Claudia Alende is a Brazilian singer and model. Owner of Blanc Media and founder of Burger Babes.
Early life
Alende was born in Francisco Beltrão, Brazil, and moved to Sao Paulo when she was 20. Claudia is daughter of doctor Claudio Alende and lawyer Dolores Alende. As a child, she was considered a "tomboy"; she had no interest in pursuing a modeling career, preferring to spend her time playing video games. Her mother's friends and even strangers would compliment Claudia's modeling potential.
Career
In 2014, Alende participated in the Miss Bumbum contest and finished in second place, losing to Indianara Carvalho. Alende then found fame online as a Megan Fox lookalike. By 2015 the Brazilian model was being followed by 2.8 million people on Instagram and had made £2.1 million from high profile social media endorsements. As of November 2017, Alende had over 10 million followers on Instagram. On January 29, 2017, she was the judge of the Model Scout ID event together with Marcus Pelle, owner of DAS Models. The event was held in Barranquilla, Colombia. She had to choose one model out of 100 contestants. Alende next founded Blanc Media, a entertainment company that works with international talent currently exceeding a 50 million network on Instagram. The company involvements include music production, motion pictures and marketing. In June 2017 Alende was included in a feature by Forbes magazine as one of their top 15 Instagram influencers. The magazine commented: "As both a model and businesswomen this Brazilian influencer offers a combination of health and beauty content, business advice, motivational content, and lifestyle images. Known for both her beauty and business success, Claudia puts forward the image of the modern woman who can succeed in all aspects of life." On December 4, 2017, she released her debut single "I'm Good at Being Bad". On August 10, 2018, she released the single “Spotlight”. On March 22, 2019, she released the single “Scared to Be Alone”. On April 1st, 2019, she co-founded Burger Babes, a hamburger delivery service. On August 23, 2019, she released the single “Summer Crime”.
