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"Tasha de Vasconcelos, born in Mozambique, is supermodel and actress. Today, she has been the image in particular of fashion houses and jewelry : Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Lacroix, Balenciaga, Van Cleef & Arpels.

Tasha de Vasconcelos has been engaged since 1996 in the domain of health in Africa since (Nelson Mandela Children's Fund). Appointed Goodwill Ambassador by l'UNICEF en 1999."

In 2016, Tasha de Vasconcelos has been appointed as a UN Women Global Champion for Planet 50-50 by 2030.

Tasha de Vasconcelos was born in Beira, in Mozambique, the daughter of engineer, Fernando João de Vasconcelos Mota e Cunha, a descendant of King Alfonso III de Leäo, member of one of Portugal’s oldest families, and her British mother, Jacqueline, a descendant of a King of Scotland of the XI century, and of a family from the north of France.

However at only 8 years old, Tasha had to face the cruelty of the civil war and a revolution, which tore her country apart, followed just five years later by that of Rhodesia - now Zimbabwe - where they had fled. At 13 she and her family moved first to Portugal, and then on to Canada.

First student at the University of British Columbia, she began her supermodel carrier in New York where she started working with Michel Comte, Peter Lindbergh, William Klein, Albert Watson, Patrick Demarchelier and Steven Meisel.

They immortalize for the covers of major international magazines: Vogue, Elle, and Tatler, Paris Match, or campaigns (qui font le tour du monde): Calvin Klein, Balenciaga, Van Cleef & Arpels, Dolce & Gabbana perfume… and catwalks for Lacroix, Dior, and Yves Saint Laurent…

But Tasha’s true vocation is in her humanitarian work.

After special missions in 1996 for the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in South Africa, UNICEF named her Goodwill Ambassador, first for children suffering from malnutrition in Bolivia in 1999, then for childhood victims of war in Algeria.

As Special Campaigner for Children she worked in Mozambique with UNAIDS,in 2006, campaigning against HIV/AIDS in Africa, and in recognition of her humanitarian work she has received a special UNESCO award, in 2005.

In 29th April 2009 Tasha de Vasconcelos was named as the official Ambassador of L’Institut Pasteur (Download the press release) a first for this renowned international leader in medical research.

On the 8 Mars 2010 (International Women’s day), President José Manuel Barroso gave to Tasha de Vasconcelos her new mission as ambassador for European Union for humanitarian causes.

"Beauty as a weapon"

Autobiography published by Michel Lafon

With Ms. Lakshmi Puri, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of UN Women

2010 saw the publication of her autobiography “Beauty as a Weapon” published by Michel Lafon and she was also the subject of a documentary “La belle humanitaire” devoted to her and her humanitarian work.

In 2013, she was oﬃcially appointed Malawi Honorary Consul to Monaco.

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