Alessandra Ambrosio was one of the most famous models walking down the runway during last night's annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS.
At age 32, the married mother of two is a seasoned model who has learned how to turn her good looks into a business.
Born in the Brazilian city of Erechim, to gas station-owning parents, Ambrosio has been a Victoria's Secret Angel for the past ten years and appeared on over 70 international magazine covers, making her the sixth wealthiest model in the world last year.
While Ambrosio dropped off this year's list of the 10 wealthiest models, Forbes calls her a "likely candidate to make the list next year" and she still has a reported net worth of $40 million.
April 11, 1981: Alessandra Corine Ambrosio was born in Erechim, Brazil. Her parents, who are of Italian and Polish Brazilian descent, owned a gas station.
1992: Alessandra, who was always insecure about her large ears, had cosmetic surgery at age 11 to get her ears pinned back.
1993: At age 12, she enrolled in modeling class and by age 14, she was one of 20 finalists for an Elite modeling competition in Brazil.
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