Sasha Meneghel

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Sasha Meneghel
Born
Sasha Meneghel Szafir

(1998-07-28) 28 July 1998 (age 26)
OccupationModel
Years active2005–present
Spouse
João Figueiredo
(m. 2021)
Parents
Modeling information
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBrown
AgencyWay Model Management

Sasha Meneghel Szafir Figueiredo (born 28 July 1998) is a Brazilian model. [1]

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Biography

Meneghel was born in Rio de Janeiro. She is the only child of TV host, singer and businesswoman Xuxa Meneghel and Luciano Szafir. [2]

She grew up in the spotlight, having her first minutes of life displayed by Rede Globo's prime time news program Jornal Nacional . Her birth became the most documented in the history of Brazil, according to magazine Veja. [3]

Meneghel appeared in programs presented by her mother including Xuxa só para Baixinhos . In 2009 she starred in her first feature film in Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha , directed by Tizuka Yamasaki.

Meneghel was a volleyball player for the team of Clube de Regatas do Flamengo. [4] In 2011, she was invited by CBV (Brazilian Volleyball Confederation) for a period of training with the Brazilian national team Sub-19. [5]

Personal life

In 2016, Meneghel finished high school at the American School of Rio de Janeiro, [6] and then moved to New York and began studying at the Parsons School of Design. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
1999Xuxa Requebra [8] Young Helena
2009 Xuxa em O Mistério de Feiurinha Feiurinha

Television

YearTitle
2003-04Xuxa no Mundo da Imaginação

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References

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  6. "Sasha comemora a conclusão do ensino médio e se prepara para estudar nos EUA" (in Portuguese). Estadão . Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  7. "Sasha vai estudar moda numa das melhores faculdades de Nova York" (in Portuguese). Revista Veja . Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  8. http://www.adorocinema.com/filmes/filme-205257/créditos/%5B‍%5D