Who is Victoria's Secret Angel Lais Ribeiro? The Brazilian model was discovered at 19 and has since worked with brands like Versace and Givenchy – but being a mum is her most important job
Ribeiro also has a 17-year-old son from a previous relationship and is stepmum to Noah's children from his past relationship, Emaan and Leia. But what else do we know about the self-proclaimed supermum?
What's her background?
Lais Ribeiro hails from Brazil and loves her home country. Photo: @laisribeiro/Instagram
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Ribeiro was born in October 1990, in Miguel Alves in the Brazilian state of Piauí. Before becoming a model, she was studying to be a nurse. At 18, she gave birth to her son, Alexandre.
How was Lais Ribeiro discovered?
Lais Ribeiro is a successful model best known for her work with Victoria's Secret. Photo: @laisribeiro/Instagram
Ribeiro was discovered in 2009 in Brazil and started doing shows in her home country before moving to the US shortly after having her son and started working with Victoria's Secret. Since then, she has worked with Tom Ford, Versace, Givenchy, Bottega Veneta among other brands.
She also hosted the Brazilian reality show Born to Fashion (2020), which gave a platform to transgender models. She called this 'the most important job that I have done', in an interview with women's lifestyle website SheKnows.
Her son is on the autism spectrum
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