Background
Close was born in Rio de Janeiro under the name of Luiz Roberto Gambine Moreira, and as an adolescent, began to adopt feminine attire and secretly began taking female hormone injections.
Close was born in Rio de Janeiro under the name of Luiz Roberto Gambine Moreira, and as an adolescent, began to adopt feminine attire and secretly began taking female hormone injections.
She was the first transgender model to have posed for the Brazilian edition of Playboy. She has appeared on the catwalk for numerous fashion houses, including Thierry Mugler, Guy Laroche, Jean Paul Gaultier. In addition to Playboy, Close has been featured in editorials for Vogue.
By the age of seventeen, Close"s career as a model and actress was beginning to take official
That year, she made headlines and was dubbed "The world"s most beautiful model". She has played a cabaret singer on a popular soap opera, starred in the 1986 movie Si tu vas a Rio.. tu meurs, hosted a late night talk show, and was the inspiration for a hit song by Roberto and Erasmo Carlos.