Name: Maria da Graça Meneghel

DOB: March 27, 1963

Place of Birth: Santa Rosa, Brazil

She was born Maria da Graça Meneghel, on March 27, 1963, in the Brazilian town of Santa Rosa. She was the youngest of seven children. Her brother gave here the nickname Xuxa. At the age of seven she moved with her family to Rio de Janerio. At the age of 16 she began modeling and got so many offers she signed with the Ford Modeling Agency in New York.