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https://www.instagram.com/p/DJAZu7xyPmW/?img_index=2&igsh=MTR4bXp6Y2hkcHFidw== Why is Chris thanking Andre? Is Andre actually the one responsible for Adriana modeling again lol

Is it just me or does she now wear her hair in exactly the same pulled backway with a non-descript, sleek black outfit every single time. I feel like someone told her this is the HF uniform she needs for her comeback. She looks great, but it's all a bit monotonous.

Preach. lol.

I honestly think it's unfair at this point to compare some of these models and the trajectory their careers have taken. They're all just so different. Gisele- clearly the GOAT. She's straddled both commercial and high fashion realms flawlessly. Walked every catwalk, done every campaign, been a muse to every single designer practically and on top of that she was a VS superstar (for the relatively short time she was there). And not to diminish her accomplishments, but her famous boyfriends (Leo) and ex-husband (Tom Brady) made her visible to all of those midwesterners in America that have never looked at Vogue/Elle/etc. She's become the face of an entire country, Brazil, and she's a part of the cultural zeitgeist in a way that none of the other models except the 90s supers are. Heidi- she really didn't do much at all in fashion. I think I can count her runway shows other than VS on one hand. Her fame is really due to VS and Sports Illustrated. She's dabbled in a few fashion editorials before (Her Citizen K cover and editorial playing the Amish milkmaid is incredible to me) but her sphere was commercial. She took the opportunity to pivot to hosting (Germany's Next Top Model, Project Runway, America's Got Talent, etc.) and that's really where she became a household name, again where your average midwesterner could recognize. I'm also a bit shocked that at this stage she did get a L'oreal contract, but I think she's a phenomenal spokesperson and she plays to her strengths. These two (+Tyra and Kate Moss) I really think are the only models outside of the 90s supers that your average American can name and associate a face too in their age group: 40s-50s. If we want to talk about Adriana's peers from the 2000s then you have the HF models who are still top models working that no one knows (Raquel, Mariacarla, Karen Elson, and I would even include Isabeli in here) outside of the industry and you have the VS girls who although popular don't really have the same legacy (like Miranda Kerr) with the exception of Candice (but she's 6-7 years younger). I think it's really just Adriana and Alessandra that are the "biggest" names outside of fashion from their specific era. I love Ale, but I'll concede that Adriana has her beat when it comes to name recognition on the street and her fashion profile. But the two of them are still standing, along with Isabeli, after the Brazilian wave and that says a lot considering some of the girls that were more popular than them at the beginning of their careers (Raica, Ana BB, Mariana Weickert, Caroline Ribeiro, Ana Claudia Michels, and Marcelle Bittar) now don't work much internationally. I think it's a testament that Ale and Adriana both have 21 Vogue covers and are still active models booking more than let's say Karolina Kurkova at the moment who was HUGE when she first started. Now what I don't personally understand, and I mean no hate, is how Irina seems to have catapulted over both Ale and Adriana to reach her level of success. It obviously helped to have STRONG industry support (Donatella Versace, Riccardo Tisci, Piergiorgio, Edward, etc.) and two famous exes (Bradley Cooper and Cristiano Ronaldo) but her level of success in fashion, at least, is insane while still doing commercial money jobs (although maybe not as visible as a VS contract once was). I then think you have a number of contenders in the 2010s: Karlie Kloss, Barbara Palvin, Candice, Cara, Gigi, Bella. I think Gigi and Bella are the current top social media/nepo models that achieved the most out of that crop (Kendall, Kaia, Hailey, etc.) who seem to do everything: media, HF campaigns, commercial jobs, whatever branded deals they get into. But it's an entirely different generation that we can't really compare. Anyways, just my two cents. Several of the models I mentioned are icons, and I'm happy several of them are still around being booked and busy.

The Oscars are on Sunday. She said she would be walking 4 shows in Milan, maybe 5. I don't see her walking on Sunday for Armani who never casts top models so that means she has 2 shows tomorrow.

I remember scans of these two photos used to be shared on this forum WAY back in the day but I lost my original archive. Does anyone still have them by chance? https://www.instagram.com/p/DESaOTrPDN7/?img_index=11 https://www.instagram.com/p/DESaOTrPDN7/?img_index=7

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DF6UPkiIR2b/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Moving back to NYC . . .

Can you double check these links? I think there's an issue . . .

Update: Alessandra is shooting the new El Corte Ingles advertisement in Lanzarote (Canary Islands) shot by Txema Yeste, directed by Alvaro Colom, makeup by Georgi Sandev, hair by Vasco Freitas, and styling by Belen Antolin.

@Sunshiine do they any of her actually walking the runway?

Such a welcome surprise on the runway! When was her last show, it's been years, right?

Can anyone pull HQs from Getty? https://www.gettyimages.com/search/2/image?family=editorial&phrase=alessandra ambrosio&sort=newest&events=776276382&recommendconfig=none

Anyone have a pressreader account? You can find two GNP ads with her and Ale: https://www.pressreader.com/mexico/vogue-mexico/20241201/page/57

Any body have this one in HQ?

Her 9th cover for Vogue Brazil and her 21st overall. https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhkDdVRUVK/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DEhq7UPRQdO/ Not sure if anyone has access but you can view the entire editorial here, it is stunning: https://vogue.pressreader.com/vogue-brasil

Stay tuned this weekend for a new cover dropping . . .

She's walking Elie Saab tomorrow.

@laefan which AI program did you use?

Honestly her ass hasn’t looked that good in years. Do we think she’s walking VSFS? I’ve noticed her up the workouts recently and she got some tummy tightening procedure done in Brazil about 6 months ago . . .

I love Isabeli but it’s no secret that she doesn’t work as much because she has a tendency to run her mouth and the powers that be don’t appreciate it. She said a couple years ago that she no longer walks for Versace because the stylist (Jacob K) hates her. It didn’t win her any favors. To be honest, she doesn’t seem to be saying anything particularly bad about Adriana. She just says that she kept more to herself and wasn’t part of the Brazilian gang, which if you know her personality is probably true. Now the jealousy of Gisele seems to be a bit of an overreach. In retrospect she may be jealous that they had angel contracts and she didn’t but that was her personal choice to pass on the contract. VS went to Isabeli, she declined, then to Ana BB and then she declined, and finally to Alessandra.

It seems she's back with The Society.

She supposedly shot a campaign for C&A

The reason for these local offices is mostly a remnant from before the internet where connectivity was an issue and people needed to use the fax. Surely there are local contacts that might have a better understanding of the local market and the connections/network to make introductions, but at this point EVERYONE knows the name Adriana Lima. It's the reason why she booked work when she represented herself. The client just reaches out directly to her. So if Vogue US really wanted to book her, they'd have no issue reaching out to Elite Paris/Milano. But if she had a local contact with a network at US Vogue then it might be easier. The reason to have an agency based in the US is because she lives here and they would speak English. As a result, it would probably be easier to coordinate her work schedules and communicate with the rest of her agencies. The issue with some of these agencies when it comes to older models is that they get lazy and don't actively try to book them on new/interesting projects and instead rely on inbound calls for work. Think about it, are you going to try and hustle for an established model in her 40s with a high pay grade or a new model starting out who needs to make a name for herself? Agencies seem more relevant for contract/campaign work since it can involve more complex contracts/legal issues, but I think the big benefit of a large agency is that they can negotiate model packages with clients. Have you seen when models from a single agency do a campaign or are all multi-cover stars (think DNA models all on the cover of D)? It's because the agency finds it easier to manage booking them all at once. This can make it easier for models to get jobs as part of a bundle deal. TLDR: an agency is certainly beneficial, but if the client really wanted to book the talent they will reach out.