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Ana Beatriz Barros
Ana Beatriz Barros, September 2007.
Date of birth	May 29, 1982 (1982-05-29) (age 26)
Place of birth	Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Hair color	Naturally Dark Brown
Eye color	Green
Measurements	35-24.5-35 (US); 89-62-89 (EU)
Weight	57 kg (130 lb/9.0 st)
Dress size	36 (EU), 6 (US)
Shoe size	41 (EU), 9 (US)
Agency	Elite Model Management Lumière Model Management
Official website

Ana Beatriz redirects here, for the Brazilian racing driver, see Bia Figueiredo.

Ana Beatriz Barros (born May 29, 1982) is a Brazilian Supermodel. She is one of the most successful Brazilian supermodels. She has done advertisements for Guess?, Bebe, Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLo fashion line.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Personal life 2 Modeling career 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Barros was born in a small town of Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, to Sônia, a housewife, and Reinato Barros, a mechanic engineer. Later, her family moved to Rio de Janeiro, where she spent her childhood^[1]. Barros is of Portuguese and Spanish descent, and is the youngest of three sisters; Patricia and Malu (Maria Luisa) ^[2].

Personal life

Barros currently resides in New York. She has a tattoo on her middle lower back as well as on her ankle. She is best friends with fellow Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio. Ana has said that if she were not a model, she would like to have been a veterinarian.

"I want to go back to Brazil, get married, have lots of kids, and just be a couch potato" and that "some years from now, I want to open, in Brazil, a dermathology clinic with my sisters Maria Luiza and Patricia, and a cousin."

Barros was named #96 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World" supplement in 2006.

She formerly dated British model James Rousseau, and art gallery owner Helly Nahmad, whom she dated for 4 years. For the past six months she has been dating a Tampa, Florida model turned health professional^{citation needed}. She spends most of her time on location or with her current beau^{citation needed}. Even though denied by her publicist, wedding bells may be in her near future^{citation needed}.

Modeling career

When she was 14, Barros and her older sister, Patricia (also a model), were walking on a Rio beach when they were spotted by a representative from Elite Model Management ^[3].

Barros was encouraged by the Rio Elite office to participate in the Elite Model Look 1996, which she won.

Barros subsequently competed for international Elite Model Look and placed second worldwide ^[1]. Elite sent her portfolio and recent Polaroid shots to GUESS? which led her to do the Millennium GUESS? campaign along with her friend and fellow Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio ^[4].

Barros has done advertisements not only for Guess? but also for Christian Dior, Armani jeans, Oakley, L'Oreal, Naf Naf, Diesel, Ermanno Scervino, Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLO fashion line, among others. In 2004 Jennifer Lopez selected Barros to be the face of her new lingerie line, JLO Lingerie. Lopez said:

"I wanted someone young, sexy and urban, with a universal appeal"^[3].

Barros has been in shows for the likes of Valentino, Missoni, Gucci, Christian Dior, Versace, Emporio Armani, BCBG, DKNY, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, Michael Kors ((Red Oak)) and many more prestigious fashion houses.

She has been on numerous covers of magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, Marie Claire, Allure; Brazilian magazines such as Capricho and Audi magazine, W, ELLE to name a few^[2] Barros appeared seven times on Sports Illustrated in the Swimsuit Issue (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008).^[3].

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Yahoo! Model of the Monthaccessed 2007-06-18.
2. ^ ^{a b} " Ana Beatriz Barros". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Ana Beatriz Barros Bio" Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2007-06-03.
4. ^ "Yahoo! Model of the month by Guess?". Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2007-06-14.

External links

• Official Website
• Ana Beatriz Barros at MySpace
• Ana Beatriz Barros in the Fashion Model Directory
• Ana Beatriz Barros Links
• Featured Flauntr Model

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NAME	Barros, Ana Beatriz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Brazilian model
DATE OF BIRTH	May 29, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Itabira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH