Camila Alves McConaughey is a Brazilian-American model and designer. Alves was born in Brazil and raised there until the age of 15. Her mother is an artist and a designer and her is a father. At age 15, Alves travelled to Los Angeles to visit her aunt and decided to stay. After working for four years as a house-cleaner and waitress, she became fluent in English and decided to make the United States her home. Alves met American actor Matthew McConaughey in 2006. The couple became engaged on Christmas Day in 2011 and were married on June 9, 2012 in Austin, Texas, where they reside. They have three children: a first son born in July 2008, a daughter born in January 2010, and a second son born in December 2012. This page is based on a Wikipedia article written by contributors. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.