Maria Borges

Maria Borges
Borges in 2025
Born (1992-10-28) 28 October 1992 (age 33)
Luanda, Angola
OccupationModel
Years active2010–present
Known forVictoria's Secret Fashion Show, 2013–17
Children1
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
Agency

Maria Borges (born 28 October 1992) is an Angolan model. She was named Forbes Africa Magazine's top model of 2013.[6] She is a Jackson Bryant favorite and calls him her "godfather".[7]

Early life

Maria Borges was born in Luanda, Angola.[8] She was discovered in 2010 when she placed second at the Angolan edition of the contest Elite Model Look.[6]

Career

Borges at the 2018 Cannes film festival

In 2012, she signed with Supreme Agency. One month later, she debuted her first fashion week where she walked 17 runways.[7] For her second season, she was a Givenchy exclusive.[7] Borges has appeared in editorials for French, Italian, British, Spanish, German, and Portuguese Vogue, German and Australian Harper's Bazaar, Brazilian Marie Claire, French Numèro, V, W, i-D, and Interview.

In 2017, Maria Borges was the first African woman to feature on the cover of the American version of ELLE, 20 years after Sudanese model Alek Wek in 1997.[9]

She has walked the runways for Anna Sui, Badgley Mischka, Balmain, Banana Republic, Blumarine, Carolina Herrera, Costello Tagliapietra, Custo Barcelona, Daks, Diane von Fürstenberg, Dior,[10] Dsquared2, Elie Saab, Emanuel Ungaro, Emporio Armani, Erdem, Ermanno Scervino, Gianfranco Ferré, Giorgio Armani, Givenchy,[7] Jason Wu, Jean Paul Gaultier, Jeremy Scott, Jonathan Saunders, Kenzo, Loewe, Marc Jacobs,[7] Marchesa, Margaret Howell, Matthew Williamson, Max Mara, Maxime Simoens, Missoni, Monique L'huillier, Moschino, Naeem Khan, Narciso Rodriguez, Oscar de la Renta, Philipp Plein, Posche Design, Ports 1961, Prabal Gurung, Ralph Lauren, Ralph Rucci, Salvatore Ferragamo, Temperley, Tom Ford,[7] Trussardi, Versace, Victoria's Secret, Vionnet, Wes Gordon and Zac Posen, among others.

Borges has appeared in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show from 2013 to 2017.

She has appeared in campaigns for Givenchy, Tommy Hilfiger, H&M, Bobbi Brown, C&A, L'Oréal, Mac Cosmetics, and Forever 21.

Personal life

In 2021, she gave birth to a daughter.[11] As of January 2025, Borges is in a relationship with Italian businessman and diplomat Paolo Zampolli.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Maria Borges". Mega Model Agency. Retrieved 19 May 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ "Portfolio".
  3. ^ "Portfolio".
  4. ^ "Elite Hong Kong".
  5. ^ "Maria Borges - Model".
  6. ^ a b "Model to Watch: Maria Borges". elle.co.za. Elle. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b c d e f Hilary Moss (21 August 2013). "Why Model Maria Borges Is Taking Her Career 'Step By Step'". fashionista.com. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  8. ^ "A manequim e modelo internacional angolana Maria Borges". www.perola-negra.com (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017: Maria Borges's Beauty Secrets". www.fab-beauty.com. Retrieved 25 July 2017.[dead link]
  10. ^ Leah Chernikoff (1 July 2013). "Dior Finally Casts Black Models". fashionista.com. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  11. ^ "¡En su cumpleaños! Maria Borges se une al club de las modelos que son madres en 2021" (in Spanish). HOLA.com. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Attenti a quei tre". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 22 January 2025. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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