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Barbara Fialho
Born (1987-12-21) 21 December 1987 (age 36)
Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Occupations
  • Model
  • singer
Spouse
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(m. 2019; div. 2020)​
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlue/Green
Agency
  • Kollektiv Management (New York)
  • Uno Models (Barcelona)
  • Modelwerk (Hamburg)

Barbara Fialho (born 21 December 1987) is a Brazilian model and singer. She signed with the international modeling agency IMG Models in 2011. Fialho then landed her first major modeling opportunity, by starring in a campaign for Just Cavalli.[1] She has since walked the runway for Victoria's Secret multiple times.

Career

Modeling

At 15 years of age, Barbara Fialho left her home town of Montes Claros and moved to the city of São Paulo[2] to work as a model for São Paulo Fashion Week and Rio Fashion Week. Three months later, she moved to New York City to travel the fashion circuit of NY, Milan and Paris. At 17, she posed for Just Cavalli, photographed by Mario Testino and dressed by Carine Roitfeld.[3]

She signed with IMG Models in 2011.[4] Barbara is now signed with The Lions NY.[5]

She has appeared in editorials for Italian Vogue, American, Italian, Brazilian, and Croatian Elle, American and British Harper's Bazaar, W,[2] Marie Claire,[6] 10 Magazine, Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book, Dossier,[7] Esquire, GQ,[8] L'Officiel, Los Angeles Times,[6] Missbehave, Status, and Vulture. She has appeared on the covers of Italian Vogue, Brazilian Harper's Bazaar, Brazilian and Swedish Elle, and French Numéro,

She has walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2012, 2013,[9]2014, 2015, 2016. 2017 and 2018. She has been their fitting model since 2012 and has posed for a few pictures for the brand.

She has walked the runways for Bottega Veneta, Givenchy,[10] Diane Von Furstenberg, Loewe, Christian Dior, House of Holland, Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Vivienne Westwood, Louis Vuitton, Jeremy Scott, Naeem Khan, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Rucci, Antonio Berardi, Custo Dalmau, Temperley, Victoria's Secret[9] and the event Fashion Rocks.

She has appeared in advertising campaigns for Roberto Cavalli,[2] Givenchy,[2] Missoni,[2] Just Cavalli,[11] Diesel, Levi's,[11] Macy's,[6] Amir Slama,[12] El Palacio de Hierro, Meskita, Ugg, and Urban Decay.

She appeared on the James Bond inspired music video of the song "Bright Lights Bigger City" of the American rapper CeeLo Green.[verification needed]

Music

Barbara Fialho has played guitar since age nine.[2] In 2014, she began studying music at Juilliard School in New York.[2]

In 2014, she recorded a bossa nova album produced by Damon Martin[13] in which she sings every song and plays the guitar in some of them.[2] Her musicians include Abraham Laboriel and Justo Almario.[2] She also released a single in 2017 called Samba e Amor featuring Seu Jorge,[14] to whom she has referred to be one of her favorite musicians.

In 2018, Fialho collaborated with Jo Mersa Marley, to release a single and music video called Um Beijo, this translates to English as “A Kiss”.

Personal life

In 2019, she married Rohan Marley, son of Bob Marley, in her home town of Montes Claros, Brazil.[15] They had a daughter that same year, announced in a post from Fialho's official Instagram account, named "Maria".[16] The couple divorced the following year.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ Sadick, Sydney (2016-12-05). "Barbara Fialho on For Tonight's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show". Daily Front Row. Retrieved 2022-07-06.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Júnior Cigano (August 24, 2014). "Barbara Fialho, modelo da Victoria's Secret, fala sobre a carreira de cantora e mostra anel de noivado com ator de Hollywood". revistaglamour.globo.com (in Portuguese). Glamour. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "The Fresh Face: Barbara Fialho". crfashionbook.com. Carine Roitfeld. October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  4. ^ "A modelo Barbara Fialho entrou para o mesmo time de modelos de Gisele, Kate… Sucesso!". glamurama.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. November 24, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. ^ "Barbara Fialho | The Lions". www.thelionsny.com. Retrieved 2018-03-08.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ a b c "A modelo Barbara Fialho está arrasando no exterior, sabia?". glamurama.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. March 17, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  7. ^ "Elle's Beauty with Barbara Fialho". treatsmagazine.com. treats!. September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  8. ^ Adriane Jamison (June 6, 2014). "Barbara Fialho beachside". treatsmagazine.com. treats!. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Ecos do badalado desfile da Victoria's Secret por Barbara Fialho". glamurama.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. November 28, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  10. ^ "Com exclusividade, um dos looks da coleção Resort da Givenchy". glamurama.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. June 10, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Barbara Fialho". gq.com.mx (in Spanish). GQ. June 5, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  12. ^ "Shop2gether arma pré-venda exclusiva de Amir Slama. Vem ver!". glamurama.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Universo Online. September 27, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Barbara Fialho acaba de gravar CD de bossa nova". harpersbazaar.com.br (in Portuguese). Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  14. ^ "Barbara Fialho". Spotify. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  15. ^ "Inside Rohan Marley's Romantic Brazilian Wedding to Victoria's Secret Model Barbara Fialho". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  16. ^ "Barbara Fialho on Instagram: "Maria"". Instagram. 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Top internacional Bárbara Fialho relembra perda de trabalho e divórcio do filho de Bob Marley: 'Tudo desmoronou' | Gente". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  18. ^ "Barbara Fialho diz: "Minha relação com a família Marley é linda"". L'Officiel Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-02-14.
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