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Marlon Teixeira
Life & Career
- Born
- 1991-09-16
- Nationality
- Brazil
Growing up in Santa Catarina
Born in Santa Catarina in 1991, Teixeira grew up near the sea. A 2014 Zero Hora interview describes his birth in Itajaí, upbringing in Balneário Camboriú and childhood illness. Surfing remained important as international work took him to other cities. Reading his coastal life alongside his fashion work distinguishes everyday interests from advertising imagery and gives context to the years before modeling.[1][2]
An unexpected modeling career
An introduction from his grandmother connected him with Anderson Baumgartner at Way Model Management. He told Folha in 2008 that a knee problem temporarily kept him from surfing and led him to prepare a portfolio. European bookings, including Armani Jeans and Custo Barcelona, followed quickly. He described the sudden transition from school routines to adult professional responsibilities.[1][3]
Dior Homme and international work
A Dior Homme exclusive and photography with Karl Lagerfeld marked the early breakthrough. Runway work expanded to Emporio Armani, Dolce & Gabbana, Roberto Cavalli and Jean Paul Gaultier. Different proportions and staging demanded more than a single beach-associated image. Repeated work across clients turned initial attention into an established profession.[1][3]
From Diesel to Jimmy Choo
He fronted Diesel Fuel for Life Denim Collection in 2011. Later Jimmy Choo work included Man Aqua in 2022, which portrayed him emerging from a surf session. His real interests intersect with the commercial scenario, but a campaign remains a staged representation. Comparing the projects shows how one model can communicate different fragrance identities.[4][5]
A new family chapter
In 2018 he welcomed a daughter with model Cheyenne Tozzi, with the birth reported after a public announcement. Parenthood is a significant life event separate from campaign achievements, without requiring speculation about private routines. Later interviews also continued to emphasize the sea, nature and everyday physical activity alongside fashion.[6][7]
Completing lifeguard training
He completed lifeguard training with the fire service in Itajaí in 2020, describing it in a 2021 Gshow interview as a long-standing personal ambition. This was not an announcement of retirement from fashion. It documents learning a practical skill connected to his coastal background, distinct from using the sea as an advertising setting.[7][8]
Campaigns documented in 2026
His 2026 credits include the Dsquared2 Spring/Summer campaign and Isabel Marant’s collaboration with Havaianas, photographed by Anthony Seklaoui. These extend the record beyond early Dior Homme and fragrance work. Dated projects reveal both change and continuity more clearly than appearance-based rankings, while his connection to the sea remains part of the wider public biography.[9]