She’s a sexy super model of the Victoria’s Secret Variety a la Giselle, Alexandra and the rest but this one did it outside the box and taken her career far beyond what one would expect. This is not your typical model who is party-ing the nights away. Instead she’s got her sights set on the far horizon of a long term career in the entertainment industry.
Check out the PODCAST Interview with Luciana Gimenez to hear all about life in her very "fast lane" life– yet she manages to juggle family and her career effectively.
It doesn’t take much to recognize this woman as an international beauty and “woman to watch.” With gorgeous black hair, hypnotic chocolate brown eyes, glowing skin and an enviable 6-foot frame, Luciana’s look harkens back to screen siren icons — Sophia Loren and Claudia Cardinale. She spent a chunk of her life as a jet-setting model only to return to Brazil to kick off her TV career.
Hosting Brazil’s leading talk show “Superpop,” a live show that combines humor with controversy and touches on subjects ranging from celebrity interviews to hard news, Luciana has interviewed such celebrities as Gloria Gaynor, Mick Jagger, Bryan Adams, INXS, and Britney Spears, and a slew of other highly recognizable names who know that Luciana is well known in Brazil and throughout South America as well as Europe. Her only country left to conquer is the US where she is starting to make waves both for her beauty and her dynamic personality.
Born not far from Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to renown Brazilian soap star actress, Vera Gimenez, Luciana grew up in a lifestyle that blended a free spirited beach life with the hectic public spotlight that accompanies television fame in Brazil as it does anywhere else. Discovered by John Casablancas (founder of Elite model agency) at age 16, Luciana went to Paris to launch a distinguished modeling career. Continuous travel to Paris, London, Milan and New York enabled Luciana to become fluent in English, French and Italian as well as Portuguese– making her multi-linguality an formidable addition to her repertoire of talents. Luciana has strutted the runways of Sao Paulo Fashion Week and graced the cover of over 52 magazines internationally, including HELLO!, Vogue Brazil, Cosmopolitan Brazil, VIP, InStyle Brazil, FHM Collections and more.
In 1999, Luciana became well-known in the United States when she had a child by a well-known rock star. What Luciana did was regroup and address the situation and realize that motherhood had responsibilities. Listen to her podcast to hear more about her life. She’s incredibly adept, aware and alive with the verve of life. She knows what’s important to her– and family is important. Recently married, Luciana has made an effort to achieve a blended family that functions within the demands of her powerhouse spouse and her own "faster than a speeding bullet" career. She has lot of goals including acting and she is moving up the ladder from brief appearances to bigger parts.
Check out the podcast. Check out the videos. See a bit of Luciana and her vibrant personality. She’s smart, sharp and really fun. We talked a bit more than what you hear but we are hoping to get more time with Luciana to talk to her about her career (the pluses and the minuses), how to juggle the family with that high powered career as well as a cage a few more beauty tips.
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