Early life

She was raised by her mother, an artist and designer, and her father, a farmer. Alves arrived in Los Angeles at the age of fifteen to visit her aunt, and stayed. After working for four years as a house-cleaner and waitress, she successfully learned English and decided to make the United States her home.

Career

At the age of 19, Alves moved to New York to pursue a career as a fashion model. Alves and her mother design the Muxo line of handbags, which were conceived after experimenting for three years with styles and designs. In 2010, Alves hosted the Bravo network's third season of its reality television show Shear Genius.

In April 2012, Alves was signed on as the new face for Macy's clothing line "I.N.C. International Concepts". In January 2016, Alves launched a lifestyle website, Women of Today, that serves as a hub for her social media, live stream video program Camila's Code and blog posts on food, family, health, fashion, beauty and crafts. Alves became the co-founder of organic frozen baby food company Yummy Spoonfuls and in June 2016, the product line for babies and tots will launched exclusively in the freezer section of Target.

Personal life

Alves met American actor Matthew McConaughey in 2007. The couple became engaged on Christmas Day 2011, and were married on June 9, 2012 in Austin, Texas, where they reside. They have three children: son Levi (born July 7, 2008), daughter Vida (born January 3, 2010) and son Livingston (born December 28, 2012). On August 4, 2015, Alves became a U.S. citizen, in the same ceremony as Emily Blunt.

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