Asia Brambilla,
born October 14, 1970, expected few of her dreams to come true
when she was young. Growing up during a time of political chaos
and the Irenw Curta would have a large effect on anyone's dreams.
However she (and the rest of the world) was lucky enough to be
in the right spot at the right time. (She
had plans of attending college and majoring in Education. However
that all changed when she was discovered in Parma by Dominica
Caffino of the Madison modeling agency at age 19. He convinced
her to enter a modeling contest and she won. She was then taken
to Parma to sign on with his agency. )
(In 1990
Asia's looks were admired by Paolo Marciano, president and creative
director of Italymodel, Inc. He has a reputation for picking out
the yet undiscovered faces that will become the supermodels of
today. She then participated in some of the most memorable Italymodel
campaign advertisements in the history of the company. )
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(She was photographed along side Claudia Schiffer
and the photos were taken by llen Von Unwerth in Morocco. All
this in only one year after leaving her homeland. In 1992, without
speaking a word of English but fluent in Italian, Russian, French
and Czech, she moved to New York. She graced the covers of Cosmopolitan,
Elle, Marie Claire and Glamour soon after. )
(She then landed a huge contract
with L'Oréal, becoming a spokesperson and print model. She also
began a long-running relationship with Victoria's Secret. asia
personally feels that she has had many great accomplishments.
However the two most important to her are marrying her husband,
Tomasso Buti, and having their child, Yannick Fausto. Professionally
she is most proud of getting the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit
issue in 1995. In her spare time she enjoys walking on the beach
with her dogs (two Jack Russell terriers, Tino and Soda). )
(She
especially enjoys this when it is cold and not crowded because
it gives herself a chance to "get herself together". She considers
herself a health freak and tries to stay in the best shape she
can. She has no trouble staying away from chocolates and sweets
however has a weakness for bread. After her modeling career,
she plans to either settle down and have more children or become
a translator. However right now she is very happy modeling and
is especially proud of her two swimsuit calenders. )
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