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Here is the new Ale commercial for the VS gift cards. http://s65.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=09TA5CL...VC1EBLWY05C7M4G

A contact of mine in Brazil met Ale at the airport yesterday, and took a few quick pics of her in line.

Because PINK is the name of the brand. It's not referring to the color. Kind of like if it were LOVE GUESS or LOVE ARMANI.

Here is a video with Ale from WB11 that aired yesterday regarding the VS Beauty Lounge. At the moment, I'm having trouble capturing it for download... http://ivillage.feedroom.com/index.jsp?aut...967cbbabad8f64b

ALE IS IN THE NEW VS IPEX COMMERCIAL!! It's online at VS.com!!! SHE LOOKS FABULOUS!!!

That was a 'player' piano - the keys were playing by themselves.

Ale's new video diary... http://s44.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=01IWZSC...783GW3PC08XNW3D

Actually that photo shoot was from last year's catalogue.

Here is the video to download and play in either Real Player or Media Player. Barbie Vid

I finally received my copy of M&GUIA from the publisher! You can find the editorial, cover and behind-the-scenes shots here. Special thanks to Neo for the touch-ups!

OMG, Nine! Those scans are FABULOUS!! *flails* Can I put them up at A-A.net??

sorry

The Victoria's Secret Show will return this year, after a year long break. The Top 5 Supermodels (Gisele Bundchen, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Karolina Kurkova, and Alessandra Ambrosio) will stand in front of the curtain at the end of the show. After the show has ended the curtain will open and the 5 supermodels will leave the rest of the models and audience behind and take off on the 2005 Angels Across America Tour. "This Year the Angels Across America Tour will be Bigger and Better" says Monica Mitro. The Angels will be on the tour for two weeks this time and going to more locations. They will start off from New York City at a store signing, then travel to Chicago where they will continue to spread holiday spirit at the Victoria's Secret Water Tower store and present the 2005 Holiday collection. Then it is off to Florida where they will be honored at Disney World, taking part in the Disney parade. The next stop will be Miami where they will sign autographs for fans at the Miami Victoria's Secret Store. On the third day in Florida the Angels will head to Key West where they will greet fans and sign autographs at the store (that is built on water). After Florida the girls will be flown to Dallas where they will continue there adventure and be honored at the Six Flags amusement Park. On the fifth day of the tour Las Vegas welcomes the Victoria's Secret Angels. The first stop in Vegas is the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where the Angels (Karolina, Gisele, Heidi, Adriana, and Alessandra) will be adding more memories to the Victoria's Secret Showcase in the Hall of Fame. At the Bellagio Hotel, the renowned fountain show will be more spectacular than ever once again with pink water to celebrate the arrival of Victoria's Secret. Later in the evening, the Angels will announce a special performance by the Rolling Stones at the Bellagio. Then, it is back on the plane for Honolulu where they will sing with a rare beach boys performance on a Hawaiian stage and sign Autographs for fans. The Angels then will fly to San Francisco to present the 2005 Holiday Gift collection, interact with fans, and donate memorabilia. The final stop of the Angels Across America tour is Los Angeles, CA. The Victoria's Secret store at the Grove will be the venue for the Victoria's Secret version of the Hollywood 'Walk of Fame' ceremony. Gisele, Heidi, Ana, Adriana, and Alessandra will each leave a cement hand prints at the Chinese Theater. After the unveiling, the Angels will sign autographs for fans on commemorative photos, in the Grove Victoria's Secret store. "We have the same girls going this year, we just feel that they are really strong Independent woman and we want to promote that to Our Customers. Karolina Kurkova is the only new girl, she is a very strong bubbly girl. She has done ads with La Perla and has done numerous covers, and she is a very hot model right now. So to put her on the tour just really made a lot of sense." says Monica Mitro This year since the Fashion show will right before the Angels Tour, the bus will not be adorned with their runway images. Instead it will be covered with a Ad for "Got Milk." This ad will feature the 5 Angels wearing Strawberry milk mustaches stating "Even Angels need Strong bones."

She's the main spokesperson. In fact, you might have noticed in that article from Brazilian Vogue, VS was inspired to create the PINK line *because* of Ale. So I think she will remain the lead spokesmodel for it for quite awhile.

A friend of mine is a stockholder in Limited Brands, Inc., and sent me their Annual Report for this year. Ale was included on the cover, as well as inside. It's interesting to note that the CEO of VS said that he is extremely confident that PINK will become the second largest specialty lingerie brand inthe US, right behind VS as it's own entity. Sounds like a good thing for Ale!! Thanks to Neo for the touch-ups on these...

Hee! Love you, too, doll!

I have a couple of friends online who have moved to the States from Brazil who are always more than happy to keep up with their native language!

Vogue Brazil May 05 Special thanks to Neo for the touch-ups! And the text: New York-London. New York-San Francisco. New York-paris, For three less nights a week, Alessandra Ambrosio sleeps on an airplane in order, the next day, to face a photo shoot. Three days a month, however, she clears her schedule and returns to her house, an apartment in Praia Brava, in Florianopolis. There, she goes straight into the sea. Chosen the sixth sexiest woman in the world by the site models. com and a model for the lingerie brand Victoria's Secret, what the girl wants most is to be a surfer. "I still can't catch a wave well, but I can always be in the sea, and stay there, at ease." When she spoke with Vogue, by telephone, Floripa (translator's note: the Brazilian nickname for the city of Florianopolis) was snowy and cold. "It's great: there are waves and it's full of surfers," she said. Outside the waves, she already has a suitable place to spend her vacations: Bali, Indonesia. "There the waves are perfect." The hours of relaxation are fundamental for this girl of 24 years. In the days of work, she has a lot to deal with. Since 2001, she works, alongside Gisele Bundchen, as a spokesmodel for Victoria's Secret. It was in her curves and in her manner of being that the stylists of teh brand were inspired to create the line Pink, one of the best-selling in the united States. "They wanted someone sexy, marketable, playful, and someone who wants to put their life on hold to head up the brand," she says. "And I gave them that for sure." Beautiful and famous, Alessandra has enviable job offers. She was called on by the flattering of the director Oliver Stone to act in the film "Alexander". But she couldn't find the time to get together with the production team. "I'm in a good place in my modelling career and and what I want most is to be photographed." Young age notwithstanding, Alessandra has been a top model for ten years. From Erechim in Rio Grande do Sul, she still had her badly-formed baby teeth when she represented Rio Grande do Sul in The Look of The year contest, from the modeling agency Elite, in Sao Paulo. She was also shorter -- 1.69 meters -- and because of these things she was refused by all the agencies in Sao Paulo. After six months, her permanent teeth had all come in and she grew seven valuable centimeters. She spent two years in Sampa [translator's note: the Brazilian nickname for Sao Paulo] before she moved to Second Avenue, in New York, and had her face on the cover of the premiere fashion magazines and joined with brands like Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, and Guess. Today she values relaxing on the beach, but her private life is still left to hope. After breaking up her relationship with the model Marcelo Boldrini, with whom she appeard in the 2003 Pirelli Calendar, Alessandra is single. Free and unhindered. What is the secret for picking her up? "I don't have a secret," she says. "I have to look around for him and see who really attracts me." What she doesn't go for is more easy to figure out. "Those guys who stay in the clubs chasing after all the women. No, that kind won't do."

Holy Crap! Those pics are hot!

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