Gianne Albertoni (born 5 July 1981) is a Brazilian model, actress and television presenter.

Biography

Albertoni was born in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Brazil. She was discovered in 1993 when she was 13 years old, by a Brazilian multimedia artist and photographer, Sergio Valle Duarte. Four months later in

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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 elite fashion company founded by Gianni Versace in 1978. The company produces Italian-made ready-to-wear and accessories, as well as '' haute couture'' under it ...

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 Prada S.p.A. (, ; ) is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in 1913 in Milan by Mario Prada. It specializes in leather handbags, travel accessories, shoes, ready-to-wear, and other fashion accessories. Prada licenses its name and branding ...

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 stylis ...

. In Milan, Albertoni worked for

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian Luxury goods, 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, ...

Gucci Guccio Gucci S.p.A., doing business as Gucci ( , ), is an Italian Luxury goods, luxury fashion house based in Florence. Its product lines include handbags, ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories, and home decoration; and it licenses its name and ...

, and Armani. In New York, she posed for photographers such as Bruce Weber,

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva Order of the British Empire, OBE Royal Photographic Society#Distinctions and qualifications, HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in ...

and

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. She appeared in the Brazilian films "Popstar", "Muita Calma Nessa Hora", "Malu de Bicicleta", "Carro de Paulista", and the Brazilian TV series "

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" as Gigi. Albertoni is 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 12 August 2009, Albertoni co-hosted the Brazilian variety program ''Hoje em Dia'' on

Rede Record Record (stylized in uppercase; ), formerly known as Rede Record and RecordTV, 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 ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albertoni, Gianne 1981 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian female models Brazilian telenovela actresses Models from São Paulo 21st-century Brazilian women