Jeísa Chiminazzo is a Brazilian model

Model (person)

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Personal life

Chiminazzo grew up in Muçum

Muçum

-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...

, RS

Rio Grande do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...

, Brazil

Brazil

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, born to parents Ernani and Ivone of Italian

Italian people

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 and German

German Brazilian

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 descent. She has two sisters, Grace (6 years older) and Jéssica (5 years younger). She was discovered in 1998 at the age of 13 by a Brazilian actor who recommended her to a modeling agency

Modeling agency

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Career

A year after first appearing the covers of local magazines, Chiminazzo signed with IMG Models

IMG Models

IMG Models is one of the major international modeling agencies, currently representing only female models. Its mother office is in New York City, with branches in Paris, London, Milan and Hong Kong. It is a division of New York, NY-based IMG...

 in New York and appeared in Italian editions of Elle

Elle (magazine)

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and Marie Claire

Marie Claire

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soon after. During her first few years as an international model, Chiminazzo appeared in several fashion campaigns, for designers such as Emanuel Ungaro

Emanuel Ungaro

Emanuel Ungaro is a French fashion designer.-Early life:Ungaro's Italian father fled to France from Francavilla Fontana of Brindisi province because of the fascist uprising in Italy...

 and Jill Stuart, for which she was photographed by Ellen von Unwerth

Ellen von Unwerth

Ellen von Unwerth is a photographer and director, specializing in erotic femininity. She worked as a fashion model for ten years herself before moving behind the camera, and now makes fashion, editorial, and advertising photographs.Ellen von Unwerth found fame when she first photographed Claudia...

. In July 2005, Chiminazzo got her breakthrough with a Paris Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

cover with Isabeli Fontana

Isabeli Fontana

-Early life and discovery:Fontana was born in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. In 1996 she made it to the finals of the Elite Model Look when she was just 13 and in the following year she moved from South of Brazil to Milan, Italy, to start her modelling career.-Career:...

, photographed by Mario Testino

Mario Testino

-Early Life:Testino grew up in Lima, the eldest son of a businessman. When he was young he wanted to be a priest. Testino recalls being unpopular at school because of his flamboyance. He was good at math and went on to study economics at Universidad del Pacífico, where his insistence on wearing...

 after which her career took off.

Chiminazzo has appeared on the cover of nine international editions of Vogue, including French, Brazilian, Russian, British, German, Spanish, and Japanese.

Chiminazzo has been featured in campaigns for Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....

, CK Jeans, Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli

Roberto Cavalli is an Italian fashion designer from Florence.-Biography:Roberto Cavalli was born in Florence, Tuscany. His grandfather, Giuseppe Rossi, was a member of the Macchiaioli Movement, whose work is exhibited in the Uffizi Gallery. Cavalli decided to enroll at the local Art Institute,...

, Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana

Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....

, D&G, Hugo Boss

Hugo Boss

Hugo Ferdinand Boss was the founder of clothing company Hugo Boss.-Early life:Boss was born in Metzingen, Germany. After completing his apprenticeship and one year of employment, he founded his own company in Metzingen in 1923.-Support of Nazism:Boss joined the Nazi Party in 1931, two years before...

, Hermès

Hermès

Hermès International S.A., or simply Hermès is a French high fashion house established in 1837, today specializing in leather, lifestyle accessories, perfumery, luxury goods, and ready-to-wear...

, Armani, Karl Lagerfield, K Karl Lagerfield, Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent (brand)

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, YSL makeup, Dior, Marc Jacobs, Intimissimi, Chanel, Tiffany, Versus,Top Shop, Warehouse, Accessorise, DKNY, Ungaro, GAP, Tommy Hilfiger, Tommy Jeans, Nautica, Abercombie, Victor Hugo, Marella, Paul and Joe, Hogan, Emporio Armani, J Brand, ISSA, Pucci, Alberta Ferretti, Jill Stuart, Lacoste, Alexandre Herchovitch, Animale and H&M

H&M

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. She also walked in the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. She was featured in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is published annually by Sports Illustrated. It features fashion models wearing swimwear in exotic locales. According to some, the magazine is the arbiter of supermodel succession. In addition, the issue is a media nexus that in 2005 carried in advertising....

. She has done perfume campaigns for Hermes, CK, and Dior.

Chiminazzo is also considered one of the most successful contemporary runway models and has consistently walked for the worlds top fashion designers for fashion weeks in NY, Milan, London, Paris and São Paulo. They include Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Valentino, Balenciaga, Lanvin, Chanel, DKNY, Prada, Diane von Furstenberg, Kenzo, Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Lagerfeld Gallery, D&G, Fendi, Christian Dior, and Dolce & Gabbana.

Agencies

• Bleu (Beverly Hills)
• Francina (Barcelona)
• IMG (London, New York, Paris)
• L'Equipe (São Paulo)
• Louisa (Hamburg/Munich)
• SeeDS (Berlin)
• Why Not (Milan)

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