Sara Sampaio, Model

We're non sure if Sara Sampaio's up for becoming the 8th wonder of the world, as Portuguese GQ would have it, but we can see where they're coming from. As Sara's a local girl, from Porto, she may be OK with it. As well as featuring in that magazine, she fabricated the cover of Vogue Portugal, and won Portuguese Gold Globes for All-time Female Model in 2011 and 2012, so she'southward won plenty of respect from her home country.

She made her breakthrough when she won 2007'south Cabelos Pantene competition, and began her career by modelling for the haircare brand when she was 16 (she was born in 1991).

Since then, the brunette with the long thick tresses has become best known for campaigns with Victoria'south Secret and Calzedonia. She was chosen to exist the confront for Calzedonia Mare's international advertising in 2012, which was shot by Canadian photographer Raphael Mazzucco in Hellenic republic and Jamaica. She was already familiar with shoots for Victoria's Hugger-mugger before she debuted in the Pinkish New Campus Essentials section of the lingerie firm's Manner Show, in Nov 2013. For its Swim collection shoot in Miami, she showcased a skimpy aureate two-piece, and proved her sporting credentials by diving into the swimming pool in a tiny white bikini.

The Portuguese model also took role in the campaigns of Replay with Irina Shayk, and of Blumarine alongside Adriana Lima, both for Autumn/Winter 11/12. In fact, she bears quite a resemblance to the Brazilian. Other magazine work has included Elle France, Glamour, and Marie Claire, while American admirers volition have enjoyed watching her TV adverts for Axe trunk spray.

When she can get away, Sampaio goes for "any place that is hot". She'southward happy with "just being on a beach, in the sand, not doing annihilation at all". Well, she probably spends enough of time on a beach. Unfortunately for her, but fortunately for us, not much of that is spent doing zilch! When she travels by air, she always packs moisturiser, lip balm, centre drops and drinking h2o, with her laptop and good music being the other essentials.

She employs a personal trainer to keep her motivated. She makes use of hotel gyms to carry on with her trainer'south workouts, just sometimes she forgets the steps! She also recommends cycling, and general cardio piece of work. "Just proceed your body moving" is her advice – she suggests a run or a swim equally examples. If you were permitted a peek into her beach bag, you'd probably find a phone, some headphones, sweets (usually Skittles), a towel and of grade, her bikini. The detail you'd be most certain of spotting, though, would be her sunscreen. She likes to utilize SPF 50. Skin protection is e'er important for a model, but with Sara'south dark colouring and sensitive pare, it's vital.

At school, she had no clear aspirations, although she quite fancied interim. Once she'd won the Pantene contest, she turned to modelling, and realised: "wow, maybe I do like this", and can't think at present of anything else she could have done. We can't imagine a mode world without Sara Sampaio, either!

Model Sara Sampaio photography By Perla Maarek