Luizeani Altenhofen (born July 6, 1979) is a Brazilian actress, model and television presenter.

Biography

Altenhofen was born Luizeani Altenhofen on July 6, 1979, in

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. Of German descent, her parents, Maria Denise Justo Panda and Luiz Ademir Altenhofen, were both

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instructors. She was

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to work when she was 16 years old, and around then began taking part in her first beauty pageants. In 1996 she was elected Miss

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and in 1998 was third place as Miss Brasil Internacional, but due to health problems couldn't compete at the Miss International 1998 contest in Japan. Beginning in the late 1990s/early 2000s Altenhofen began to dedicate herself to television; one of her earliest credits, with 19 years old, was a guest appearance on the music video of the song "

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", by famous alternative rock band

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She also appeared in ads by

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, and working for

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has hosted the shows ''Supertécnico'' and ''Band Esporte Clube'' after leaving

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, where she hosted ''Rolé''. In 2001 and again in 2006 she posed for ''

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'', and also was an assistant and reporter for ''

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''. In 2013 she made a guest appearance on

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's ''

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''. In 2016 she hosted and was a reporter for the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, invited by SBT.

Personal life

Altenhofen is married to businessman Frederico Galiotto, with whom she had a daughter, Greta (born 2009).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Altenhofen, Luize 1979 births Living people Brazilian female models Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian models of German descent People from Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian television presenters Brazilian women television presenters Brazilian television actresses Brazilian telenovela actresses