Karina Bacchi (born October 8, 1976) is a Brazilian actress, model and television presenter, best known for being the winner of the first season of the Brazilian version of ''

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'' (late 2005) and the winner of the second season of the Brazilian version of '' The Farm'' (early 2010).

Biography

Karina was born in

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. She is of Italian, Spanish and African descent.

Career

She began her modeling career at the age of four. At the age of fourteen, she moved to

, where she first designed herself as a photographic model and later in parades, advertising campaigns in magazines and television. In addition to advertising and fashion, she studied theater and dance. Karina Bacchi illustrated numerous covers of magazines such as Playboy, Galileo, Boa Forma, Nova, Vip, among others. She also did several pictorials for sites such as the Paparazzo and The Girl.

Personal life

On August 8, 2017, her first child was born. Enrico Bacchi was born in

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, the result of an artificial insemination procedure.

Partial filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bacchi, Karina 1976 births Living people People from São Paulo (state) Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian people of Spanish descent Brazilian television presenters Brazilian female models Brazilian telenovela actresses Actresses from São Paulo (state) Reality show winners Dancing with the Stars winners The Farm (TV series) winners Brazilian women television presenters 21st-century Brazilian women