Caroline Bittencourt
Caroline Bittencourt | |
|---|---|
 Bittencourt in 2010 | |
| Born | 13 December 1981 |
| Died | 28 April 2019 (aged 37) Ilhabela, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997–2019 |
| Children | 1 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Hair color | Blond[1] |
| Eye color | Blue[1] |
| Agency | OxygenModels (São Paulo)[1] |
Caroline Bittencourt (December 13, 1981 – April 28, 2019) was a Brazilian model and television presenter.
Career
In 1997, at the age of fifteen, Bittencourt began her career as a model. Bittencourt had lived in Italy and modelled for designers including Valentino Garavani and Roberto Cavalli. On television, she worked for RedeTV! Bittencourt was a reporter for the Top Report and on RecordTV in the Hoje em Dia programme.[2]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–07 | Top Report | Reporter | |
| 2008 | Hoje em Dia | Reporter | Quadro: Sete Segredos |
| 2013–2017 | Programa Amaury Jr. | Reporter |
Internet
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–13 | What We Wonder[3] | TV host |
Cinema
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Olga | Secretary |
Personal life
Isabelle Bittencourt is her daughter.[4] On January 26, 2019, Bittencourt married businessman Jorge Sestini in a ceremony in São Miguel dos Milagres.[5]
Disappearance and death
Caroline Bittencourt disappeared on the afternoon of 28 April 2019, around 4.30pm, when she was taking a boat trip in Ilhabela, on the coast of state of São Paulo. During a strong storm in the area, the boat capsized, throwing those onboard into the sea. Caroline tried to save her dogs, moving further away from the boat, but drowned.[6] The body of the model was later found by a civilian vessel that was aiding the search for her, near Cigarras Beach, in São Sebastião, about four kilometres from the place where the boat had disappeared.[7][8] Bittencourt's father said "I jumped in the water to take the body away."
In May 2019, Sestini was indicted for manslaughter, for even though he had thrown himself into the sea to save his wife without success, he was accused of taking a risk when he decided to set out in the boat even though he knew that bad weather was expected that day. However, in September 2019, the public prosecutor of São Paulo asked the court to close the police investigation, citing a lack of clear evidence that the accused's actions were the proximate cause of Bittencourt's death, and suggesting that "the consequences affecting the investigated (wife's death) have proven to be more harmful than any penalty [that could be] imposed".[9]
References
- ^ a b c d "Oxygen Models – Carol Bittencourt". Archived from the original on April 30, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Familiares se despendem da modelo Caroline Bittencourt em cerimônia de cremação, em Embu das Artes". contilnetnoticias.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 30, 2019. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Caroline Bittencourt, que estreia na web um programa sobre moda, conta como costuma se vestir e fala sobre as tendências do verão". Guia da Semana. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ Uy, Megan (April 30, 2019). "Brazilian Model Caroline Bittencourt, 37, Drowns After Jumping in the Ocean to Save Her Dogs". People. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Caroline Bittencourt se casa com empresário em São Miguel dos Milagres". Quem. January 26, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ Savitsky, Sasha (April 30, 2019). "Brazilian model Caroline Bittencourt drowns after jumping into the ocean to save her dogs". Fox News. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
- ^ "Família confirma que corpo encontrado é da modelo Caroline Bittencourt". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 29, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
- ^ "Five dead after two floatplanes, both with cruise ship passengers out of Vancouver, collide in Alaska". www.citynews1130.com. May 14, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "Caroline Bittencourt: Após Jorge Sestini ser indiciado por homicídio culposo, MP pede arquivamento de inquérito". Extra Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). September 17, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
