Who is Anne de Paula? Joel Embiid’s Sports Illustrated swimwear girlfriend

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STUNNING Anne de Paula, a SI Swimsuit model, is one half of an NBA power couple.

The 28-year-old Brazilian beauty is married to Philadelphia 76ers basketball player Joel Embiid.

Embiid was been named MVP following a spectacular 2023 season in Philadelphia.

And de Paula has been at his side every step of the way.

Anne was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1995, and is a Sports Illustrated bikini model.

Anne, the daughter of an X-ray technician and a doctor, was an avid soccer player as a child.

She dreamed of becoming a professional before her modeling career took off in her teens.

Anne explained to Fox: “I loved sports, but I also liked this girly version of myself.

“I wasn’t popular in school. I wasn’t successful with the boys.

“They never really looked at me like a girl because I was always playing with them.

“So I just started doing more and more photos until my mom sent me to an agency at 13. So she was the one who got me into it!”

Anne made her SI Swimsuit debut in 2017, winning the fan vote and going on to become a SI Swimsuit rookie in 2018.

She was introduced to Embiid by a mutual friend later that year, enjoying a dinner date in New York City during their first meeting.

The pair hit it off, revealing that 7ft Embiid caught her attention by “just being himself”.

Anne told ESPN: “He just has this personality where he wants to motivate you.

“His friends, his family and now with Arthur — he pushes all of us to be the best of ourselves.