“I usually wear jeans, a t-shirt and tennis shoes… without makeup, though.”
– Ana Sofia Henao, about her casual wardrobe style.
Ana Sofía Henao, also known as Ángel, was born on June 19, 1982 in the then small town of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia. Even before she was 10 years old, Ana Sofía knew that she wanted to be a model, but a big obstacle stood in her way; her body type In her own words, Ana Sofía says that she grew up “very, very chubby” and that she really did not have the right shape to dedicate herself to modeling. It didn’t help that her classmates and neighborhood kids made fun of her and said she looked like a barrel. Despite everything, she Ana stood her ground and her figure and her life changed 3 short years later.
At the age of 13, Ana had her first experience as a young model in a photo session in 1994 that earned her a total of 60 pesos; a small change for a high-end fashion model, but for the young Ana Sofía, it was a big payday. She was now a true professional and the money began to flow gradually. She soon got a regular job modeling seasonal clothes for various Colombian chain stores.
Ana Sofía’s real breakthrough in professional modeling came at the age of 16 when she was hired to pose for a swimsuit catalog called Onda De Mar. At only 27 years old, she has become a great asset to the projects of the which is part Both men and women now knew her name and her plan was to use that popularity to further her career as a model.
It was her session in “SoHo” that earned her the title of the Colombian “Lolita”, “who drives children, adolescents, parents and grandparents crazy”, is the envy of most women in that country. In 1997 she was selected to model for the Onda de Mar catalog. Her career began to flourish after her appearance in Shock magazine and an important modeling assignment for designer Carlos Pinel’s clothing line.
With the success of the Carlos Pinel concert, Ms. Henao’s career has begun to develop and flourish. After Pinel, she modeled for Wexler and was also involved as a model for Scribe notebooks for over five years. Between 1998 and 2000, Ana became the Colombian face of Skechers, joining the ranks of beauties like Christina Aquilera, Ashlee Simpson and Britney Spears. In 2000, she was named the most beautiful woman in Colombia in a nationwide poll.
Ana is best known for her appearance in Crystal Gold commercials; a popular Colombian beer. One of the highlights of Ana Sofía’s career came in 2001 when she was named “Angel of 2001” in Colombia, sharing the award with Natalia Paris, a Colombian model who helped pave the way for Ana Sofía.
Since that award, Ana has maintained a steady diet of work that has included bikini modeling and shoots for Cervesa Cristal Oro, a Colombian beer. As well as her current model, Ana is back in school studying corporate relations and communications, and hopes to be able to act at a later time. Until that day comes, this soft-spoken Colombian “Angel” will continue to grace us with her beauty and exotic presence.