Claudia Alende

Claudia Alende (born Claudia Manfrin Alende on October 9, 1993 in Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil) is a Brazilian singer and model.[3] Owner of Blanc Media and founder of Burger Babes.

Claudia Alende
Born
Claudia Manfrin Alende

(1993-10-09) October 9, 1993
Francisco Beltrão, Paraná, Brazil[1]
OccupationSinger, Model, Entrepreneur
Parent(s)Dolores Alende - Claudio Alende
Modeling information
Agency

Early life

Alende was born in Francisco Beltrão, Brazil, and moved to Sao Paulo when she was 20. Claudia is daughter of doctor Claudio Alende and lawyer Dolores Alende. As a child, she was considered a "tomboy"; she had no interest in pursuing a modeling career, preferring to spend her time playing video games. Her mother's friends and even strangers would compliment Claudia's modeling potential.[4]

Career

In 2014, Alende participated in the Miss Bumbum contest and finished in second place, losing to Indianara Carvalho.[5] Alende then found fame online as a Megan Fox lookalike. By 2015 the Brazilian model was being followed by 2.8 million people on Instagram and had made £2.1 million from high profile social media endorsements. [6] As of November 2017, Alende had over 10 million followers on Instagram.[7]

On January 29, 2017, she was the judge of the Model Scout ID event together with Marcus Pelle, owner of DAS Models. The event was held in Barranquilla, Colombia. She had to choose one model out of 100 contestants.[8]

Alende next founded Blanc Media, a entertainment company that works with international talent currently exceeding a 50 million network on Instagram. The company involvements include music production, motion pictures and marketing.

In June 2017 Alende was included in a feature by Forbes magazine as one of their top 15 Instagram influencers. The magazine commented: "As both a model and businesswomen this Brazilian influencer offers a combination of health and beauty content, business advice, motivational content, and lifestyle images. Known for both her beauty and business success, Claudia puts forward the image of the modern woman who can succeed in all aspects of life."[9]

On December 4, 2017, she released her debut single "I'm Good at Being Bad".[10]

On August 10, 2018, she released the single “Spotlight”.

On March 22, 2019, she released the single “Scared to Be Alone”.

On April 1st, 2019, she co-founded Burger Babes, a hamburger delivery service.

On August 23, 2019, she released the single “Summer Crime”.

Discography
Singles
Title Date Album
"I'm Good at Being Bad" December 4, 2017 Non-album single
"Spotlight" August 10, 2018 Non-album single
"Scared to Be Alone" March 22, 2019 Non-album single
"Summer Crime" August 23, 2019 Non-album single

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Lock All Doors Lead Actress Short Film
2017 I'm Good at Being Bad Lead Actress Music Video
2018 Spotlight Lead Actress Music Video
2019 Scared to Be Alone Lead Actress Music Video

Awards

I'm Good at Being Bad (Music Video)

Special Mention Award at the Asia South East-Short Film Festival (2018)[11]

See also

References
  1. "EGO - Elas não levaram o título, mas querem manter a fama após o Miss Bumbum - notícias de Famosos". Ego. 20 November 2014.
  2. "Conttratta - Models".
  3. Diana Bruk (20 August 2015). "Meet the Brazilian Megan Fox. She's Stunning". Esquire.
  4. "There Is A Brazilian Megan Fox In The World And She's Freaking Gorgeous". Cosmopolitan. 20 August 2015.
  5. Lucas Pasin; Thaís Sant'anna (18 November 2014). "Tumulto marca a final do Miss Bumbum Brasil 2014" [Tumult marks the final of Miss Bumbum Brazil 2014]. Globo.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  6. Sam Webb (26 December 2015). "Millionaire models of Instagram: The stunning women you've never heard of raking in the cash on social media". Mirror.
  7. Olivia-anne Cleary (3 November 2017). "Megan Fox lookalike sets Instagram alight with sex-rated topless stripteases". Daily Star.
  8. "Claudia Alende, la doble de Megan Fox que estuvo en Barranquilla" [Claudia Alende, the Megan Fox lookalike who was in Barranquilla] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 15 February 2017.
  9. Brian Rashid (10 June 2017). "15 Top Instagram Influencers You Should Follow". Forbes.
  10. "Cláudia Alende: la Megan Fox Brasileña" [Cláudia Alende: the Brazilian Megan Fox]. Ciber Cuba (in Spanish). 2018-04-06.
  11. Asia South East-Short Film Festival, Asia South East-Short Film Festival, retrieved May 20, 2018
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