Raica Oliveira
Raica Oliveira was born in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 22nd, 1984 and is the Model. At the age of 40, Raica Oliveira biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Raica Oliveira (born January 22, 1984) is a Brazilian model known for her work with numerous companies, including Emanuel Ungaro, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, Chanel, Lancôme, Victoria's Secret, Pepe Jeans, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, JLO, H&M, Elle, Marie Claire, TNG, Ann Taylor and XOXO.
As of 2008, she has been working as a fashion reporter for Jornal Record.She resides in Ibiza, Spain.
Early life
Oliveira was born in Niterói, Brazil, the youngest of three children. She has two brothers: Givago (an economist) and Pablo (a lawyer). She graduated from the Sao Vicente de Paula school in Niteroi.
Before becoming a model, she practiced bodyboarding. She dreamed of becoming a model since she was ten years old. Oliveira was discovered by the same agent who discovered Gisele Bündchen, Sergio Mattos.
In 1999, Oliveira entered the Elite Model Look contest in Brazil and beat 30,000 girls for the top prize. She was sent to Nice, France, for the final international competition, where she placed second. Soon thereafter, she moved to New York with her mother Conceição de Oliveira to try to build her career.
Personal life
Oliveira is a vegetarian and she has stated she has been one her whole life and does not feel the urge to eat animal meat. Oliveira speaks Portuguese, English, French, Spanish and Italian. She loves animals. She has eight dogs in her home town. Oliveira has six tattoos and plans to study philosophy at university when she retires.
Career
At the 1999 fall fashion previews in Paris and Milan, Raica Oliveira was christened "The Sensation." With Adriana Lima, Maggie Rizer, Oluchi, and Karen Elson, she was one of the season's most talked about models. Christian Dior, shot by photographer Nick Knight, was her first campaign for the brand New Age and Vanity Fair. Oliveira was one of the models on the Vogue USA edition's Blame It On Rio in May 2000, the photographer was Mario Testino, but the show also featured models such as Gisele Bündchen and Fernanda Tavares. In 2001, she was named one of Brazil's most searched top models, earning US$300,000 for her career, which included walking in more than 76 fashion shows in fewer than two seasons.
Oliveira was shot by Peter Beard, and Nourchene Scherif and Mia Rosing were among the 2002 calendars commemorating the Vespa. In 2005, Oliveira was also posed for the Pirelli Calendar. Jennifer Lopez decided to make her own clothing line, and Oliveira was chosen to be the head girl for the fall/ winter collection.
Oliveira was unveiled as a spokesmodel for Lancôme, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, and La Perla, in addition to her campaigns and advertisements, and fashion designer Punto Blanco. Naomi Campbell, the top model on the Selmark Underwear Collection 2006 fashion preview, was then replaced by her. She has also designed swimwear for Victoria's Secret.
Oliveira walked on the runway in Rio for the TNG fashion show in 2006. She appeared in Sports Illustrated in February 2007. Oliveira joined IMG Paris in March 2007 and was also featured in Ann Taylor advertisements. She appeared in Bandolino advertisements in September 2007, which were also included in Vogue and InStyle. She has also been a spokesperson for David Morris London jewelry since being the new star of Avon Oliveira. Oliveira was one of the top models on the Blame It On Brazil edition of the Vanity Fair in September 2007, photographed by Mario Testino.
Oliveira posed for photographer Gabriel Mendes in "Urban Puns - Trocadilhos Urbanos," a series of urban portraits shot in Rio de Janeiro, S. Paulo, and New York, where Mendes lives, has Oliveira posing for the photographer in one of the 12 photographs that make his photographic journal. In 2007, a photograph was taken in New York in front of a street graffiti.
She is included in the Sports Illustrated 2007 Calendar and was a member of the Sports Illustrated 2007 Sportsman of the Year Awards on December 4, 2007. She appeared in a GQ editorial for the United Kingdom in February 2008. Oliveira's year 2008 was the year of XOXO, the Italian fashion company. Both Oliveira's face and name in their brand have been used in the latest XOXO campaign, naming Oliveira as one of their spokesmodels. She is currently working with Next Models (London, New York, Milan, and Miami), Elite Models, Munchen Models, and others.
So Paulo Fashion Week has launched a calendar featuring 25 Brazilian models, including Oliveira, photographed by Bob Wolfenson with art direction by Giovanni Bianco. The calendar was followed by a film containing interviews with the models, which was broadcast at GNT in Brazil and then hit the shelves as a DVD.
Oliveira was featured in a campaign for fashion brand H&M in both the Caribbean and the United States in April 2008.
Oliveira is against posing nude: "I could not have nude." Nothing against those who practice, but I never felt confident about it. It's not something that will make me proud.
She appeared on the YO DONA newspaper in May 2008. Oliveira appeared at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008. She was photographed for the French Vogue in Cannes.
Michelle Alves, Isabeli Fontana, and Caroline Ribeiro appeared on the Rosa Chá male fashion show spring/summer 2008/2009 in June.
Oliveira, Daniela Cicarelli, and Deborah Secco are the faces of the Brazilian footwear brand Via Marte's Spring/Summer 2009 collection, 2008/2009; Oliveira is also the spokesmodel for Lez a Lez, Banco de Areia, and Pain de Sucre (France).
Oliveira walking on the fashion shows of A de Coco during the summer season 2010 featured Oliveira walking on the fashion shows of Sano Paulo (SPFW). O Estilo and Cia Maritima, two of Brazil's most well-known fashion brands, are two.
Oliveira is based on lingerie for Victoria's Secret. In 2009, she was featured in the brands new campaign. This is the second time Oliveira has featured Victoria's Secret since 2005, when she first appeared in their swimwear catalog.
Oliveira is the first Brazilian model to be featured in a Swarovski commercial. She is the star of the Ginga Collection, which debuted in April 2010.
Oliveira has appeared in more than six Vogue editions including Vogue USA, Vogue Australia, Vogue Spain, Vogue France, Vogue Brazil, Vogue Paris, and Vogue Paris since 2000.
Oliveira became the new star of lingerie company Ultimo in November 2010, replacing Kelly Brook. Oliveira is, however, able to pose in her underwear for the new campaign, she has decided against ever posing nude.