Charlene Shorto
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Charlene Shorto de Ganay a.k.a. Chachá is a Brazilian socialite
and the Paris-based PR and muse of Italian designer Valentino Garavani. She was married to another Valentino PR, Brazilian Carlos Cacà de Souza with whom she has had two sons Sean and Anthony
. Valentino and his associate Giancarlo Giammetti
are their godfathers.
, Brasil but currently lives between Paris and her summer house in Barra do Una, near Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
which has also been featured on magazine US Elle Decor
. She is a driving force behind Valentino, either backstage at his Paris Haute Couture shows or walking down the red carpet at Cannes movie festival with him.
Charlene has been a fixture of the jet set
and the fashion scene on both sides of the Atlantic and at the forefront of Rio
's social scene in its golden years with the likes of Silvinha Martins, Odile Rubirosa, Carlos de Souza, Othonzinho Bezerra dea Mello, Jorge Guinle Filho, Lyginha Duran, Huguinho Jereissatti, Peggy Mellon, Chico Aragão and Bruno Barreto
.
She has appeared as herself on the "Getting Valentino" featurette on The Devil Wears Prada (film)
,'s dvd.
She's the sister of Denise Shorto, who was married to Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
, as his fourth wife.
Socialite
A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events....
and the Paris-based PR and muse of Italian designer Valentino Garavani. She was married to another Valentino PR, Brazilian Carlos Cacà de Souza with whom she has had two sons Sean and Anthony
Anthony de Souza
Anthony R. de Souza is the director of the Board on Earth Sciences and Resources at the National Research Council of the National Academies.- Biography :Dr. de Souza was born in England in April 1943...
. Valentino and his associate Giancarlo Giammetti
Giancarlo Giammetti
Giancarlo Giammetti is the honorary president of the Valentino Fashion House. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 2006.- Biography :...
are their godfathers.
Biography
Shorto was born in PernambucoPernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
, Brasil but currently lives between Paris and her summer house in Barra do Una, near Salvador de Bahia, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
which has also been featured on magazine US Elle Decor
Elle Decor
Elle Decor is a magazine published by Hearst Magazines, who bought Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 2011, that focuses on home decor.-Featured designers:...
. She is a driving force behind Valentino, either backstage at his Paris Haute Couture shows or walking down the red carpet at Cannes movie festival with him.
Charlene has been a fixture of the jet set
Jet set
"Jet set" is a journalistic term that was used to describe an international social group of wealthy people, organizing and participating all around the world in social activities that are unreachable to ordinary people...
and the fashion scene on both sides of the Atlantic and at the forefront of Rio
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
's social scene in its golden years with the likes of Silvinha Martins, Odile Rubirosa, Carlos de Souza, Othonzinho Bezerra dea Mello, Jorge Guinle Filho, Lyginha Duran, Huguinho Jereissatti, Peggy Mellon, Chico Aragão and Bruno Barreto
Bruno Barreto
Bruno Barreto is a Brazilian film director born in Rio de Janeiro. He has been making feature-length films ever since he was seventeen years old and remains one of Brazil’s most accomplished and popular directors to this day...
.
She has appeared as herself on the "Getting Valentino" featurette on The Devil Wears Prada (film)
The Devil Wears Prada (film)
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film, a loose screen adaptation of Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. It stars Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a recent college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful and demanding fashion magazine...
,'s dvd.
She's the sister of Denise Shorto, who was married to Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza
Hans Henrik Ágost Gábor Tasso Freiherr Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon et Impérfalva , a noted industrialist and art collector, was a Dutch-born Swiss citizen with a Hungarian title, a legal resident of Monaco for tax purposes, with a declared second residency in the United Kingdom, but in actuality...
, as his fourth wife.
External links
- Article and interview with Valentino Garavani and his entourage by Michael Specter
- with designer Valentino Garavani and brunette Pamela Fiori - New York Social Diary
- with Ellen Niven - New York Social Diary
- with Walter Rodrigues and Maria Pia Marcondez Ferraz - terra.com
- with Fatima Otero, Ângela Carvalho and Vera Santo Domingo - globo.com
