Dayane Cristina Mello (born 27 February 1989 in

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) is a Brazilian naturalized Italian model and television personality.

Biography

Model

Born in

in the State of Santa Catarina,

, she began her career as a model at the age of sixteen after being discovered by a talent scout. She later moved to Chile at the age of seventeen, after winning a beauty contest, to work in a small fashion agency; Thanks to this work, she quickly became one of the most sought-after models in

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. She was under contract with the

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agency. She starred in several covers and photo sessions, in 2011 she lent her image to an editorial in Sportweek magazine made in the Virgin Islands for the collector's edition dedicated to swimsuits. Selected for the advertising campaigns of renowned international brands such as ''

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'' and '' Breil'', Mello has also worked for ''Yamamay'', ''

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'', ''Pollini'', ''Angelo Marani'' and ''Colmar''. He has also been in some music videos released by rappers

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and

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. In 2015, she posed for the sexy calendar of '' For Men'' magazine, which was distributed with the November issue of the previous year. In 2016, she is one of the Guess models. In the same year, she walked the catwalk during the

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, causing a media sensation due to the slit in the dress and the apparent absence of underwear. In June 2021, Mello also launched ''DAY Dayane And You'', a line of body products inspired by various cities around the world to which she is associated.

Television personality

Under a contract with the Benegas Management agency, in autumn 2014 she made her official debut on Italian television, participating as a contestant in the tenth edition of '' Ballando con le Stelle'', broadcast on

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, together with the dancer Samuel Peron; the pair took sixth place in the semifinals. In autumn 2015, Mello participated, along with mountaineer Stefano Degiorgis, in the first edition of the reality show

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''Monte Bianco - Sfida verticale''; she made it to the semifinal getting fourth place. She also participated in the

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of the reality show on

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'' broadcast in winter 2017. She participated, forming the Le Top couple together with the model Ema Kovač, in the eighth edition of the reality show

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'' broadcast on early 2020, placing third. From September 14, 2020, to March 1, 2021, she was a contestant in the fifth edition of ''

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'', organized by

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, where she finished in fourth place. From September 14, 2021 to December 3, 2021 he participated a thirteenth edition of the reality show on ''

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'', broadcast in

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, a program in which he was in tenth place. From March 15 to May 3, 2022, together with Andrea Dianetti, she hosts ''Pupa Party'', a web-series linked to ''La pupa e il secchione'' broadcast on the

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platform.

Personal life

From 2008 to 2012, she was in a relationship with former Chilean tennis player

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. Mello was later romantically linked from 2013 to 2017 with the Italian model Stefano Sala; the couple had a daughter named Sofia in 2014. From 2017 to 2019, she was in a relationship with Carlo Gussalli Beretta, heir to the

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family. In February 2021, while participating in ''

'' as a contestant, she received the news of the death of his brother Lucas, which occurred in a car accident in

; however, Mello has decided to stay in the game.

Disputes

In September 2021, during Mello's participation in the reality show ''

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'', some videos of her went viral in which she allegedly receives, while drunk and almost unconscious, harassment by another competitor, the singer

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, later disqualified from the show.

Television programs

Web TV

Other activities

Calendars

Advertising campaigns

Music video

References

External links

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