Brazilian beauty Ana Beatriz Barros has been recruited as the new face of the Marks and Spencer lingerie.

Barros had featured in Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit issue six years ago.

"Ana is perfect. She's sexy and exotic but approachable. We expect her to appeal to men and women alike," the Mirror quoted an insider as saying.

In fact, the company has a brought in a fresh team of models for its springtime ad campaign.

It includes X Factor judge Dannii Minogue, singer VW Brown and TV presenter Lisa Snowdon. (ANI)