Sara Sampaio is a Portuguese model best known for being a Victoria's Secret
Angel and working for Calzedonia, as well as her appearance in the 2014
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, a first for a Portuguese supermodel, for
which she won Rookie of the Year. She is also known as the queen to her Sara
Sampaio Defense Zquad. She has appeared in magazines such as
GQ, Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Sports Illustrated. She won Portuguese Golden
Globes in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015 for Best Female Model.
Career Sara was discovered at the age of 15,
but because she was still too young, she was asked to come back when she was
older. Sara started modeling when she won a hair modeling contest in Portugal
at the age of 16 called e Cabelos Pantene 2007 contest. She had the chance
to be in a commercial in Portugal. She got signed to an agency, but because of
her strict parents, she had to finish high school, and went to the University
in Lisbon. She was doing part time because she was not allowed to be
homeschooled. While in Lisbon, she did editorial part time until she had the
opportunity to go international. Sara’s dream was to work for Victoria’s Secret.
Her agency sent in headshots, and she was asked to audition, but did not make
it on the show. She worked very hard to be chosen for Victoria’s Secret Fashion
Show. After her third year audition, she made her debut in 2013 walking one
segment of the VS Fashion Show and two segments in 2014. She was recently
chosen as one of the newest angels for the 2015 runway, and this December will
be the first year she walks the runway as an angel.
She has been featured prominently in television ads for Axe body spray in the
United States. In 2012, she was chosen for the cover of the April edition of
Portuguese Vogue and to be the face of the international advertising campaign
for Calzedonia Mar, Summer 2012, which was photographed by Raphael Mazzucco in
Greece and Jamaica. She was the face of Calzedonia again in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
She also appeared in the Replay Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign, alongside
Irina Shayk, in the Blumarine Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign, with Adriana
Lima and in the Armani Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign. In 2013, she appeared in the
first edition of the year of the Portuguese GQ, where she was presented
as the "eighth wonder of the world".She appeared in Rosa Cha 2013 campaign
alongside Barbara Palvin She made her debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion
Show on 13 November 2013. She walked in the pink segment. She walked the
following year in two segments and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in
2015. She has appeared in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Sports Illustrated
Swimsuit edition and won the "Rookie of the year" award in 2014. Sampaio has
been on the cover of L'Officiel, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Elle, Harper's
Bazaar, GQ, Telva, etc. Awards
First place, Cabelos Pantene Contest 2007
Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes Fashion Awards 2011
Best Female Model, Vogue Portugal Fashion Awards 2011
Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes Fashion Awards 2012
Best Female Model, Vogue Portugal Fashion Awards 2012
2013 Revelation Model of the Year by ¡Hola! magazine
Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes Fashion Awards 2014
2014 Rookie of the Year, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes Fashion Awards 2015
Personal Sara Sampaio grew up in the outskirts of
Porto, Portugal, then moved to New York to start her career. She stated in an
interview that she intends to keep her personal life very private. In her free
time she loves to surf and kick boxe. She is a brown belt in karate and is
currently learning to play the guitar. References
External links Sara Sampaio at the Fashion Model
Directory Sara Sampaio on Twitter
Sara Sampaio on Facebook Official website