Background
Donata was born in São Paul, Brazil.
Donata was born in São Paul, Brazil.
Donata Meirelles has been involved in the fashion industry for more than 30 years. Initially, Donata made her name as an International Buyer for Daslu, a major Brazilian fashion boutique. During her time there, Meirelles helped to build the brand into a global powerhouse when it comes to fashion, and she was even ranked as one of the top 5 buyers in the world by French fashion magazine L’officiel.
But where Donata Meirelles is best known to the fashion community, is for her 7 years as the Style Director for Vogue Brasil. Donata was hired to the popular fashion magazine in 2012, and during her time there was responsible for hundreds of articles and style guidelines that helped turn the magazine into one of the most successful international branches of Vogue in the world. Meirelles became well known for her tips, and insightful articles, as well as her helpful videos about the Sao Paulo fashion scene.
However, Donata is known for a lot more than just her contribution to fashion in Brazil. She's also one of the most influential philanthropists. Through her work with the Women in the World Foundation, and amfAR, Merielles has held benefits, as well as attended high profile affairs to help contribute to worthy causes worldwide. In fact, for her hard work with amfAR, in 2014 she was presented with the Humanitarian award for her public advocacy on behalf of people living with HIV and AIDS.
Married to businessman and founder of the ABC group Nizan Guanaes.