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Carolina Ardohain Profile |
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Birth Date: January 17, 1978
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Birth Place: Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina
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Birth Name: Ana Carolina Ardohaín Dos Santos
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Height: 5'6½"
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Biography |
Born on January 17th, 1981 in Santa Rosa, La Pampa,
Argentina (home of models like Valeria Mazza and Ines
Rivero), Ana Carolina Ardohain Dos Santos grew up with lofty
aspirations. Despite being surrounded by an environment
beset with social problems and unrest, little Carolina held
fast to her dream of becoming a star, in any capacity. She
completed primary and secondary school, and became well
established in a local ballet school, where she practiced
for nine years. Her passion for dancing has remained with
her until today, and helped her gain composure in her now
public life.
When she was in her late teens, Ardohain became interested
in a local clothing brand that was publicly requesting
non-models to be part of an upcoming ad campaign. As she
already worked as a saleswoman at one of the brand's stores,
she already had the inside track and landed a spot in the
advertisements. When they hit the stores in late 1999,
legendary South American modeling agent Pancho Dotto was
struck with Ardohain's killer look and subsequently
exhausted all resources to find her.
When Dotto finally got a hold of Ardohain via telephone, a
deal was struck in a matter of minutes. She signed on with
the Dotto Models agency and that same day, attended and
booked a contract with an international company. Five days
later, she was flown to Mexico to film the subsequent
commercial. Just like that, a star was born.
From there, her celebrity escalated just as quickly. Local
magazines asked for her to appear in their pages, and soon
even Argentinean Cosmopolitan had picked up on "Pampita" --
as she is nicknamed -- and her willingness to pose
practically nude. When all was said and done, Ardohain
graced over 40 different magazines covers in one year. Her
features spanned much of Latin America: Argentina, Mexico,
Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Chile, and Brazil could all see her
on their newsstands.
Keeping up a frenetic work schedule, Ardohain finally broke
through into the international scene after traveling to
South Korea to conduct interviews for her new Argentinean TV
programs: El Rayo and El Sitio. As host, Ardohain attracted
a huge following in these variety-type shows, further
expanding her popularity.
In 2002, Ardohain cemented her status as an Argentinean
legend after being voted -- with an overwhelming majority --
to be the national soccer team's "godmother" (a
representative) during that year's World Cup in South Korea
and Japan. She also appeared in an Argentinean TV series
called Rebelde Way, which was very well received.
This international exposure fueled some North American
success as well. She was featured in campaigns for our
favorite lingerie companies, Victoria's Secret (along with
fellow South American babes like Gisele Bundchen, Adriana
Lima, and Isabeli Fontana) and Wonderbra. Magazines like
Stuff and Maxim UK did small pieces on this rising star as
well. With more than 60 individual websites devoted to her
and millions in Latin America already worshipping the ground
she walks on, it is only a matter of time before this
smokin' model emerges as a standout in the North. |
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Other
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Her nickname "Pampita" is because she was born in La Pampa
Is expecting a baby due in May 2006 with Chilean actor
Benjamin Vicuña |
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