Camila Alves

Camila McConaughey ( Alves; born 28 January 1983) is a Brazilian model and designer. She is married to American actor Matthew McConaughey. Early life Camila Alves was born in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 250 miles east of the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, and raised there until the age of 15. Her mother is an artist and designer, and her father, a ranch owner. At 15, Alves traveled to Los Angeles to visit her aunt and decided to stay, overstaying her visa and becoming an illegal immigrant. After working for four years as a house-cleaner and waitress, she became fluent in English and decided to make the United States her home. Career At the age of 19, Alves moved to New York City to pursue a career as a fashion model. Alves worked as a waitress and as a cleaner at one point. As a model, she has graced numerous magazine covers such as Ocean Drive, Brazilian edition of Men's Vogue, ES Magazine, Maxim, Town & Country, People and Bella. She has walked the runway at fashion shows for Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Mango, The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection and TCN. Alves and her mother designed the Muxo line of handbags, developing their design after experimenting for three years with styles and designs. In 2010, Alves hosted the third season of the Bravo network reality television series Shear Genius. In April 2012, Alves was signed on as the new face for Macy's clothing line I.N.C. International Concepts.