Fernanda was born in Natal, a northern Brazilian town on September 22, 1980. She was always very beautiful and people would tell her that she should be a model. She decided to try the Elite Look of the Year and she won at age 13, having to move to New York afterwards to pursue modeling, and never stopped working since then.

A really important step was when she went to Paris and in only two weeks she modeled for "Chanel" and "Galiano" and was photographed for "Vogue". After that all the top fashion designers wanted her, such as Ralph Lauren, Versace, Luis Vuitton, Armani and Chloe. Then she became famous in Brazil by working as a VJ for MTV Brazil on two different occasions: first at age 16 presenting a show about dating, then at age 23 presenting "Missão MTV" (MTV mission) a show modeled after Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

Fernanda has appeared in several important magazines, such as "Marie Claire", "ELLE", "Vogue", "Cosmopolitan", "Allure" and "Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue".
Lives in New York, where she works as a model. Has a contract with L'Oreal. She was a VJ in MTV Brazil. Has a contract with L'Oreal. Is good friends with Gisele Bundchen In addition to her native Portuguese she also learned to speak English, French, and Italian. Brazilian magazine "IstoéGente" named her the fourth best paid model in Brazil (2005), with earnings of 2 million dollars a year. Owns the fanciest penthouse of her native town, estimated value a million dollars. She also owns apartments in São Paulo and one in New York where she spends most of her time. Spokesperson for anti-fur advertisements for animal rights group PETA Spokesperson for Guerlain Her father is a singer One of the world's top fashion models. Measurements: 88-61-90 Is of Portuguese-Brazilian heritage Was chosen as one of the six sexiest women of the century by Cosmopolitan magazine (2001) Spokesperson for L'Oreal Spokesperson for the anti-fur campaign Spokesperson for Rock & Republic jeans brand Most notable for her extensive work in Victoria's Secret Appeared in several different fashion campaigns, for brands such as: Atelier Versace, Chloe, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, Mano, Nine West, Elite, Zoomp, Ralph Lauren and Gap Jeans. Has worked for top fashion designers, such as: Chanel, Emanuel Ungaro, Herve Leger, Gianni Versace, Blumarine, Chloe, Christian Lacroix, Missoni, Prada, Salvatore Ferragamo, Valentino, John Galliano, Sonia Rykiel, Kenzo, Yohji Yamamoto, Stella McCartney She was selected to be a Victoria's Secret model, and was one of the models at the renowned 2000 fashion show in Cannes, along with fellow models Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Gisele Bundchen, Carmen Kass and Angela Lindvall. She also modeled for the company's Swimsuit Edition catalog in 2000. Her husband is actor Murilo Rosa. Mother with Murilo Rosa of a boy named Lucas, born on October 23th 2007, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.