Carla Matadinho is a Portuguese model and entrepreneur, born on December 16, 1982, in Évora. She started in pageants at age 15 (Miss Sporting Club), later winning Miss Alentejo and Miss Concelhos de Portugal. At 19, she became the first Portuguese Miss Playboy TV (2002). Matadinho has appeared in campaigns for Levi’s, Triumph, and on Maxim/Maxmen covers, and acted in TV series like Maré Alta (2004) and the film Sorte Nula (2004)  She studied sociology (degree in 2009), later TV production and journalism, and has served as TV host on SIC and RTP  Since founding Yellow Star Company, she is CEO managing theater events including at Teatro Politeama. Married to Paulo Sousa Costa, she has two children (Letícia b.2012, Sebastião b.2016). Known for resilience—left home at 12 and overcame early family challenges.