Brenda Costa expecting first child in August

Model Brenda Costa, 25, is expecting her first child in August. Dad is reportedly Karim Al-Fayed, who — like Brenda — is also deaf. The couple have been off-and-on for a few years, but are now said to be in a relationship.

Source: Brenda Costa

Thanks to CBB reader Tamika.

Comments

I’m so happy for her! I remebered to see her in a french TV show for the promotion of herbook, she was great! One of my fav’models!

- Céline on April 23rd, 2008

Gosh, she’s stunning.

- Tara on April 23rd, 2008

Where is she from? She’s gorgeous. Is she Brazilian by any chance?

- Maria on April 23rd, 2008

I have some questions about sign language that I hope someone can answer. I have only heard of American Sign Language but surely other countries have their own versions. Is it as hard to learn different signs for different languages as it is to learn to speak another language? Or is sign language fairly universal? I have done basic signs with my kids and it seems that some signs would be universal. Like cat or dog.

- finnaryn on April 23rd, 2008

finnaryn – I learned sign language for a while. Just in British Sign Language – which I learned – there are huge regional differences between signs (a bit like a dialect or an accent). But my teacher also said, a lot of deaf people who communicate with sign language are able to communicate with each other regardless of their original sign language. I think it’s a different way of ‘speaking’ but once you understand how to think in signs rather than words, it’s easier to communicate.

- ellie on April 23rd, 2008

yeah, she’s brazilian and was born deaf. but she’s admired in the fashion world.

- meli on April 23rd, 2008

Thank you ellie. That is how I thought it was.

Hmmm… maybe world leaders would all be able to talk with each other better if they talked in signs rather than words.

- finnaryn on April 23rd, 2008

SOO DID SHE EVER GO OUT WIT ANDERSON VAREJAO??!

- MITCH on May 7th, 2008

SOO DID SHE EVER GO OUT WIT ANDERSON VAREJAO??!

- MITCH on May 7th, 2008