NOVEMBER'S GIRL:
XUXA
Xuxa
She was born Maria da Graça Meneghel, on March 27, 1963, in the Brazilian town of Santa Rosa. She was the youngest of seven children. Her brother gave here the nickname Xuxa. At the age of seven she moved with her family to Rio de Janerio. At the age of 16 she began modeling and got so many offers she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York. 1982 was the start of her TV career. She graced the centerfold of Playboy in the December 1982, Brazilian edition, which led to a role in a movie. In 1983 Forbes Magazine estimated her income in the preceeding two years to be over a million dollars. In 1989 she established the Xuxa Meneghel Foundation, which feeds, shelters, and educates impoverished children. She also spearheaded a campaign that resulted in 90% of all Brazilizn children being immunized against polio .
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