Sara Pinto Sampaio (born 21 July 1991) is a Portuguese model and actress, best known for being a Victoria's Secret Angel.
She continued to pursue the runway and made her debut in the 2013 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, where she walked in one segment.
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.
[17] 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".
[19] 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.
[20] 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.
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.