Rosimary Souza Primo, better known as Rose di Primo (born 6 March 1955), is a former Brazilian model and actress. A

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of the 1970s, she was one of the most sought after Brazilian models during that time. She is considered to be the inventor of the

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bikini.

Career

Di Primo's career began off at the age of 16 when she won a beauty pageant sponsored by broadcaster Flávio Cavalcanti. At the age of 18, she appeared on the cover of Manchete magazine. She was photographed seated on a motorbike wearing a white bikini. After this, she was known nationally in Brazil and became one of the country's most sought after models of the 1970s. In the 1980s, she posed

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for

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, Ele e Ela and ''Status''. At the time, she held the record for appearing on the cover of men's magazines the greatest number of times, and she also starred in a controversial yogurt commercial. She has acted in some films, most notably ''Os Machões'' (1972), ''Uma Virgem Na Praça'' (1973), ''Clockwork Banana'' (1974) and ''O Padre Queria Pecar''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose di Primo 1955 births Living people Actresses from São Paulo Brazilian female adult models Brazilian female models Brazilian actresses Glamour models Models from São Paulo