Brazilian model (born 1978)
Michelle Alves
Alves in January 2006
Born Michelle Kristine da Silva Alves
(1978-09-19 ) 19 September 1978 (age 45) Occupation Model Spouse
Children 4[2] Modeling information Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Hair color Brown Eye color Green Agency
Michelle Kristine da Silva Alves (born September 19, 1978[3] ) is a Brazilian model.
Biography
She was born in Londrina , Paraná , Brazil, as the daughter of a lawyer (mother) and an engineer (father). Alves was a student in civil engineering at Brazil's Londrina State University prior to moving to São Paulo , where she pursued modeling. She describes herself as "always a good student" and "Almost a nerd."[4] She is also a polyglot , fluent in Portuguese , Italian , French and English. Alves is currently living in Los Angeles , California .
Career
She was featured in the 2002[4] and 2003[5] editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue , appeared in two editions of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and was also featured in their catalogs and their book celebrating the company's 10th anniversary, entitled Sexy .
Alves has signed contracts with Valentino , Christian Dior , Escada , Ralph Lauren , Missoni , Miss Sixty , Michael Kors , GAP , Emporio Armani , Michael Kors Swimwear , AKRIS and holds a deal with Yves Saint Laurent for their fragrance Cinéma's campaign. She has worked with photographers such as Steven Meisel , Patrick Demarchelier , Bruce Weber , Gilles Bensimon , Mario Sorrenti , Nick Knight, Steven Klein , Phil Poynter, Walter Chin, Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and Richard Avedon .
Alves was featured on more than 100 covers of major fashion magazines, including international editions of Vogue , Elle , Marie Claire , French , Esquire , L'Officiel , Harper's Bazaar , Amica and Glamour .
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 40th Anniversary (2004) Hall of Fame All-Star Reunion Cover (2006)