Caroline Bittencourt
Brazilian model and television presenter (1981–2019)
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- Caroline Bittencourt (December 13, 1981 – April 28, 2019) was a Brazilian model and television presenter.
- Bittencourt had lived in Italy and modelled for designers including Valentino Garavani and Roberto Cavalli.
- Bittencourt was a reporter for the Top Report and on RecordTV in the Hoje em Dia programme.
- On January 26, 2019, Bittencourt married businessman Jorge Sestini in a ceremony in São Miguel dos Milagres.
- 30pm, when she was taking a boat trip in Ilhabela, on the coast of state of São Paulo.
Caroline Bittencourt (December 13, 1981 – April 28, 2019) was a Brazilian model and television presenter.
Career
In 1997, at the age of fifteen, Bittencourt began her career as a model. Bittencourt had lived in Italy and modelled for designers including Valentino Garavani and Roberto Cavalli. On television, she worked for RedeTV! Bittencourt was a reporter for the Top Report and on RecordTV in the Hoje em Dia programme.
Filmography
Television
Internet
Cinema
Personal life
Isabelle Bittencourt is her daughter. On January 26, 2019, Bittencourt married businessman Jorge Sestini in a ceremony in São Miguel dos Milagres.
Disappearance and death
Caroline Bittencourt disappeared on the afternoon of 28 April 2019, around 4.30pm, when she was taking a boat trip in Ilhabela, on the coast of state of São Paulo. During a strong storm in the area, the boat capsized, throwing those onboard into the sea. Caroline tried to save her dogs, moving further away from the boat, but drowned. The body of the model was later found by a civilian vessel that was aiding the search for her, near Cigarras Beach, in São Sebastião, about four kilometres from the place where the boat had disappeared. Bittencourt's father said "I jumped in the water to take the body away."
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