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Vanessa Hessler (born 21 January 1988) is an Italian model and actress. She has been a model since she was 15, and has appeared in many publications throughout Italy and Germany. Hessler was born to Gabriella, an Italian and John, an American. She lived in Rome until she was 8, then moved to Washington D.C., her father's birthplace. In 2002 she returned to Italy and started working as a model. She speaks Italian, English and French.