Model Born in
Joinville in the State of
Santa Catarina,
Brazil, she began her career as a model at the age of sixteen after being discovered by a talent scout. She later moved to Chile at the age of seventeen, after winning a beauty contest, to work in a small fashion agency; Thanks to this work, she quickly became one of the most sought-after models in
Latin America. She was under contract with the
Elite Model Management agency. She starred in several covers and photo sessions, in 2011 she lent her image to an editorial in Sportweek magazine made in the Virgin Islands for the collector's edition dedicated to swimsuits. Selected for the advertising campaigns of renowned international brands such as ''
L'Oréal and Breil, Mello has also worked for Yamamay
, Intimissimi, Pollini
, Angelo Marani
and Colmar''. He has also been in some music videos released by rappers
will.i.am and
Emis Killa. In 2015, she posed for the sexy calendar of
For Men magazine, which was distributed with the November issue of the previous year. In 2016, she is one of the Guess models. In the same year, she walked the catwalk during the
Venice Film Festival, causing a media sensation due to the slit in the dress and the apparent absence of underwear. In June 2021, Mello also launched
DAY Dayane And You, a line of body products inspired by various cities around the world to which she is associated.
Television personality Under a contract with the Benegas Management agency, in autumn 2014 she made her official debut on Italian television, participating as a contestant in the tenth edition of
Ballando con le Stelle, broadcast on
Rai 1, together with the dancer Samuel Peron; the pair took sixth place in the semifinals. In autumn 2015, Mello participated, along with mountaineer Stefano Degiorgis, in the first edition of the reality show
Rai 2 Monte Bianco - Sfida verticale; she made it to the semifinal getting fourth place. She also participated in the
twelfth edition of the reality show on
Canale 5 ''
L'isola dei famosi broadcast in winter 2017. She participated, forming the Le Top couple together with the model Ema Kovač, in the eighth edition of the reality show Rai 2 Pechino Express'' broadcast on early 2020, placing third. From September 14, 2020, to March 1, 2021, she was a contestant in the
fifth edition of
Grande Fratello VIP, organized by
Alfonso Signorini, where she finished in fourth place. From September 14, 2021 to December 3, 2021 he participated a
thirteenth edition of the reality show on
A Fazenda, broadcast in
Brazil by
RecordTV, a program in which he was in tenth place. From March 15 to May 3, 2022, together with Andrea Dianetti, she hosts
Pupa Party, a web-series linked to
La pupa e il secchione broadcast on the
Mediaset Infinity platform. == Personal life ==