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Born | Rosimary Souza Primo (1955-03-06) 6 March 1955 (age 69) São Paulo, Brazil |
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Rosimary Souza Primo, better known as Rose di Primo (born 6 March 1955), is a former Brazilian model and actress. A sex symbol of the 1970s, she was one of the most sought after Brazilian models during that time. She is considered to be the inventor of the thong bikini.
Career
Di Primo's career began off at the age of 16 when she won a beauty pageant sponsored by broadcaster Flávio Cavalcanti. At the age of 18, she appeared on the cover of Manchete magazine. She was photographed seated on a motorbike wearing a white bikini. After this, she was known nationally in Brazil and became one of the country's most sought after models of the 1970s. In the 1980s, she posed nude for Playboy, Ele e Ela and Status. At the time, she held the record for appearing on the cover of men's magazines the greatest number of times, and she also starred in a controversial yogurt commercial. She has acted in some films, most notably Os Machões (1972), Uma Virgem Na Praça (1973), Clockwork Banana (1974) and O Padre Queria Pecar.
References
- Garcia, Roosevelt (17 March 2017). "Por onde andam estas sex-symbols dos anos 70, 80 e 90? | Memória" [Where are these sex-symbols from the 70s, 80s and 90s?]. Veja São Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- "Rose Di Primo, simbolo da mulher brasileira e musa de Ipanema" [Rose Di Primo: The Symbol of Brazilian Women and The Muse of Ipanema]. Pier de Ipanema (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- "Brazilian beach fashion: An analysis of vogue magazine and discovered body" (PDF). University of Brazilia. 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- "Antonia Morais se inspirou em musa e criadora da tanga na década de 70 para post" [For this Post, Antonia Morais was Inspired by the 70s Muse and Creator of the Thong]. Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- "Rose di Primo, a inventora da tanga" [Rose di Primo, the Inventor of the Thong]. Tio Oda (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023.