Name Raica Oliveira
Birth date January 22, 1984
Birth place Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation Model
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color Dark brown
Eye color Brown
Measurements 86-60-89 (EU), 34-24-35 (US)
Biography
Raica Oliveira is a Brazilian model known for her work with numerous companies, including 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. As of 2008, she has been working as a fashion reporter for Jornal Record.
Oliveira 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.
Before becoming a model, she practiced bodyboarding. She dreamed of becoming a model since she was ten years old. Oliveira was discovered by the same agent who discovered Gisele Bündchen, Sergio Mattos.
In 1999, Oliveira entered the Elite Model Look contest in Brazil and beat 30,000 girls for the top prize. She 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.
Raica Oliveira was christened "The Sensation" at the 1999 fall fashion shows in Paris and Milan.
She was one of the most talked about models of the season alongside Adriana Lima, Maggie Rizer, Oluchi and Karen Elson. Her first campaign was for Christian Dior, shot by photographer Nick Knight; it appeared in the likes of Vogue and Vanity Fair. In May 2000 Oliveira was one of the models to appear in the Vogue USA edition' segment Blame It On Rio, the photographer was Mario Testino and it also featured Gisele Bündchen, Fernanda Tavares and others .Raica becoming one of Brazil's most searched top models led her to be ranked in 2001 by the magazine Istoe Gente to be on of the best paid Brazilian models.
Raica Oliveira is modeling lingerie for Victoria's Secret. She is featured in the brands new campaign in 2009. This is the second time Raica is advertising Victoria's Secret since 2005 when she appeared in their swimwear catalogue.
Oliveira is the first Brazilian model ever to appear in a Swarovski campaign. She is the face of the Ginga Collection which hits the stores in April 2010.
Since the year 2000 Raica Oliveira has appeared in more than 6 Vogue editions such as Vogue USA, Vogue Australia, Vogue Spain, Vogue Italy,Vogue Brazil, Vogue Paris.
In November 2010 Oliveira became the new face of lingerie brand Ultimo replacing Kelly Brook. However, while Raica is happy to pose in her underwear for the new campaign, she has drawn the line at ever posing nude.
