BRAZILIAN SUPERMODEL ANA BEATRIZ BARROS

Dear readers of sportandbeauty. Today I’m going to post about one of the topics I love, Brazilian models. Brazil is an endless source of beauty and gorgeous models. I’d like to travel to Brazil although I think models don’t grow on trees and it would be quite difficult for me to meet such beautiful women . Today we’re presenting another Brazilian stunner, supermodel Ana Beatriz Barros. Ana Beatriz Barros is a stunning green-eyed woman that has showed off her Brazilian beauty worlwide. She’s got full lips, green eyes, tanned skin and dangerous curves. Besides, Ana Beatriz Barros is one of the highest paid models in the fashion world. Let me introduce model Ana Beatriz Barros, a genuine Brazilian beauty. What beautiful green eyes she has.

Ana Beatriz Barros was born on May 29, 1982 in Itabira, a small town located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. When she was a child, her parents Sonia and Reinato (an engineer) and three sisters moved to Rio de Jainero where the Brazilian model spent her childhood. When she was fourteen years old Ana Beatriz was spotted by a talent scout from Elite Model Management while she was vacationing with her sister Patricia. Elite Model Rio persuaded Ana Beatriz to participate in the Elite Model Look 1996 where she reached the final stages of the contest. This success earned her a contract with Elite and a place for the Elite Model Look international contest where she placed second. Elite submitted Ana Beatriz’s book and some of her shots to GUESS and she was hired to do the Millennium GUESS? campaign in Hawaii alongside another stunning Brazilian beauty, Alessandra Ambrosio.

Her father didn't like the story much, but her mother backed her up and flew with Ana to New York. When Paul Marciano (co-chairman and GUESS? CEO and responsible, amongst others, for Eva Herzigova’s and Josie Maran’s careers) received the impressive Ana Beatriz’s references from Elite, inmediately noticed that he had found the new GUESS? girl. From then on, Ana Beatriz’s beauty could be admired not only in the GUESS? campaign shot in Hawaii along with Alessandra Ambrosio but also in ad campaigns for Onyx, Head&Shoulders and Chanel. Here you are Ana Beatriz's data and measurements:

- Full name: Ana Beatriz Barros

- Date of birth: 29 May, 1982 in Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil

- Height: 182 centimetres (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)

- Measurements: 86-60-86 (EU) : 34-24-34 (US)

- Weight: 57 kg (130 lb)

- Hair color: light brown

- Eye color: blue

- Dress size: 34 (EU) : 2 (US)

- Shoe size: 42 (EU) : 10 (US)

- Agency: Lumière Model Management, Elite Model Management

Apart from her work for GUESS?, Ana Beatriz Barros has starred in ad campaigns for Armani Jeans, Christian Dior, Oakley, L'Oréal, Diesel, and Chanel cosmetics. Jennifer Lopez also hired Ana for JLO fashion line because of her young, sexy and urban appearance. In addition to ad campaigns Ana Beatriz Barros has walked the catwalk for Valentino, Missoni, Gucci, Christian Dior, Versace, Emporio Armani, BCBG, DKNY, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors, and Elie Saab amongst others. Ana Beatriz was the first Brazilian woman to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel in 1999 and has walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009.

The Brazilian model is also a must on the cover of the most prestigious magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, Marie Claire, Allure, Capricho, Audi magazine, W, and Elle amongst others. Ana Beatriz Barros has also appeared seven times on Sports Illustrated in the Swimsuit Issue (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) and Barros was named #96 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement in 2006. In 2010, Ana Beatriz Barros has appeared in the Pirelli calendar alongside fellow models Lily Cole, Daisy Lowe, and Miranda Kerr. The green-eyed Brazilian model has just started to work for Fornarina in 2010 shooting a commercial for the company and replacing Lindsay Lohan in Fornarina’s Spring Summer campaign. Besides, Ana Beatriz starred in the 2010 Spring Summer campaign for British retailer Marks and Spencers alongside Twiggy, VV Brown, Lisa Snowdon and Dannii Minogue. Finally in August will appear in a story celebrating the reinvention of the supermodels to be published in the magazine Dazed & Confused

About her prívate life we can say that this Brazilian beauty is a good friend of fellow models Alessandra Ambrosio and Jeisa Chiminazzo. Ana Beatriz speaks English, Italian and French and If she were not a model, she would have liked to be a veterinarian. Ana Beatriz likes doing pilates and cardio and sports two tattoos located on her middle lower back and on her ankle. She likes long-term relationships and has dated British model James Rousseau and art gallery owner Helly Nahmad. Well, now we know something else about this successful Brazilian beauty. To conclude with the post I’ll leave you a slideshow with some Ana Beatriz Barros’ pictures and a couple of videos of this gorgeous Brazilian supermodel. Best regards.