Teresa Lourenco (born January 25, 1981) is a

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model and actress.

Early life and education

Lourenço was born on January 25, 1981 in

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. In 1994, she moved with her mother to

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, where, at the age of 14, she was discovered by a modeling scout. At 16, she won the "Les Trophees de la Mode" in Paris for ''Best New Face''.

Career

Lourenco signed a contract with Hamburg agency Mega-Models and went to Paris. In 1995, John Galliano engaged her for his Dior shows. Lourenco then won the ''International Design Award'' as the best new generation model. Lourenco has worked with American designer

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, as well as Gap,

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, Valentino, and

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. She has been on the cover of ''

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'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Elle'', and ''

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''. Additionally, she has been the featured model in music videos by artists

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and Babyface for their songs "

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" and " There She Goes" respectively. In 2010, she signed with
Expecting Models
and worked with top maternity companies like Loved and Lavish

, Motherhood Maternity and Thyme Maternity. She's signed with Model Management in Hamburg. Her stats are listed as 5'10.5" and 35-23-35.

Filmography

Music video

Personal life

Lourenco currently lives in

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. She is married to Marcus Antebi, founder of Juice Press.

References

1981 births Living people Trinidad and Tobago female models {{model-stub