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Rosimary Souza Primo, better known as Rose di Primo (born 6 March 1955), is a former Brazilian model and actress. A sex symbol of the 1970s, she was one of the most sought after Brazilian models during that time. She is considered to be the inventor of the thong bikini.[1]
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| Born | Rosimary Souza Primo 6 March 1955 São Paulo, Brazil |
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Di Primo's career began off at the age of 16 when she won a beauty pageant sponsored by broadcaster Flávio Cavalcanti. At the age of 18, she appeared on the cover of Manchete magazine. She was photographed seated on a motorbike wearing a white bikini.[2] After this, she was known nationally in Brazil and became one of the country's most sought after models of the 1970s. In the 1980s, she posed nude for Playboy, Ele e Ela and Status.[3] At the time, she held the record for appearing on the cover of men's magazines the greatest number of times, and she also starred in a controversial yogurt commercial.[4] She has acted in some films, most notably Os Machões (1972), Uma Virgem Na Praça (1973), Clockwork Banana (1974) and O Padre Queria Pecar.[5]
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