Melanie Fronckowiak
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Mel Fronckowiak at the 2015 Miami International Film Festival's GEM Festival
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melanie Nunes Fronckowiak |
| Born |
January 16, 1988 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| Genres | Pop, Teen Pop, Dance Pop, Reggaeton |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model, Singer, Writer, Fashion blogger and TV host |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | EMI Music |
| Associated acts | Rebeldes |
| Website | melfronckowiak |
Melanie "Mel" Nunes Fronckowiak (Polish pronunciation: [frɔnt͡sˈkɔvjak]; born January 16, 1988) is a Brazilian actress, singer, model, writer, fashion blogger and TV host. She began her career as a model winning for beauty contests and then consecrated as an actress and singer to join Rebeldes.
Her surname, Fronckowiak, is of Polish origin. A daughter of a psychologist mother Berenice Nunes and André Fronckowiak, the actress was quite active in school and from early childhood had always dreamed of having an artistic career. She participated in the Grêmio estudantil and was several times representative of her class. In high school she won a scholarship to a university in Santa Cruz do Sul, where her paternal uncle lived. At 15 years of age, she left home for the first time. She studied journalism in college, with evident support of her family.
At 19 she became a model after winning the title Miss Mundo Rio Grande do Sul. In the same contest she won the title of Miss Personalidade and Miss Sul Mundo. She went on to represent the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Miss Mundo Brasil competition of 2007, winning 2nd place. At the time she was still in college studying journalism. She was then invited by a modeling agency to work professionally. Fronckowiak postponed her schooling, and went on to work in the great centers of world fashion such as Paris, Milan, Madrid and New York City.
In 2008 she was elected "Miss Butt" in a contest sponsored by the brand Sloggi, owned by Triumph International of France. The contest, titled "Show me your sloggi", was contested by models from all over the world, and had as its objective choosing the one man and one woman with "world's most beautiful bottom". Fronckowiak signed a contract with Sloggi, winning a prize of 15000 euro and an insurance policy for her butt.
After working as a model, Fronckowiak did amateur theater and began her television career by doing some commercials. In 2010 she made a cameo appearance in a scene in the Brazilian soap opera "Viver a Vida", playing the character of Duda, a friend of Luciana, the chief protagonist played by Alinne Moraes. In 2010 she signed with Rede Record, and the following year she joined the cast of Rebelde, where she plays the bulimic character Carla. In fiction, Carla is one of the six vocalists of the band Rebeldes. In real life Fronckowiak is also a part of a band, performing throughout Brazil.
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