Rose di Primo explained

Rose di Primo
Birth Name:Rosimary Souza Primo
Birth Date:6 March 1955
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] She has acted in some films, most notably Os Machões (1972), Uma Virgem Na Praça (1973), Clockwork Banana (1974) and O Padre Queria Pecar.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Por onde andam estas sex-symbols dos anos 70, 80 e 90? Memória . 2023-10-04 . Veja São Paulo . pt-BR . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730045734/https://vejasp.abril.com.br/coluna/memoria/por-onde-andam-estas-sex-symbols-dos-anos-70-80-e-90 . live . Where are these sex-symbols from the 70s, 80s and 90s? . Roosevelt . Garcia . 17 March 2017 .
  2. Web site: 2020-06-08 . Rose Di Primo, simbolo da mulher brasileira e musa de Ipanema . 2023-10-04 . Pier de Ipanema . pt-br . 7 December 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207054317/https://pierdeipanema.com.br/rose-di-primo-simbolo-da-mulher-brasileira-a-musa-de-ipanema/ . live . Rose Di Primo: The Symbol of Brazilian Women and The Muse of Ipanema.
  3. Web site: 2017 . Brazilian beach fashion: An analysis of vogue magazine and discovered body . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230908235113/https://bdm.unb.br/bitstream/10483/18245/1/2017_PaulaLaCroixMalufdeMenezes.pdf . 8 September 2023 . 4 October 2023 . University of Brazilia.
  4. Web site: 2019-01-30 . Antonia Morais se inspirou em musa e criadora da tanga na década de 70 para post . 2023-10-04 . Extra Online . pt-BR . 26 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210126162944/https://extra.globo.com/famosos/antonia-morais-se-inspirou-em-musa-criadora-da-tanga-na-decada-de-70-para-post-23412491.html . live . For this Post, Antonia Morais was Inspired by the 70s Muse and Creator of the Thong.
  5. Web site: Rose di Primo, a inventora da tanga . 10 September 2015 . Tio Oda . 4 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004115429/http://tiooda.com.br/index.php/modelos/modelos-brasileiras/4705-modelos-paulistas/5232-rose-di-primo-a-musa-de-ipanema-a-inventora-da-tanga-na-decada-de-1970 . live . pt-BR . Rose di Primo, the Inventor of the Thong .