Fernanda Tavares was born on September 22, 1980 in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. It was clear early on that the budding brown-eyed brunette would become a certified beauty, and by the age of 9, she was doing smaller gigs in her hometown.

She began modeling at the age of 13 after entering the Elite Look of the Year contest.

Fernanda has appeared on the covers of such fashion magazines as Vogue, Elle, Cosmopolitan, and Marie Claire, and she is represented by the Marilyn Modeling Agency.

Also, she is best friends with fellow model Gisèle Bündchen and enjoys swimming and jogging.

Signed with Marilyn in New York and Paris, Fernanda has posed for editorials in a slew of magazines on an international level, including Marie Claire US, Italy and Brazil; Elle France, Brazil and UK; Vogue US, France, Germany, and Italy; L'Officiel France; Cosmopolitan US and Brazil; Capricho Brazil; Harper's Bazaar US; and Allure US. In brief, Fernanda has surely been seen in one of the top fashion magazines around the world.

Fernanda has been walking down catwalks since 1998 for the world's biggest designers, including Chanel, Emanuel Ungaro, Herve Leger, Gianni Versace, Blumarine, Chloe, Christian Lacroix, Missoni, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, John Galliano, Sonia Rykiel, Kenzo, and Yohji Yamamoto.

Fernanda's sheer beauty was signed to represent the fragrance Guerlain, for which she was paid one million dollars to pose nude for the ad. And she was chosen as the face of Beauty Jungle, which has since ceased operations. victoria's secret powers

Although her job takes her all around the world and back, Fernanda has been with the same lucky man for the past 4 years, and when she's not striking a pose or two, she enjoys swimming, jogging and doing what all young Brazilian women do.

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