12 Facts About Camila Alves

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Camila Alves McConaughey is a Brazilian model and designer.

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Camila Alves was born in Itambacuri, Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 250 miles east of the provincial capital of Belo Horizonte and raised there until the age of 15.

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Camila Alves's mother is an artist and designer, and her father, a ranch owner.

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At 15, Alves traveled to Los Angeles to visit her aunt and decided to stay, overstaying her visa and becoming an illegal immigrant.

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At the age of 19, Camila Alves moved to New York City to pursue a career as a fashion model.

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Camila Alves worked as a waitress and as a cleaner at one point.

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Camila Alves has walked the runway at fashion shows for Valentino, Carolina Herrera, Mango, The Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection and TCN.

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In 2010, Camila Alves hosted the third season of the Bravo network reality television series Shear Genius.

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Camila Alves is the co-owner of the organic food company, Yummy Spoonfuls, which launched its product line for babies and toddlers in Target's frozen food section in 2016.

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Camila Alves co-hosted, with Eddie Jackson, the first season of the Food Network competition show Kids BBQ Championship, which aired in summer 2016.

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In 2021, McConaughey stated that meeting Camila Alves inspired him to stop acting in rom-com movies.

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In May 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, McConaughey and Camila Alves distributed over 100,000 face masks to hospitals in Texas.