Acting

Michelle Alves

Biography

Michelle Kristine da Silva Alves (born September 19, 1978, ht. 5'11") is a Brazilian model. Alves was a student in civil engineering at Brazil's Londrina State University prior to moving to São Paulo, where she pursued modeling. She is also a polyglot, fluent in Portuguese, Italian, French and English. She was featured in the 2002 and 2003 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, appeared in two editions of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and was also featured in their catalogs and their book celebrating the company's 10th anniversary, entitled Sexy. She has been featured on more than 100 covers of major fashion magazines, including international editions of Vogue, Elle, Marie Claire, French, Esquire, L'Officiel, Harper's Bazaar, Amica, and Glamour.