Lisalla Montenegro was born in Brazil in 1988 and grew up on her parents' farm in the state of Goiás, enjoying the countryside, fields, and barn throughout her childhood. When Montenegro turned 17, she was discovered while competing in the Miss Goiás beauty pageant and later moved to New York City. Even with her early start in the fashion industry, Montenegro wouldn't get her big break until she turned 21.

Lisalla spent her early career doing catalogue shoots for Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman while walking the runways of Gottex, Agua de Coco, Nanette Lepore, Rachel Comey, and Hermès. She also appeared in advertisements for Sephora,Emanuel Ungaro, Baby Phat, H&M, Wolford, Dooney & Burke, UGG Australia, Michael Stars, and Yamamay. As she began to pose for editorials in Vogue and GQ it was impossible for a face as flawless as Lisalla's to go unnoticed. In 2010, Lisalla signed as Maybelline's newest spokesmodel, joining the ranks of supers like Christy Turlington, Adriana Lima, and Erin Wasson.

Model fans all over are looking forward to seeing this Brazilian beauty overtaking advertisements, runways, and editorials in the future.