Luciana Curtis and her husband Henrique Gendre have been held by robbers in wood shack alongside younger son.
Nov. 29 2024, Printed 2:09 p.m. ET
A mannequin who labored alongside Beyonce was kidnapped and held by armed robbers in a wood shack in Brazil.
RadarOnline.com can reveal Luciana Curtis, her husband Henrique Gendre and their 11-year-old son, have been pounced on by an armed gang exterior a restaurant and held for 12 hours, allegedly stealing their automobile and cash from their financial institution accounts earlier than releasing them.
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Curtis and her household have been ambushed by robbers exterior of a restaurant in Brazil.
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The trio have been leaving a restaurant in Alto do Lapa, Sao Paulo, on Wednesday evening after they have been snatched by the gang.
It was solely the next morning the alarm was raised by the couple’s eldest baby who discovered that her household had not returned dwelling, in keeping with native reviews.
The terrified daughter contacted a relative who known as the police.
The mannequin — who has labored with the Bootylicious star and featured on the covers of magazines like Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire — was held in a shack along with her household in a single day, reviews say.
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The household have been held in a distant village in tiny shack for 12 hours.
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The wood hut in Brasilandia, one among San Paulo’s 96 districts, had only a mattress, rest room, and sink.
Curtis, her husband, and their youngest baby have been launched by their captors because the police launched a seek for the household.
The terrified household sought assist from locals after their captors deserted the hideaway, stealing the mannequin’s automobile.
They have been swiftly taken to security and a spokesperson for the 47-year-old mannequin confirmed the incident to native press saying: “The household has been launched and they’re secure and properly.”
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Brazil-born Curtis is the daughter of British businessman Malcolm Leo Curtis.
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Whereas they have been holed up, their abductors are understood to have transferred cash from the couple’s financial institution accounts to their very own.
A specialist police anti-kidnap unit is investigating and officers have been analysing CCTV footage across the unnamed restaurant the place the gang struck.
In an announcement, police confirmed: “The armed criminals approached the victims exterior a restaurant and took them captive.
“Through the search by specialist police groups, the gang deserted the household and fled.”
Neither Curtis nor her husband have issued any remark themselves in regards to the ordeal.
Brazilian-born Curtis is the daughter of British businessman Malcolm Leo Curtis and instructor Katia Maria Furtado de Mendonca Curtis.
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Curtis and her husband emptied financial institution accounts after threats from robbers.
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She was born in Sao Paulo however primarily lives in New York.
The gorgeous brunette bought to the ultimate of the Brazilian Supermodel of the World in 1993 after she began modelling on the age of simply 14.
A scout handed her an invitation to the competitors whereas she was visiting a buying centre.
Curtis got here within the high 4 and went on to function on the duvet of a string of magazines.
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She was additionally a part of the worldwide marketing campaign for L’Oreal’s “True Match” powder and basis with Beyonce.
Earlier this yr she featured alongside different fashions on the duvet of ELLE Brazil.
The difficulty was an “ode to Brazilian supermodels who, from the late Nineteen Nineties to the current day, have been taking the career overseas, showing on catwalks for main manufacturers, and changing into muses of legendary stylists and established photographers”.