Raica Oliveira

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Raica Oliveira

Date of birth January 22, 1984 (1984-01-22) (age 24)
Place of birth Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Hair color dark brown
Eye color brown
Measurements 86-60-89 (EU), 34-24-35 (US)
Shoe size 40 (EU), 11 (US)

Raica Oliveira (born January 22, 1984) is a Brazilian supermodel and reporter [1][2], one of the best known faces of Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Yves Saint Laurent, Vogue, Chanel, Lancome, Victoria's Secret, Pepe Jeans, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, JLO, H&M, Elle, Marie Claire, TNG, Ann Taylor and XOXO. She resides in New York City.

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[edit] Early life

Raica was born in Niterói, Brazil, the youngest of three children. She has two brothers: Givago (an economist) and Pablo (a lawyer).She graduated from the Sao Vicente de Paula school in Niteroi.[3].

Before becoming a model she practiced bodyboarding.[4] She dreamed of becoming a model since she was ten years old[5] . Raica was discovered by the same agent who discovered supermodel Gisele Bundchen Sergio Mattos[6].

In 1999, Raica entered the Elite Model Look contest in Brazil. At the age of 15 she beat 30,000 girls for the top prize and was sent to Nice, France, for the final international competition, where she placed second. Soon thereafter, she moved to New York with her mother Conceição de Oliveira to try to build her career.

[edit] Career

Oliveira was christened "The Sensation" at the fall fashion shows in Paris and Milan.[7] She was one of the most talked about[7] models of the season alongside older fellow Elite stars Adriana Lima, Maggie Rizer, Oluchi and Karen Elson, and she continued so the seasons later on.

Her first job was a Christian Dior campaign which she shot with photographer Nick Knight that appeared in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Mademoiselle, and other fashion magazines. In 2001 Raica Oliveira was ranked by the magazine Istoe Gente to be on of the best paid Brazilian supermodels, earning US$300,000 for working for famous fashion brands and walking more than 76 fashion shows in only two seasons.[8]She is also featured in a Dolce & Gabbana parfums campaign in 2003. Raica was photoshooted for a Yves Saint Laurent and a La Perla advertisement in 2004.

Raica posed half-nude for the Pirelli Calendar in 2005 .

In 2006 Oliveira was unveiled as a spokesmodel for the cosmetics company Lancome[9] and fashion laicence Punto Blanco. Oliveira replaced top model Naomi Campbell at Selmark Underwear Collection 2006 fashion show.[10] She worked for Victoria's Secret only once. Oliveira has joined the ranks of supermodels charging over €20,000 for a fashion show to step out for TNG fashion show in Rio.[11] In February 2007 she appeared in Sports Illustrated.[12] In March 2007 Oliveira joined IMG Paris and she also appeared in Ann Taylor advertisements. In September 2007 she appeared in Bandolino ads which was featured in Vogue and InStyle.[13] She is the new face of Avon[14] Oliveira is also a represantative for David Morris London jewelry.

She is featured in the Sports Illustrated 2007 Calendar[15] and appeared at the Sports Illustrated 2007 Sportsman Of The Year Awards on 4 December 2007.

In February 2008 she appeared in a GQ editorial for United Kingdom. Raica landed a contract with the fashion brand XOXO for the year 2008. The new XOXO campaign features both Raica Oliveira's face and name in their brand, revealing Raica as one of their spokesmodels, which also includes Adriana Lima and Laetitia Casta[16].She is currently with IMG Models Paris, Way Models Brazil, Why Not Models Milan, Elite Models , Munchen Models, and more; her mother agency remains Elite.

São Paulo Fashion Week released an exclusive calendar with 25 most famous Brazilian top models inculding Raica Oliveira photographed by Bob Wolfenson with art direction by Giovanni Bianco. The calendar was accompanied by a movie containing interviews with the topmodels, which was broadcasted at GNT in Brazil and then hit the shelves as a DVD [17].

In April 2008 Raica was photoshooted for a campaing for the fashion brand H&M on the Caribbean and in the United States[18].

Raica is one of the few Brazilian models who never did full nudity photography . She is completly against it:

"I could not pose nude. Nothing against those who do, but I never felt right about it. It's not something that would make me proud." [19].

For the 158th cover of the spanish YO DONA magazine in May 2008 famous photographer Jonathan Miller photoshoted Raica Oliveira in the Dominican Republic.[20]

Raica was one of the stars which appeared on the Cannes Film Festival in 2008.In Cannes she was photographed for the french Vogue by photographer Matheus Mazzafera[21].

[edit] Reporter for Jornal Record

From year 2008 Raica is also working for a portuguese media Jornal Record as a reporter in Paris and New York[22].Raica will be reporting on fashion occasions occuring in Paris and New York for the program Hoje em Dia which is hosted by fellow model Ana Hickmann[23].

She is also going to be the presenter of Fórum Desenvolvimento Sustentável 2008.[24]

[edit] Notable work

[edit] Personal life

Raica Oliveira is best friends with fellow supermodel Adriana Lima[25]. Raica is also well known for dating the famous Brazilian football star Ronaldo from year 2005 to 2006. Raica Oliveira said in an interview published in 2006 in the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo that she planned to marry and to have children, but had no timetable set.Since the year 2008 she is dating Ricardo Ortiz, nephew of stylist Lenny Niemeyer.

Raica speaks Portuguese, Spanish, English, French and Italian. She loves animals. She has eight dogs in her home town.[26]. Raica has four tattoos.

She was voted on Abagond[27]:

  • 2nd most beautiful Brazilian white women
  • 7th most beautiful Brazilian women


Raica plans to study philosophy at a university when she retires.[28]

[edit] Charity work

Oliveira is a part of the Arte Solidaria fundation.[29] Raica Oliveira is pledged in beneficient causes. Her photograph is scheduled to be in a book in calendar format that the Hope House will launch in 2008. Her income from this is slated for an institution that helps children with cancer.[30]

[edit] Editorials

  • Nova (Brazil, January 2000)
  • Elle (Brazil, March 2000)
  • Vogue (Italy, August 2000)
  • Elle (Spain, September 2000)
  • Nova (UK, December 2000)
  • Marie Claire (Brazil, December 2000)
  • Vogue (Brazil, January 2001)
  • Elle (Brazil, February 2001)
  • Vogue (Brazil, March 2001)
  • Spin (March 2001)
  • Vogue (Spain, September 2001)
  • Harpers & Queen (September 2001)
  • Harpers & Queen (October 2001)
  • Elle (US, September 2002)
  • Biba (France, July 2004)
  • Ocean Drive (Spain, 2004)
  • UK Vogue (May 2004)
  • Vogue (France , 2005)
  • Vouge Paris ( Photography : Mario Testino, July ,France 2005)
  • Glamour (February 2005)
  • Marie Claire (November 2006)
  • Elle (USA, 2006)
  • Elle (February 2006, Spain)
  • Cosmopolitan ( March 2006, Mexico)
  • Sports Illustrated (USA, 2007)
  • Vanity Fair (USA, 2007)
  • M&Guia (2007)
  • Vogue (Brazil, 2007)
  • Quem (2007)
  • Joyce Pascowitch (September 2007)
  • GQ (Spain, 2007)
  • GQ (UK, 2008)
  • M&Guia (Brazil,2008)
  • SJP (Brazil, 2008)
  • YO dona (Spain , may 2008)
  • Vogue (June 2008, France)

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[edit] Runway

Season Fashion Show
Haute Couture Fall Winter 2000 Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Emanuel Ungaro, John Galliano, Sonia Rykiel, Valentino
Spring Summer 2001 Alberta Ferretti, Balmain, Calvin Klein, Cerruti, Chloé, Christian Dior, Cynthia Rowley, Daryl K, Emanuel Ungaro, Fause Haten, Fendi, Halston, Jeremy Scott, John Galliano, Miguel Vieira, Paco Rabanne, Pamela Dennis Donna, Portugal International, Ralph Lauren, Rosa Chá, Salvatore Ferragamo, Sonia Rykiel, Tuleh, Valentino, Victor Alfaro
Fall/Winter 2001 Alice Roi, Christian Dior, Cynthia Rowley, Cynthia Steffe, Dirk Bikkembergs, Jean Paul Gaultier, Leonard, Miguel Adrover, Nanette Lepore, Ralph Lauren, Tuleh
Spring/Summer 2002: Christian Dior, Cynthia Steffe, Dirk Bikkembergs, Guy Laroche, Hermes, Iceberg, Isabel Marant, Jean Paul Gaultier, John Galliano, Keita Maruyama, La Perla, Marcel Marongiu, Mariella Burani, Morgan, Nanette Lepore, Private Circle, Vivienne Westwood, Yeohlee, Yigal Azrouel,Agua de Coco ,Andre Lima, Cia. Maritima
Spring/Summer 2002 Haute Couture: Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior
Fall/Winter 2002: Atil Kutoglu, Baby Phat, Binetti, Carmen Marc Valvo, Catherine Malandrino, Chanpaul, Christian Dior, Coccapani, Hermes, Mariella Burani, Morgan, Rocco Barocco, Yeohlee
Fall/Winter 2003: Custo Barcelona, Gai Mattiolo, Iceberg, Mariella Burani, Yeohlee
Spring/Summer 2004: Antoni & Alison, Arkadius, Boudicca, Paul Costelloe
Fall/Winter 2004: Arkadius, Anke Scholder
Spring/Summer 2005: Antonio Pernas, Baby Phat, Cynthia Rowley, Mango
Fall/Winter 2006: Pasarela Cibeles, Antonio Pernas, Triumph World Cup Fashion, Ágata Ruíz de la Prada, Javier Larrainzar, Victorio & Lucchino, TNG, Selmark
Spring/Summer 2006: Claudia Simões, Agua De Coco, Animale, Blue Man, Craig Port, Gerardo Dragonetti, Mariana Luna, Movimento, Poko Pano
Fall/Winter 2007: Raia de Goeye
Spring/Summer 2007: Olympus Fashion Week: Rosa Cha, TNG
Fall/Winter 2008: Tereza Santos, Água de Coco por Liana Thomaz, Movimento, Dolce & Gabbana at 50 years of Daslu

[edit] References

  1. ^ Folha Online - Colunas - Zapping - Kelly Key se irrita com Carla Perez - 13/04/2008
  2. ^ Praia Grande - Camila Alves é eleita Garota Motovelocidade 2008
  3. ^ ImageShack - Hosting :: riri11oc4.png
  4. ^ O Norte Online [Ronaldo leva "fora" da modelo Raica Oliveira em entrevista]
  5. ^ Raica Oliveira - AskMen.com
  6. ^ http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3403/clipping13azb6.jpg
  7. ^ a b Raica Oliveira Site
  8. ^ ISTOÉ Gente Online
  9. ^ Raika Oliveira: No estoy cobrando triple novia Ronaldo
  10. ^ Sur Digital | GENTE - La novia de Ronaldo sustituye a Naomi Campbell en un desfile de lencería
  11. ^ Girlfriend of Ronaldo in Fashion Rio Show
  12. ^ SI.com - 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photo Gallery - Raica Oliveira
  13. ^ Ann Taylor Advertisements
  14. ^ Raica Oliveira e Marco Antonio Di Biaggi estrelam campanha.
  15. ^ WireImage: Listings
  16. ^ Account Temporarily Disabled
  17. ^ Made in Brazil: Naked Beauties
  18. ^ :.: Jornal Record :.:
  19. ^ Ronaldo's supermodel girlfriend won't pose nude
  20. ^ Sumario N. 158 | 10 de mayo | Yo Dona
  21. ^ http://ego.globo.com/Gente/Noticias/0,,MUL586791-9798,00-RAICA+OLIVEIRA+FAZ+TOPLESS+NUM+IATE+NO+SUL+DA+FRANCA.html
  22. ^ Folha Online - Colunas - Zapping - Kelly Key se irrita com Carla Perez - 13/04/2008
  23. ^ Entretenimento - Modelo Raica Oliveira pode entrar para a Record - Portal Verdes Mares
  24. ^ :.: Jornal Record :.:
  25. ^ YouTube - Adriana and Raica Backstage Fashion Week 2002
  26. ^ SI.com - 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photo Gallery - Raica Oliveira
  27. ^ brazil « Abagond
  28. ^ SI.com - 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photo Gallery - Raica Oliveira
  29. ^ : Arte Solidária
  30. ^ Bergamo, Mônica. Leaf of S.Paulo.O Popular On-Line

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NAME Oliveira, Raica
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Brazilian model
DATE OF BIRTH 1984-01-22
PLACE OF BIRTH Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH