Sara Sampaio is best known for being a Victoria 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 has appeared in magazines such as GQ, Elle, Vogue, Glamour and Sports Illustrated. Since 2017, Sara is the Beauty Ambassador for Moroccanoil. She won Portuguese Golden Globes in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2016 for Best Female Model.
Born Name Sara Pinto Sampaio
Nick Name Sara
Occupation Fashion / Runway model
Years active 2007–present
Born: July 21, 1991, 31 years old and 10 months, Porto, Portugal
Sun Sign Cancer
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Green
Height 5 ft 7¾ in or 172 cm
Measurements 32-23.5-34 in or 81-60-87 cm
Bra size 30B
Family
Siblings – Andre Sampaio (Brother)
Others – Maria Sampaio (Cousin)
Manager
Sara Sampaio is signed to these modeling agencies –
Models 1
Mega Model Agency – Hamburg
Marilyn Agency – Paris
View Management – Spain
Women Management – Milan
Women Direct – New York
Mega Model Agency – Berlin
Central Models – Portugal (Mother Agency)
Women Direct – Milan (2011 – 2012)
Education
While she was in high school, she won a modeling contest in 2007 (when she was 16). But, she didn’t pursue modeling just after that. Her parents are really strict and didn’t allow Sara to skip school for modeling. So, after completing her schooling, she went to Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal to a university and completed her education.
Distinctive Features
Thick lips
Angel face
Beautiful eyes
Career
Sampaio was discovered at the age of 15, but was not allowed to compete in modeling competitions until the age of 16. At the age of 16, she won a hair modeling contest in Portugal called Cabelos Pantene 2007. After the contest, she had the chance to be in a commercial in Portugal. Off the success of the contest and commercial, she was signed to an agency, however due to her parents, she had to finish high school before becoming professional.
After completing high school, Sampaio attended the University of Lisbon. She attended part-time because she was not allowed to be homeschooled. While in Lisbon, she got a part-time job as an editor until she had the opportunity to go international. She had the chance to be in a commercial in Portugal.
As of November 2017, Sampaio is the 18th most popular top model on social media in the world, with a total of 10 million followers across social media. She is also the most popular on social media among the new Victoria Secret Angels and the 4th most popular Victoria Secret Angel, only after veteran models Adriana Lima, Alessandra Ambrosio and Candice Swanepoel. Sara Sampaio is currently ranked by Models.com as one of the Top Sexiest Models in the fashion industry.
Sampaio dream was to work for Victoria Secret. After her agency sent in headshots, she was asked to audition. However, she did not make it into the Fashion Show. She continued to pursue the runway and made her debut in the 2013 Victoria Secret Fashion Show, where she walked in one segment. During her sophomore performance in 2014, she walked in two segments. In 2015, she was chosen as one of the newest Angels for the 2015 runway, and in December of the same year, she walked for the brand for the first time as an Angel. On 24 October 2016, it was announced that Sara would be walking with the other Angels in the 2016 Fashion Show in Paris, France.
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 Secret Fashion Show on 13 November 2013. She walked in the Pink segment. She walked the following year in two segments and in 2015, she walked in two segments, for the first year, as an angel. 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 Bazaar, GQ, Telva, etc. In 2015, Maxim honored the 20th anniversary of the brand Victoria Secret and included Sampaio on the list The 20 Most beautiful Angels of All time.
In 2016, Sampaio walked for: Elie Saab, Jean Paul Gaultier, Balmain, Mugler, Emanuel Ungaro, Giambattista Valli, Redemption, Miu Miu, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch, Jeremy Scott, Marc Jacobs, Alberta Ferreti, Francesco Scognamiglio, Philipp Plein, Moschino, Ermanno Scervino, Dolce and Gabbana, Missoni and even closed Sportmax. In May she got her first cover in the United States, photographed by Gilles Bensimon to Maxim.
In 2017, Sampaio became the new Beauty Ambassador for the famous Israeli brand Moroccanoil.
Brand Endorsements
Sampaio advertised for the fashion brands such as Armani Exchange, Asos, Blumarine, Calzedonia, Replay, Victoria Secret.
Personal life
Sampaio grew up in the outskirts of Porto, Portugal, then moved to New York City to start her career. In interviews with Vogue, Sampaio talks about being photographed nude. She considers her modeling a form of artistic expression, and nudity empowering. Sara feels confident and said in the interview, At the end of the day, we were born naked, and that the way we are gonna go. However, she accused Lui magazine of sexual harassment and bullying her into posing nude for their cover when she put requested that her contract stipulate a no nudity clause. She believes everyone should feel comfortable in their own skin no matter shape or size. For this reason, Sara has spoken out against skinny shaming, and mentioned in an interview that the amount of hate that her and other Victoria Secret models experience is ridiculous. She says that every body is different and every metabolism is different. The model was part of The Perfect Body VS campaign that was later changed to A Body for Everybody.
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
Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes Fashion Awards 2016
First Fashion Show
Sara debut fashion show was Ready to Wear – Spring / Summer 2012 where she walked for Blumarine, and Kevork Kiledjian.
Personal Trainer
She works with a personal trainer. The trainer makes her to do exercises for one hour in a day and five days in a week. It mainly consists of exercises without machines or any equipment. She starts with boxing for 20 minutes. After boxing, she switches to cardio to increase her heart rate and burn the calories. Cardio is followed by some floor exercises to work on particular body areas such as butts, abs, and especially legs. Models need to have long, and toned legs to look sexy.
While traveling also, she manages her workout as it is mainly the floor exercises, for which she needs just a mat. Sometimes, the hotel in which she resides also has a gym.
Sara Sampaio Favorite Things
Holiday Destination – Hawaii
Source – Modelinia.com
Sara Sampaio Facts
She walked in annual Victoria Secret fashion show in 2013.
Sampaio had been pictured on the cover pages of almost all famous magazines such as Elle, GQ, Marie Claire, Glamour, Vogue, L’Officiel, etc.
She was awarded Portuguese Golden Globe award in the best female model category in 2011 and 2012.
She rose to fame after winning Cabelos Pantene 2007 contest.
The model had also appeared in Axe body spray ad in USA.
She had been termed as “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Portuguese GQ in their January 2013 edition.
She had modeled for the PINK segment in Victoria Secret fashion show.
She won her first modeling contest at 16 and in the form of a prize, she got a chance to appear in a television commercial to be broadcasted within Portugal.
She has a pet dog named, Luigi.
