In Brazil, in the 80s and 90s, we had women who were considered beauty icons. Some of these beauties walked the catwalks of the country and the world and were featured on several covers of famous magazines. Time has passed, but not for these women, who are over 50 years old and seem to have had their beauty frozen by time.
We, from awesome.club, we love to entertain you by showing you how time seems to stand still for some celebrities. Therefore, we selected 15 celebrities who became successful actresses, but who started their careers as professional models.
1. Helena Ranaldi
From a very early age, Helena Ranaldi started doing commercials and working as a model. In the late 80s, the girl was one of the finalists of the Supermodel of the World contest. With the award, the muse invested in a theater course and her first job was in the soap opera A História by Ana Raio and Zé Trovão. She followed her career making films, series and soap operas; in 2022 the actress continued producing the film Cordel do Amor Sem Fim, in which she is also the protagonist.
2. Giselle Tigre
At the end of the 80s, Giselle Tigre was already working as a model and, in the 1990 edition, the girl competed and was a finalist for the Supermodel of the World. That title gave her a lot of exposure, so much so that Giselle appeared in several famous magazines at the time. Her career as an actress began in Malhação and, after acting in Gaby Estrella, she took a break from her career. In 2022, the muse was confirmed in the soap opera Reis, on Record TV.
3. Luciana Vendramini
The beautiful Luciana Vendramini was a model and ran for the position of Paquita in the 80s, but was not classified. The muse was also one of the Garotas do Fantástico and, in 1991, she starred on TV as the spoiled Jade in Vamp.
Luciana made several soap operas, films and series until 2020, today the beauty is very active on Instagram and has almost 180 thousand followers. The famous had some health problems and participated in podcasts on YouTube talking about the subject, in order to guide and help other people with the same diagnosis.
4. Silvia Pfeifer
Sílvia Pfeifer was a model for more than a decade and, at the age of 19, she was already famous internationally, being on the cover of several magazines and walking for famous brands such as Christian Dior, Chanel, Giorgio Armani, among others. The muse even won important international awards from the world of fashion in the 80s.
In 1990, the muse started working on TV and her first job was in the series Boca do Lixo, her last job was as the character Anainér in the soap opera Reis (2022), on Record TV. As an actress, Silvia was also nominated for several awards and won Planos Fil Fest as best actress.
5. Isis de Oliveira
Isis de Oliveira began her career as a model in the 70s and was on the cover of numerous national magazines. At the same time, the muse was Garota do Fantástico and participated in humor programs such as Satiricom and Viva o Gordo. Soon after, she was invited to the cast of successful telenovelas such as Roque Santeiro and Que Rei Sou Eu? until leaving the station in 1990. Currently, she does advertising and interacts with more than 1 million fans on her Instagram account.
6. Patricia Pillar
Patrícia Pillar always dreamed of being an actress and worked to pay for a theater course when she was still in high school. At age 16, she started modeling and, at age 19, she made her first film called Para Viver um Grande Amor. On TV she started presenting the FM TV program, later on she made several soap operas and films. His last work on TV was in Salve-se Quem Puder and he also participated behind the scenes in films and documentaries.
7. Carolina Ferraz
Actress and presenter Carolina Ferraz began her career as a photographic model and catwalk at the age of 14, studied dance at the Royal Ballet and even taught classes for children. Still in the 1980s, the muse was invited to be a presenter on the programs Shock and Programa de Domingo, on Rede Manchete.
The muse has been successful in films, soap operas and series since the 1990s, but in 2017 she ended her contract as an actress at Rede Globo. Her most recent work is as presenter of the weekly program Domingo Espetacular on Rede Record since 2020, in addition, she has a YouTube channel with more than 250 thousand subscribers.
8. Monique Evans
Monique Evans started modeling at just 14 years old and at 18 she was already one of the most famous Brazilian models, including being a top model for the Dijon brand. She was part of the cast of the humorous show Chico Total and continued on TV making soap operas, series and films. She is currently very active on social media and on Instagram alone she has nearly 600,000 followers.
9. Vera Fischer
Vera Fischer started working as a model at a very young age: at the age of 17 (1969) she won Miss Blumenau, Miss Santa Catarina and Miss Brazil, in Miss Universe the Brazilian was a semifinalist. In the early 70s, the muse debuted in cinema, in the film Sinal Vermelho — As Fêmeas and, on TV, in the soap opera Espelho Mágico. From then on, her career was meteoric and until today she makes appearances on small screens, big screens and in the theater.
10. Cristiana Oliveira
Cristiana Oliveira became a model at age 20, when she won a contest organized by Jornal do Brasil. She was later hired by the founder of the agency Class Modelos and made a career in Europe. In one of the works, she was discovered by Walter Salles Jr who invited her to debut in the soap opera Kananga do Japan, but the girl became famous when she played Juma Marruá in the 1st version of Pantanal. After that, Cristiana did several jobs as an actress and her last film was Why Don’t You Cry?
11. Ana Paula Arosio
Ana Paula Arósio, the stunning brunette with blue eyes, was very successful on TV between the 1990s and 2010s. However, she began her career as a photographic model at age 12, traveled the world and was on the cover of hundreds of publications. Her last series was Na Forma da Lei, after that, the muse got married and now lives in São Paulo and Swindon, England. In Brazil, the actress participated in three films between 2013 and 2018.
12. Valeria Valenssa
Valéria grew up loving dance and dreamed of being a chacrete, the girl from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro participated in several contests in her teens. In 1989, the young woman placed fourth in the Girl from Ipanema contest, but was chosen by Hans Donner to make a carnival vignette for Rede Globo from 1990 to 2004. reporter for Rede Record from 2019 to 2020.
13. Isadora Ribeiro
Isadora Ribeiro was a model in the 1980s, but became best known for being the protagonist of the ballet that she danced at the beginning of the weekly magazine Fantástico and at the opening of the soap opera Tieta, both on Rede Globo. The muse started acting in that same decade, participating in several soap operas and films throughout her career. Isadora still does sporadic work on TV and her last appearance was in the film O Prédio.
14. Magda Cotrofe
The actress and former model became famous in the 1980s for her resemblance to the also stunning model Luiza Brunet. Magda ran for Miss Rio de Janeiro in 1983, but did not win, despite her stunning beauty. She was on the cover of several famous magazines and paraded in several samba schools in Rio de Janeiro.
She was a forerunner of the hang gliding bikini and with her fame she became the curator of the Latin America of the Bikini Art Museum, which opened in 2019 and is located in Germany. Today she is more active on social networks and still conquers fans of all ages, they have more than 11 thousand followers.
15. Luma de Oliveira
Luma de Oliveira started modeling at age 16 and has worked in Europe and Japan. In Brazil, she paraded in Carioca samba schools, was on the cover of famous national magazines such as Caras and Boa Forma and was part of the cast of soap operas on Rede Globo. Currently, the muse rarely appears on TV, but exudes beauty and sympathy on her social networks. On Instagram, Luma has over 170k followers and as always, she draws praise from her followers and admirers with every post.
Do you agree that time does not pass for these beauties? Is there any other muse that you think should be on this list? Tell us in the comments.
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