Quick answer
Who is Sara Sampaio?
Sara Sampaio (born 21 July 1991 in Porto, Portugal) is a Portuguese actress and model. Tracked for Armani Beauty and international campaigns. Sara Sampaio is ranked #46 on The Cast Index Global 50, with an Index Rating of 84.5 out of 100 in the 5 October 2026 snapshot.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Sara Sampaio?
Sara Sampaio was born on 21 July 1991 in Porto, Portugal, which makes Sara 35 as of 5 October 2026. Sara Sampaio’s recorded height is 172 cm (5 ft 8 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 21 July 1991 (age 35)
- Birthplace
- Porto, Portugal
- Height
- 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
- Nationality
- Portugal
- Disciplines
- Beauty, Campaigns
- Cast Index status
- #46 · 84.5 / 100
- @sarasampaio
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q10368401), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Sara Sampaio known for?
Armani Beauty and international campaigns
The published assessment
Where does Sara Sampaio rank on the Global 50?
Sara Sampaio is ranked #46 on The Cast Index Global 50, with an Index Rating of 84.5 out of 100 in the 5 October 2026 snapshot.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
84.5
- Runway · 40%
- 81
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81 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 87
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87 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 86
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86 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 88
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88 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Armani Beauty and international campaigns.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Sara Sampaio walked?
No show-by-show walks for Sara Sampaio are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Sara Pinto Sampaio was born on 21 July 1991 in Porto, Portugal, to Armando Sampaio, who ran a scuba-diving company, and Cristina Sampaio, who worked in an import business. She began modelling around 15 or 16, winning the "Cabelos Pantene" hair-modelling contest in 2007, which led to Portuguese commercials and her first agency signing.
Early campaigns and Victoria’s Secret debut, 2011–2014
Sampaio’s early designer work included Replay’s Fall/Winter 2011/12 campaign alongside Irina Shayk, Blumarine’s alongside Adriana Lima, and an Armani campaign the same season, followed by a Calzedonia summer campaign shot by Raphael Mazzucco and an April 2012 Portuguese Vogue cover. In 2013 she made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut, walking the Pink segment, and won ¡Hola! magazine’s "Revelation Model of the Year." She walked two segments of the show in 2014, and was named Sports Illustrated Swimsuit’s "Rookie of the Year" that year.
Victoria’s Secret Angel and continued campaign work, 2015–2018
Sampaio was promoted to full Victoria’s Secret Angel status in 2015, making her first runway appearance in the role that December, alongside a May 2015 Maxim US cover photographed by Gilles Bensimon. She walked the show again in Paris in 2016, and appeared in music videos for Nick Jonas, Kanye West and David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber between 2016 and 2017. She made her film debut, playing herself, in The Clapper in 2017, and relocated to Los Angeles in 2018 to pursue acting, taking a role in the film Carga.
A turn to acting, 2019–2025
Sampaio won the Portuguese Golden Globes’ "Fashion Personality of the Year" award in 2019, and continued building an acting career with film roles in Crisis and Sombra (2021) and Wifelike (2022). In 2023 she was cast as Eve Teschmacher in DC Studios’ Superman, which was released theatrically in July 2025 — her live-action film debut in a major studio release. Across her career she has been named Portuguese Golden Globes Best Female Model five times, between 2011 and 2016, and is represented by The Lions in New York and Los Angeles and Elite Model Management in Paris.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born 21 July 1991 in Porto, Portugal; won the "Cabelos Pantene" hair-modelling contest in 2007
- Made her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut in 2013, walking the Pink segment
- Named Sports Illustrated Swimsuit "Rookie of the Year" in 2014
- Promoted to full Victoria’s Secret Angel status in 2015
- Won Portuguese Golden Globes Best Female Model five times between 2011 and 2016
- Cast as Eve Teschmacher in DC Studios’ Superman, released July 2025 — her live-action film debut
