Ana Beatriz Barros was born in Itabira, a tiny town in Brazil, on May
29, 1982. Ana was raised in the cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro after her
family moved there. The hazel-eyed statuesque beauty was discovered by
the Director of Elite Model Management, while vacationing in Brazil.
It didn't take much for him to see that she was absolute model
material, and he encouraged her to enter the Elite Look of the Year
contest. In 1996, Ana placed first in the Brazilian Elite Look of the
Year, and second in the International level of the same contest, that
same year. With a national Elite Look of the Year championship and a
modeling contract with the agency, Ana was ready for the big leagues:
in this case, Guess?. Once Paul Marciano (Co-chairman and Co-CEO of
Guess?, responsible for the careers of Eva Herzigova, Kim Smith and
Josie Maran) received Ana's impressive portfolio on behalf of Elite,
he knew he had a new Guess? girl on his hands. Ana's beauty cannot
only be seen in the Guess? Hawaii campaign (along with fellow
Brazilian Alessandra Ambrosio), but also in international
advertisements for Onyx (in Italy), Head & Shoulders and Chanel
make-up. Ana has graced the covers of Capricho (Brazil), Nova and 20
Ans (France), and has appeared in magazines such as Elle (Brazil),
Claudia (Brazil), Allure (US), Woman (Spain), and Audi (Brazil). Ana's
love for diverse cultures and languages contributes to her desire to
be a model, and that's a good thing since she is constantly living the
jetsetter life of a runway and print model. The fashion shows in which
Ana has appeared include Balmain, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix,
Jean Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabbane, Valentino, and Lolita Lempicka.
Currently with Elite Model Management in Paris and Brazil, and IMG in
New York, Ana will definitely get her chance to travel the world.