Alessandra Ambrosio

 Brazilian model Alessandra Corine Ambrosio (Brazilian Portuguese"ale'sadra a'brozju"; 11 April 1981) She is well-known for her work with Victoria's Secret. She was the first ambassador for the PINK line. From 2004 until 2017 she was the Victoria's Secret Angel. She has been a model for fashion houses such as Next, Armani and Ralph Lauren. Forbes ranked her as number five on its list of the highest-paid models. Her earnings per year are estimated at $6.6 million. She is frequently cited by the mainstream media as being one of the most sexiest women. In the role of an "Angel" she was chosen as one of People's annual "100 Most Beautiful People in the World" in May 2007. Ambrosio is considered one of the icons within the fashion industryAlessandra Corine Ambrosio was born on the 11th of April, 1981 in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, the daughter of Lucilda and Luiz Ambrosio. She is a younger sister named Aline. She is Italian-Polish and her paternal grandmother Joana Eugenia Groch was a Polish immigrant who arrived in Brazil in 1929 as a young girl. At the age 12 she enrolled in modeling classes and was one of twenty finalist in Brazil's 1995 Elite Model Look competition. Ambrosio was never comfortable with her large ears, and at 11, she underwent cosmetic surgery to have her ears pinned back. Two years later she was struck by complications.