Susana Sabino was a Portuguese mannequin of African-European origin, whose origins date back to Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal and Angola, where she was born. Susana Sabino's origins resulted in a mix between exoticism and classic Europeanism. She was descended from a Sevillian great-grandmother who married Andrade Corvo, a statesman of recognized merit; is the great-grandson of Joaquim Júdice Biker, the nickname Júdice was of Italian origin (they lived in the Algarve) and the Biker was of German origin who also lived in the Algarve; she was still the granddaughter of Maria Sabino and Helena Capela, both Angolan mestizos; as for the paternal grandmother, little is known since he was of German origin and left no trace. Susana's features have always attracted photographers and I met her in Troia at the age of 17, in a photographic model contest organized by Espaço T-Magazine. Maria João Palmeiro and António Homem Cardoso worked in this means of communication. This contest was the kick-off for our interviewee. Later, he went to represent Portugal in Morocco in the Miss Nações competition. . Susana tells us: “After the T-Magazine Space Contest, Maria João Aguiar advised me to go to Brian McCarthy's model school, which was a great help because I didn't know anything about fashion or fashion shows and lived in a Refugee Home with no economic resources. Brian was exceptional because he facilitated the payment, leaving me forever recognized. The first people from the fashion world that I met and supported me were Carlos Cruz and Marluce. Marluce made a production with Augusto's clothes and Chico Prata photographed me. Then, when I went to represent Portugal, José Carlos lent me an evening dress and from then on we became friends, starting to parade for him. In different dimensions, José Carlos made me dream like my dear Karl Lagerfeld. Both were excellent. The paths of internationalization From the age of 18, Susana Sabino went to Spain where she worked at Cibeles with the best Spanish stylists. Later, he went to Milan where he worked at the shows of some of the best designers such as Soprani, Ferré, Rocco Barroco, Basile, Fendi, Blumarine, SportMax, Mario Valentino, among others. Meanwhile, he started to parade for the Karl Lagerfeld collection where he was in the final frame with the fabulous Marpessa and Pat Cleveland. In the following season he started to parade in all collections of Karl Lagerfeld, Fendi and Chanel, both Ready-to-Wear and Haute Couture. Arriving from London to speak for Moda & Moda, Susana recalled ancient times and in a very emotional outburst, she said: "I was very happy when at the end of a Scherrer parade the lady said: you were fantastic, not even a fold opened with your walk". He continued: “At this moment, rewinding the“ film ”, I remember that Karl Lagerfeld treated her very carefully because he liked himself, because they had an empathy through their taste for art in general and in particular for the decorative arts. They were fine for each other. ” M & Moda - What did you feel when you learned of his death? I was very sad, really sad, I didn't even say goodbye to him in life and I was always thinking about going to see him alone and be with him as in the good old days of Haute Couture. M & M - How was your relationship with Karl Lagerfeld inside and outside the backstage? From time to time I would have lunch with him, with Inés de la Fressange, and Giles Dufour and other collaborators. I always felt very cherished by him and even protected source: modaemoda