Ana Claudia Michels was born July 31, 1981, in Joinville, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Ana Claudia was introduced to the owners of the Mega Agency through a friend, and as her beauty is quite evident, she was signed on immediately.

With Gisele Bundchen as her role model, Ana Claudia is making her way up the echelons of fashion quite rapidly.

While walking by any magazine store, Ana Claudia's beauty would stop you right in your tracks as she has graced the cover of numerous magazines, such as Desfile Brasil in 1998 and 1999; Vogue France, Stockholm New Sweden, and Vogue UK in 2000; and Vogue and Nova in 2001. This doesn't even include the editorials she has appeared in.

She strutted her sultry stuff down many catwalks for designers such as Donna Haag, Genny, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, and Marc Jacobs in 1999; Chloe, Exte, Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, and Victoria's Secret in 2000; and Byblos, Holland & Holland, John Bartlett, Michael Kors, Missoni, Versace, Anne Sui, and Imitation of Christ in 2001.

In June 2001, Ana Claudia was part of the ensemble cast in the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where she modeled for big-time designers such as Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. She also posed for Valisere's catalog.

And if all her work wasn't enough, Ana Claudia was named "Queen of the Catwalk" by a poll conducted by Vogue UK, with Naomi Campbell as runner-up.

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