vrenee32 meets Alessandra
15 November, 2006
<<<vrenee32 of Alessandra's Official Forum found out that Alessandra would appear in Hollywood to receive the Key to the City with the Victoria's Secret Angels as part of the promotions for the filming of the 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion show. Below is her tale of meeting Alessandra, her sister and many others related to Alessandra and Victoria's Secret. After her personal recounting of the event you can see more of her pictures and some videos and pictures taken of her that day that ended up on some professional web pages. >>>
MEETING ALESSANDRA & HER SISTER ALINE & HER MANAGER RICHARD & THE PRESIDENT OF VS!!!

I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T WROTE ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE SOONER, I AM STILL IN SHOCK ABOUT MEETING ALESSANDRA ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 2006 - A DAY I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET!!! THANKS TO VALMOUNT AND LE RENARD FOR POSTING INFO THAT THE VICTORIA'S SECRET MODELS WERE APPEARING TO RECEIVE THE KEY TO THE CITY OF HOLLYWOOD, MY DREAM CAME TRUE!!!
I ARRIVED IN HOLLYWOOD AT 8AM AND IMMEDIATELY SAW THE PINK CARPET AND PRESS. MY BOYFRIEND AND I WERE THE FIRST FANS TO ARRIVE!!! THE EVENT WAS SUPPOSSED TO HAPPEN AT 10AM, BUT I ALREADY KNEW WITH THAT MANY GIRLS - THEY WERE GONNA BE LATE.
WE WAITED THERE AT THE GRAUMAN'S CHINESE THEATRE UNTIL ABOUT 10:45 AND SAW THE VICTORIA'S SECRET BUS PULL UP THAT SAID "HERE COME THE ANGELS"...I IMMEDIATELY STARTED SHAKING BECAUSE I COULDN'T BELIEVE ALESSANDRA WAS ONLY FOOTSTEPS AWAY FROM ME!!! FINALLY THEY STARTED LINING UP AND THEY SAVED THE ANGELS FOR LAST AND WHEN I SAW THAT FIRST GLIMPSE OF ALESSANDRA I COULD HAVE DIED!!! SHE WAS MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN ANY PICTURE IMAGINEABLE!!! SHE WAS SOOOOO FLAWLESS, GREAT BODY, GREAT TAN SKIN, BEAUTIFUL HAIR, I COULDN'T STOP STARING AT HER!!! THEY HAD TO DO ALL THE PRESS STUFF WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS BUT AFTER THAT WAS DONE, SHE NOTICED MY SIGNS AND I SCREAMED "ALESSANDRA I HAVE A FLOWER FOR YOU!!!", SHE TOOK A COUPLE MORE PICS AND THEN WAS HEADING MY WAY!!! I PINCHED MY BOYFRIEND SO BAD HE ALMOST STARTED TO BLEED LOL...THE FIRST THING SHE DID WAS GIVE ME A KISS ON THE CHEEK!!! THEN I ASKED HER IF I COULD GET A PICTURE WITH HER AND SHE SAID SURE SO WE TAKE A PIC AND THE NEXT THING WE KNOW ALL THE PAPARAZZI IS TAKING PICS OF US!!! I TOLD HER I WAS IN HER FORUM AND SHE ASKED MY NAME. I ALSO TOLD HER HOW BEAUTIFUL SHE WAS AND THAT I WAS SUCH A HUGEEEEE FAN!!! SHE WAS SOOOOOO NICE!!! I GAVE HER MY FLOWER I MADE FOR HER ALL IN GLITTER AND SHE SAID THANK YOU. THAT WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO LAST ME A LIFETIME! BUT THEN...HER MANAGER RICHARD FROM ELITE AND HER SISTER ALINE COME UP TO ME!!! THEY SAID THEY NOTICED MY SIGNS AND THEY WERE SO APPRECIATIVE TO SEE FANS SUPPORT FOR ALESSANDRA!!! IN ADDITION TO THE FLOWER AND SIGN I MADE FOR HER, I ALSO MADE A COLLAGE OF ALL HER PICS AND HER MANAGER ASKED IF I WANTED ALESSANDRA TO SIGN IT!!! I SAID YA OF COURSE, SO HE WENT BACKSTAGE AND SHE SIGNED IT!!! IT SAYS "TO VIRGINIA, LOTS OF LOVE, NICE TO MEET YOU, ALESSANDRA AMBROSIO
" I COULDN'T BELIEVE SHE SIGNED THAT FOR ME AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE HER MANAGER WAS SO NICE ENOUGH TO DO THAT FOR ME! (A PICTURE OF THE AUTOGRAPHED COLLAGE IS ON PAGE 12 OF THIS THREAD). HER MANAGER SAID SHE IS SUCH A DELIGHT TO WORK WITH, EVEN IF SHE HAS TO GET UP AT 4AM FOR A SHOOT SHE NEVER EVER COMPLAINS! HER SISTER TOLD ME HOW SHE IS HELPING ALE RIGHT NOW WITH SO MUCH OF HER TRAVELING AND EVERYTHING AND THAT ALE REALLY APPRECIATES ALL OF THIS! THERE IS A GOD TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE CLOSE TO ALE ARE SO NICE!!!
THEN, THE NEXT THING I KNOW PEOPLE MAGAZINE, FRENCH VOGUE, WIREIMAGE AND OTHER MAGAZINES / PRESS ARE INTERVIEWING ME ASKING ME "WHY ALESSANDRA COMPARED TO OTHER MODELS?", I TOLD THEM "ALESSANDRA STANDS OUT IN A CROWD, SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT AND IS NOT STUCK UP LIKE OTHER MODELS, SHE IS VERY APPROACHABLE...I ALSO SAID SHE HAS THE "IT FACTOR"...YOU JUST CAN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF HER!!!" THEN THEY TOOK PICS OF ME WITH MY SIGNS AND SOME OF THE IMAGES SHOWED UP ON THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES...
http://www.wireimage.com/GalleryListing....evntI=2211
http://groups.msn.com/TheAlessandraAmbro...snw?Page=2
http://www.alessandraambrosioblog.blogspot.com/
I ALSO MET AND TOOK A PIC WITH THE PRESIDENT OF VICTORIA'S SECRET, ED RUZNAK (THE ONE WHO CHOOSES WHO IS GOING TO BE A VS ANGEL), THE MAYOR OF HOLLYWOOD, JOHNNY GRANT, OTHER VS MODELS LIKE SELITA BANKS, AND JANICE DICKINSON IN HER MODELING AGENCY WHO WAS SCREAMING "I WAS ON THE COVERS OF ALL MAGAZINES BEFORE ANY OF THOSE GIRLS WERE BORN" LOL! BUT THIS WAS THE MODELS TIME TO SHINE!!! THIS IS AN EXPERIENCE I WILL NEVER EVER FORGET AS LONG AS I LIVE!!! I REALLY HOPE THIS WHOLE FORUM HAS THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO MEET ALE AS I DID...I AM STILL IN COMPLETE UTTER SHOCK!!! IN FACT, I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THE PICS TO REMIND MYSELF IT WASN'T JUST A DREAM!!! GOD REALLY BLESSED ME THAT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALESSANDRA IF YOU DO GET THE CHANCE TO READ THIS I WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE TRULY HEAVEN SENT AND I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I MEET YOU AGAIN!!! MY BOYFRIEND AND I HAVE AGREED YEARS AGO THAT WHEN WE HAVE OUR FIRST DAUGHTER SHE WILL BE NAMED AFTER YOU IN YOUR HONOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ENJOY THE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S. I LOVE ALESSANDRA SOOOOO MUCH I ACTUALLY TRIED TO BE LIKE HER IN HER SANTA'S HELPER COSTUME FOR HALLOWEEN...OF COURSE NO ONE COULD EVER COMPARE TO HER, BUT IT DOESN'T HURT TO WISH!!!!!!!!!!! 

XOXO
VIRGINIA RENEE
http://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/VIRGINIARENEE
<<<Special thanks to vrenee32 for giving permission to allow her story, photos and videos to be posted here. To read her original account of this event. please click here.>>>