Alessandra Ambrosio stands out with her thigh-hugging lace mini dress in Venice

It may not compete at this year’s Venice Film Festival, but Alessandra Ambrosio’s performance in town on Wednesday afternoon was no less welcome.

The Victoria’s Secret model attracted attention with her knee-length lace mini dress, which she had photographed in a water taxi after arriving at the five-star Excelsior hotel.

The imposing 41-year-old Brazilian model inevitably drew attention with her muscular legs and blew kisses to the waiting crowd before staggering up the pier.

She added a pair of white strappy heels to her look, while a sleek white blazer that draped gracefully over her slender shoulders completed the look.

Alessandra had arrived at the Excelsior for a pre-ceremony photo shoot after navigating the complex canal network of the Italian city in a water taxi, a compulsory means of transportation in Venice.

The city’s 79th annual film festival is expected to hit the red carpet as it kicks off Wednesday night with the premiere of Noah Baumbach’s White Noise at Venice’s Lido.

Delightful: Gorgeous Brazilian model blows kisses to the waiting crowd before staggering to the pier

Good Look: The Victoria’s Secret model caught the attention in a thigh-length lace mini dress while posing in a water taxi.

Here it is: Alessandra had come to Excelsior for a pre-ceremony photo shoot after navigating the Italian city’s complex canal network in a water taxi.

It attracts the biggest stars and is held annually on the island of Lido in the Venetian lagoon. With movie screenings at the historic Palazzo del Cinema in Lungomare Marconi.

This year’s roster will be controversial in the biopic Blonde, with Ana De Armas playing the tragic screen icon Marilyn Monroe and vying for the league’s top prize.

Brendan Fraser’s poignant drama The Whale, in which he plays an obese professor, will also be screened alongside movies starring Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman and Colin Farrell.

Natural: Alessandra posed for a series of sensual poses outside the Excelsior Hotel on Wednesday afternoon.

The Final Touch: A sleek white blazer draped gracefully over her slender shoulders added to her look

Speaking about the training, Alberto Barbera, director of the event, said: “The program is more diverse than usual, comparing established directors with directors seeking approval and above all new talent seeking international recognition”.

But what still prevails is the sense that cinema still wants to test ways of thinking, big themes and big questions, the deep relationships that bind people together, the power of emotion and memory, and the ability to ‘look beyond the gift horizon’. “

The Venice Film Festival is the oldest in the world and was first established in 1932 in honor of cinema from all over the world.