Sara Sampaio

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Sara Pinto Sampaio (born 21 July 1991) is a Portuguese model and actress, best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel. She is a Giorgio Armani beauty ambassador and works for Calzedonia.

She was named Best Female Model at the Portuguese Golden Globes (Globos de Ouro) in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2016. In 2019, she was the winner of the Globos de Ouro for Fashion Personality of the Year.

Early life Sampaio grew up on the outskirts of Porto, in northern Portugal. Her father, Armando Sampaio, works for a professional scuba diving company, and her mother, Cristina Sampaio, She had initially wanted to pursue acting in university, having loved theater classes in school, but her parents convinced her to get a different degree instead.

Career Sampaio was first discovered at the age of 15, though she was not allowed to compete in modeling competitions until the age of 16. At 16, she won a hair modeling contest in Portugal called Cabelos Pantene 2007. After the contest, she acted in a commercial in Portugal.

She has been featured prominently in television ads for Axe body spray in the United States. In 2012, she was chosen for the cover of the April edition of Portuguese Vogue and to be the face of the international advertising campaign for Calzedonia Mar, Summer 2012, which was photographed by Raphael Mazzucco in Greece and Jamaica. She was the face of Calzedonia again in 2013, 2014, and 2015. She also appeared in the Replay Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign, alongside Irina Shayk, in the Blumarine Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign, with Adriana Lima, and in the Armani Fall/Winter 11/12 campaign. In 2013, she appeared in the first edition of the year of the Portuguese GQ, where she was presented as the "eighth wonder of the world". She appeared in Rosa Cha 2013 campaign alongside Barbara Palvin.

On 13 November 2013, she made her debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2013. She walked into the Pink segment. She walked the following year in two segments. In 2015, she walked in two segments, for the first year, as an Angel. She has appeared in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition and won the "Rookie of the year" award in 2014. Sampaio has been on the cover of L'Officiel, Vogue, Marie Claire, Glamour, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, GQ, Telva, etc. In 2015, Maxim honored the 20th anniversary of the brand Victoria's Secret and included Sampaio on the list of "The 20 Most Beautiful Angels of All time". In May, she got her first cover in the United States, photographed by Gilles Bensimon for Maxim.

In 2018, Sampaio moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, having wanted to perform since childhood but set it aside for her modeling career. She focused on acting classes during the COVID-19 lockdowns. In November 2023, Sampaio was cast as Eve Teschmacher in the DC Studios film Superman, which premiered in July 2025.

Personal life In a 2015 interview with Vogue, Sampaio discussed being photographed nude, which she said she found empowering, and her view of modeling more generally as a form of artistic expression. In the interview, she says "At the end of the day, we were born naked, and that's the way we are gonna go". However, in October 2017 she accused Lui magazine of sexual harassment and bullying her into posing nude for their cover when she requested that her contract stipulate a no-nudity clause. Sampaio has also spoken out against body-shaming stating that "everybody is different and every metabolism is different". The model was part of Victoria’s Secret’s "A Body for Everybody" campaign.

Health Sampaio has stated on Instagram that she has trichotillomania. She was praised by fans and the media for raising awareness of the little-known condition and has received many messages of support from fellow sufferers.

Relationships She was in a relationship with entrepreneur Oliver Ripley from 2015 to 2020. From April 2022 to early 2023, she was in a relationship with American producer Zac Frognowski. Since July 2023, she has been in a relationship with Ray Nicholson, son of actor Jack Nicholson.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes 2017 The Clapper Herself 2018 Carga Anna 2021 Crisis Inez Sombra Marta 2022 Wifelike Wendy 2023 At Midnight Elisabetta 2024 Silence Maggie Short film 2025 Superman Eve Teschmacher Billy Knight Gia 2027 Eve Teschmacher Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 2016 Victoria's Secret Swim Special Herself Season 2 2017 Billions Prianca Episode: "Optimal Play" 2019 Celebrity Family Feud Herself Episode: "Victoria’s Secret Angels vs. Bachelor Men and Gaten Matarazzo vs. Maddie & Mackenzie Ziegler" 2022 Shadow - A Mother Knows Marta

Music videos Year Title Artist 2015 "Hands to Myself" Selena Gomez 2016 "Chainsaw" Nick Jonas "Wolves" Kanye West "Body Moves" DNCE 2017 "2U" David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber

Awards First place, Cabelos Pantene Contest 2007 Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes 2011 Best Female Model, Vogue Portugal Fashion Awards 2011 Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes 2012 Best Female Model, Vogue Portugal Fashion Awards 2012 2013 Revelation Model of the Year by ¡Hola! magazine Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes 2014 2014 Rookie of the Year, Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes 2015 Best Female Model, Portuguese Golden Globes 2016 Fashion Personality of the Year, Portuguese Golden Globes 2019