Gianne Albertoni Vicente (born 5 July 1981) is a Brazilian model, actress and television presenter.
Biography
Albertoni was born in
São Paulo
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, Brazil. She was discovered 1993 when she was 13 years old, by a Brazilian multimedia artist and photographer,
Sergio Valle Duarte. Four months later in
Milan
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, she walked the runway for designers like
Versace
Gianni Versace S.r.l. (), usually referred to as Versace ( ), is an Italian luxury fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978 known for flashy prints and bright colors. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as ...
,
Armani
Giorgio Armani S.p.A. (), commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes and retails haute couture, ready-to-wear, leather goods, shoes, accessories, and ...
,
Prada,
Fiorucci
Fiorucci () is an Italian fashion label founded by Elio Fiorucci in 1967. The first Fiorucci shop exposed Milan to the styles of Swinging London and to American classics such as the T-shirt and jeans. By the late 1970s, the direction of stylistic ...
.
In Milan, Albertoni worked for
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, and cosmet ...
,
Gucci
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, and Armani. In New York, she posed for photographers such as
Bruce Weber,
Mario Testino
Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.
His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' ''Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also crea ...
and
Steven Meisel. She appeared in the Brazilian films "Popstar", "Muita Calma Nessa Hora","Malu de Bicicleta", "Carro de Paulista", and the Brazilian TV series "
Mandrake
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" as Gigi.
Albertoni is a part of the series that is featured in the permanent collection of museums in Europe and South America. The series is denominated by the artist
Sergio Valle Duarte as "Eletrografias e Fotografias com Fios de Cabelo para Futura Clonagem"
BioArt. (Electrophotographs and Photographs with Human Hair for Future Cloning).
Since August 12, 2009, Albertoni co-hosted the Brazilian variety program ''Hoje em Dia'' on
Rede Record
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
.
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Actresses from São Paulo
Brazilian people of Italian descent
Brazilian female models
Brazilian telenovela actresses
21st-century Brazilian women
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