Alessandra Corine Ambrosio was born 11 April 1981 is a Brazilian model. Ambrosio is currently one of Victoria's Secret Angels, and the former face of the UK company Next. Aside from modeling work, Ambrosio serve as an ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
When Ambrosio was 12 years old, she started in modeling classes and began modeling for Dilson Stein at age 15 Ambrosio launched her line of swimwear called Alessandra Ambrosio by Sais, a division of Rosa Cha. It sold 10,000 units in just its first month on the market.