Who:

Larissa Saldanha, 179 cm / 5’10.5″, Brazilian, born September 11th.

Why:

Star Wars fan and video gamer Larissa is Brazilian beauty ready to defy stereotypes. Part geek and part glamazon, she has already posed for the Spanish and Brazilian editions of Vogue, and this upcoming season will see Larissa legging it down the runways in NY, Paris and Milan.

We Asked:

How and when did you become a model?
“My mom has a beauty salon in Rio and I used to spend a lot of time helping her there. Once, when I was 14 a client told my mom I had the perfect features to be a model. So we started to look for agencies and we sent some pictures to 40 Graus Models. They accepted me, but in Rio we don’t have many fashion jobs. More commercial ones. So I came to São Paulo in the beginning of 2016 and then my career really started.”

What are your interests/favorite things?
“I love watching movies, mostly the classic ones. I can watch a movie 4.5 times or more if is really good. I’m crazy about Star Wars and my favorite movie is American Psycho. I also play some games online like League of Legends, Diablo and World of Warcraft.”

What is an issue or cause you are passionate about?
“I’m a feminist and fight for the cause on everything that I can. I also can’t see an injustice being done without doing something to stop it.”

Where:

Viva Paris (Paris)
Viva London (London)
Viva Barcelona (Barcelona)