• Lorenzo Martone Wants to Give Models Personalities to Go With Their ...

  Show & Talk - New York Fashion Week Blog - New York Magazine - Found Nov. 12, 2009 Clients include Lydia Hearst , Alessandra Ambrosio , Fernanda Motta, Julie Henderson, and Jessica White .

• Model Residents

  FashionWeekDaily.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 Square black and white portraits of other roster faces like Jessica White and Fernanda Motta already adorned the ARC walls.

• Beauties' new mouthpieces

  New York Post - Found Nov. 12, 2009 ... include Lydia Hearst, Victoria's Secret stunner Alessandra Ambrosio, Sports Illustrated model Fernanda Motta, fruit heiress Julie Hendersonand...

• Do Começo Ao Fim, Jason Lewis, Lorenzo Martone, And Madonna

  Made in Brazil - Found Nov. 12, 2009 According to Fashionista , Alessandra Ambrósio, Fernanda Motta are already clients.

• Fashgasm 3.11.2009

  Rogue's Lifestyle Blog - Fashion Trends, Society, Culture - Found Nov. 3, 2009 Kristen Stewart: New Moon press conference, Brazil Addison Gill: Elle December 2009 Fernanda Motta Elle August 2009 Winona...

• The Fashion Rocks Dinner At The Copa

  Made in Brazil - Found Oct. 24, 2009 Estelle, Ciara, Isabeli Fontana (working some crazy dreads a la Rodarte), and Alessandra Ambrósio and Fernanda Motta (both in Versace).

• A Good Reason To Keep On Watching Brazil's Next Top Model

  Made in Brazil - Found Oct. 5, 2009 As if I weren't already happy for the fact that that there are no girls under 5'7" on the show and that the host Fernanda Motta has gotten much more

• Homeland Security May Use Wii Balance Boards to Test if Youre ...

  PrisonPlanet - Found Oct. 13, 2009 October 12th, 2009 at 11:18 am It doesnt matter. The results can all be thrown off if someone takes a tranquilizer (like Lorazepam) or a sedative.

• Cycle 3 Of Brazil's Next Top Model Is On (And I'm Rooting For The ...

  Made in Brazil - Found Sep. 18, 2009 What works this season: Fernanda Motta finally let go of trying to act like Tyra, and looks comfortable (and freaking gorgeous) in her own skin as

Fernanda Motta (born in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 1981) is a Brazilian model, actress, and television host. She is the host of the reality TV show Brazil's Next Top Model, the Brazilian version of the show, created by Tyra Banks.

Biography

Motta was born and grew up in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The youngest child of a large extended family, Motta was discovered on Guarapari Beach, just north of Rio de Janeiro at the age of 16 by a talent scout.

Modeling

Motta has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines around the world, including Vogue ¹, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, and Glamour. Her advertisements include Rolex, Palmolive, Cori ², Pantene, and Moët & Chandon, and she has walked for Cia Marítima ³, Gucci, and Chanel.

She has appeared in four editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, most recently in 2007.

In 2005, she ranked 19th in the "Top 25 Sexiest Models" list by "Models.com". ⁴

She is signed to Chic Management in Sydney, Australia.

Brazil's Next Top Model

In 2007, Motta was chosen to be the host of the Brazil's Next Top Model.⁵ In order to accept the job, Motta, who lives in New York City, USA, reportedly cancelled most of her agenda so that she could stay in the country for two months straight.⁶

Motta also was a guest judge on the episode "The Amazing Model Race" from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12, when the final six contestants arrived in São Paulo, Brazil.⁷ She also appeared in a Rosa Chá swimsuit fashion show on the final episode "America's Next Top Model Is...", in the same season.⁷

Filmography

Actress

Self

References

External links

• Fernanda Motta at Fashion Model Directory
• Fernanda Motta at the Internet Movie Database
• Fernanda Motta in the Top25 at Models.com
• Sports Illustrated - Fernanda Motta Swimsuit Collection
• Fernanda Motta Next Model Management