runway-instagram|url-status=live}}
In 2024, Alessandra made a comeback for the brand’s fashion show just 7 years after her retirement.
=Television and film appearances=
Ambrosio has made several television appearances, notably a cameo as herself on HBO's Entourage;{{cite news|publisher=YouTube|title=Alessandra Ambrosio and Izabel Goulart on Entourage}} The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn;{{cite news|publisher=YouTube|title=Alessandra Ambrosio on Craig Kilborn - May 20, 2003}}
Late Night with Conan O'Brien;{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qlq3i1c4AwQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqlq3i1c4AwQ|title=Alessandra Ambrosio on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"|access-date=17 May 2013|archive-date=6 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006043620/https://www.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qlq3i1c4AwQ&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqlq3i1c4AwQ|url-status=live}} A guest judge on Project Runway Season 2: Team Lingerie and twice on The Tyra Banks Show.{{cite web|title=Secrets of the Supermodels (TV episode 2005)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0735338/|access-date=17 May 2013|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906050934/http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0735338/|url-status=live}} She also appeared on America's Next Top Model in the series' 20th cycle.
In 2006, she had a cameo in the box-office hit film Casino Royale, appearing briefly as Tennis Girl #1.[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080620/ Alessandra Ambrosio Filmography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614163556/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080620/ |date=14 June 2019 }}. Retrieved 14 June 2007. Ambrosio guest-starred on the How I Met Your Mother episode "The Yips" on 26 November 2007 with her fellow Victoria's Secret Angels Adriana Lima, Selita Ebanks, Marisa Miller, Miranda Kerr, and Heidi Klum.{{cite news|publisher=Buddytv|title=How I Met Your Mother: Victoria's Secret Supermodels to Appear on Tonight's Episode|date=26 November 2007|access-date=17 May 2013|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/how-i-met-your-mother/how-i-met-your-mother-victoria-14105.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925165347/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/how-i-met-your-mother/how-i-met-your-mother-victoria-14105.aspx|archive-date=25 September 2013|url-status=dead}} She also made a cameo appearance during the New Girl episode "Prince".{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/tv/143089_Alessandra_Ambrosio_and_Ana_Beatriz_Barros_New_Girl_Super_Bowl_Episode/|title='New Girl' Super Bowl Ep Gets Two Supermodels!|last=Bueno|first=Antoinette|date=31 January 2014|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514001130/http://www.etonline.com/tv/143089_Alessandra_Ambrosio_and_Ana_Beatriz_Barros_New_Girl_Super_Bowl_Episode/|url-status=live}}
Ambrosio made her acting debut in the Brazilian telenovela Verdades Secretas, which premiered on Rede Globo on 8 June 2015, playing the role of former top model Samia. She appeared as herself in the 2016 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows.{{cite magazine|url=http://hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/supermodel-alessandra-ambrosio-joins-teenage-784873|title=Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio Joins 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2'|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=27 March 2015|access-date=27 March 2015|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115152225/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/supermodel-alessandra-ambrosio-joins-teenage-784873|url-status=live}}
Personal life
Ambrosio became engaged to American businessman Jamie Mazur, founder of RE/DONE jeans, in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/04/07/redone-jeans-founders-jamie-mazur-sean-barron-interview|title=Are These The Perfect Jeans?|date=7 April 2015|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=31 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731232908/http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2015/04/07/redone-jeans-founders-jamie-mazur-sean-barron-interview|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Alessandra Ambrosio Reveals Why She Hasn't Set a Wedding Date 8 Years Into Her Engagement|last=Friedman|first=Kate|date=2 December 2015|work=Glamour|url=http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2015/12/alessandra-ambrosio-reveals-wh|access-date=12 December 2015|archive-date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212131546/http://www.glamour.com/weddings/blogs/save-the-date/2015/12/alessandra-ambrosio-reveals-wh|url-status=live}} The couple have a daughter (born 2008){{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/model-alessandra-ambrosio-has-a-girl/|first=Charlotte|last=Triggs|title=Model Alessandra Ambrosio Has a Girl|work=People|date=25 August 2008|access-date=11 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125180233/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20221040%2C00.html |archive-date=25 January 2009 |url-status=live}} and a son (born 2012).{{cite web |url=https://www.instyle.com/news/baby-news-alessandra-ambrosios-new-son-noah-phoenix |title=InStyle |access-date=28 December 2018 |archive-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519003140/https://www.instyle.com/news/baby-news-alessandra-ambrosios-new-son-noah-phoenix |url-status=dead }} Ambrosio announced on 27 March 2018 that she and Mazur had split.{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/alessandra-ambrosio-jamie-mazur-break-up|title=Alessandra Ambrosio And Fiancé Jamie Mazur Are Splitting Up After 10 Years|last=Logan|first=Elizabeth|work=W Magazine|date=17 March 2018|access-date=18 March 2018|archive-date=17 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317180246/https://www.wmagazine.com/story/alessandra-ambrosio-jamie-mazur-break-up|url-status=live}}
Ambrosio serves as an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society."[http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_LIVE_alessandra_ambrosio Alessandra Ambrosio, Official Spokesperson of National Multiple Sclerosis Society] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012225433/http://www.nationalmssociety.org/site/PageServer?pagename=HOM_LIVE_alessandra_ambrosio |date=12 October 2007 }}". National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
In March 2019, Ambrosio launched her beachwear brand, GAL Floripa, in partnership with her sister, Aline, and her childhood friend, Gisele Cória.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://galfloripa.com/pages/about-us|website=GAL Floripa|access-date=21 December 2020|archive-date=20 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120203219/https://galfloripa.com/pages/about-us|url-status=live}}
In November 2020, Ambrosio revealed that she had acquired American citizenship.{{cite Instagram|user=alessandraambrosio|title=Alessandra Ambrosio on Instagram: Proud to be an American 🇺🇸|postid=CHTO2B9FWV_|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CHTO2B9FWV_|archive-date=26 December 2021|date=7 November 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |
| 2006
| Tennis Girl | |
| 2015
| Karen Mayron | |
| 2016
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows | rowspan="2" | Herself | |
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| Double Dutchess | |
| Daddy's Home 2
| Karen Mayron | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2004
| {{sortname|The|Late Late Show|dab=CBS TV series}} | rowspan="4" | Herself | 1 episode |
| 2005–2006
| {{sortname|The|Tyra Banks Show}} | 2 episodes |
| 2005
| Episode: "Team Lingerie" |
| 2006
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1 episode |
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| Victoria's Secret Angel #1 | Episode: "Less Than 30" |
| How I Met Your Mother
| Herself | Episode: "The Yips" |
| 2010
| Top Model | Episode: "The Undergraduates" |
| 2013
| rowspan="3" | Herself | Episode: "The Guy Who Gets a Weave" |
| 2014
| New Girl | Episode: "Prince" |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| 1 episode |
| Verdades Secretas
| Samia | Recurring role (season 1) |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| rowspan="3" | Herself | Episode: "Drag Edition" |
| The Final Table
| Episode: "Brazil" |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
| Episode: "Hot & Spicy" |
| American Housewife
|Young Katy |Season 4, Episode 1 'The Minivan' Cameo |
| 2020
|Herself | Episode: "Everybody comes to Hollywood" |
=Music videos=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist |
|---|
| 2016
| "M.I.L.F. $" | Fergie |
| 2016
| "Wolves" |
References
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