Alessandra Artigas

Alessandra Artigas-Villanova (born 1985, Cape Cross) is a Brunanter model and fashion designer.

Early life
Artigas was born in rural Cape Cross Parish to Lourens Artigas and Martha Gand, a couple of Spanish-Barzuna origin. They moved to Brezonde in 1989, he father looking for employment.

Modeling and designing
Artigas began modeling in 1993, for Angora department store catalogs. In 1997 she megan to model for Robert Rand and would appear in various fashion shows throughout the early 2000s. In 2005 she started her own fashion line, ArtiGas. Designing has taken up most of her work, though she still models occasionally.

Acting
Her first acting role was in the TV series De Piraat in 2000. She played a young girl who Reis adopts. She used the Barzuna language in this role in several occasions, one of the few occasions where it appears in major national TV shows.

Personal life
Artigas began dating 32-year old film director Mario Villanova in 2007 On August 23, 2008 she married Villanova. Their wedding was at the Royal Koningstad Hotel and there were over 200 guests (the cost was reported to be around 1,000,000 €). 101 days later (December 1) the couple divorced, and there were rumors of affairs and other extramarital scandals. In 2010 she remarried, to FC Kings and Brunanter goalkeeper Peter Boesman. THey had a daughter, Maria in 2011.