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Pop Culture Q&A
First album you bought? Rita Lee (Brazilian rock singer.)
First concert you attended? When I was little I saw Domino, a boy band in Brazil (I used to love them!) After tha,t Caetano Veloso in New York. He is great!
Rock star that you know? Anthony Kiedis.
Rock star you want to know? I am such a big fan of Pearl Jam. So I guess I would want to meet the whole band.
Gnarls Barkley is... OK
Britney Spears is... Smart to divorce that "I wanna be famous" guy.
K-Fed is... An opportunist.
When I sing karaoke... I am a disaster, but I have a lot of fun...
Song that reminds you of your first kiss? Any Rita Lee song. She's my favorite Brazilian singer. It's not that she reminds me of my first kiss or my first boyfriend, but since it all happened around the same time (first CD, first kiss), now it made me think about it.
Song that makes you cry? I feel like crying when I see Ed Veder singing Indifference with Ben Harper on his DVD Live in the Garden. That's amazing!
What you wanted to be at age 10? A grade school teacher.
Athlete that you want to know? "The King" Pelé
I'll spend Valentine's Day... At the SI Swimsuit Party with great company.
What attracts you to a man? It's nice when a man is polite, funny and doesn't show off.
AGE: 26
BORN: Natal, Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil
DISCOVERED: Fernanda was appearing on Brazilian television shows at the age of nine and won the "Elite Look of the Year" contest at 13. A year later she was invited by agents to go to Sao Paulo to pursue a modeling career.
SI RÉSUMÉ: This is Fernanda's second appearance (2001) in the Swimsuit Issue.
DID YOU KNOW? Fernanda is a VJ for MTV Brasil and hosts Missão MTV, a show modeled after Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
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