Amanda Sanchez

Model

Birth Year 1980

Birthplace Sao Paulo, Brazil

#246,399 Most Popular

About

Fashion model and lifestyle influencer prestigious for having become the in-house fitting model for Chanel in 2001. Since then, she has tested every collection from the luxury French fashion house and even served as the inspiration for its Autumn/Winter pre-collection in 2020-2021. She has also become known to over 110,000 followers on her amandasanchez Instagram account for her glamorously Parisian lifestyle and aesthetic.

Before Fame

When she was just 16 years old, she relocated to Barcelona, Spain, to pursue her education. Originally hoping simply to make extra pocket money to fund her wanderlust, she began modeling on the weekends. She went on to spend 2 years modeling throughout Tokyo, Milan, New York, and Sydney before settling in Paris. After responding to an open casting call for the Chanel Haute Couture Spring/Summer Collection in 2002, she quickly integrated into virtually every step of each subsequent collection's evolution - from production and workshop adjustments to its grand catwalk debut.

Trivia

She has been interviewed by Savoir Faire, S Magazine, Forbes, and numerous international editions of Vogue Magazine in exclusive profiles highlighting her remarkable modeling career and history with Chanel. In the year 2020, she also graced the cover of Female Singapore Magazine.

Family Life

She gave birth to a son named Louis on May 26, 2006. She shared a loving video tribute to him on her Instagram account in 2024 to celebrate his 18th birthday.

Associated With

In 2015, she joined resident Chanel ambassadors Soo Joo Park and Caroline de Maigret for a "Style Talk" panel to discuss the recently revealed cruise collection designed by renowned fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld.