Tasha Sandra Mota e Cunha de Vasconcelos (born 15 August 1966) is a
Mozambique-born Anglo-Portuguese, supermodel, actress and humanitarian
ambassador. She is also the ambassador for the Institut Pasteur. She
has just been appointed as a UN Women Global champion for Planet 50-50
by 2030.[1]De Vasconcelos was born in Beira, Mozambique. Her family
was forced to flee from two revolutions: a first, in that country,
when she was 8 years old, and then a second at 14 from Rhodesia. They
moved to Canada in 1980, where de Vasconcelos studied International
Relations at the University of British Columbia.[2][3]At the age of
19, de Vasconcelos was discovered by a scout from Elite Model
Management and began her modelling career. She started in New York
City and adopted the name Tasha on the suggestion of her agent.[3][4]
She worked for many different brands, including Dolce & Gabbana and
Van Cleef & Arpels, and notably for Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.[2][5]
Mozambique-born Anglo-Portuguese, supermodel, actress and humanitarian
ambassador. She is also the ambassador for the Institut Pasteur. She
has just been appointed as a UN Women Global champion for Planet 50-50
by 2030.[1]De Vasconcelos was born in Beira, Mozambique. Her family
was forced to flee from two revolutions: a first, in that country,
when she was 8 years old, and then a second at 14 from Rhodesia. They
moved to Canada in 1980, where de Vasconcelos studied International
Relations at the University of British Columbia.[2][3]At the age of
19, de Vasconcelos was discovered by a scout from Elite Model
Management and began her modelling career. She started in New York
City and adopted the name Tasha on the suggestion of her agent.[3][4]
She worked for many different brands, including Dolce & Gabbana and
Van Cleef & Arpels, and notably for Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.[2][5]
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