The model who accused Harvey Weinstein of groping her in his NYC office has been getting back to work with a sexy bikini shoot on Miami beach.
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, 24, says he career suffered after she called out the disgraced producer for allegedly sexually assaulting her in 2015.
But the model’s name was finally cleared after dozens of women came forward to accuse Weinstein of harassment and sexual assault, following the New York Times expose last September.
Gutierrez is now firmly back on the modelling scene and was snapped on Miami Beach, Florida, on Monday, doing a bikini shoot.
The model accused Harvey Weinstein of groping her in his NYC office has been getting back to work with a sexy bikini shoot on Miami beach (pictured)
Ambra Battilana Gutierrez says he career suffered for years after she called out the disgraced producer in 2015, but now she is back on the scene after more women accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct
Dozens of women have accused Weinstein of harassment and sexual assault, following the New York Times expose last September
The brunette beauty showed off her figure in a blue and tan color suit, before switching to an orange bikini and white beach cover up as she posed for sultry shoot.
Ever the professional, the model continued to work through a rainstorm, while the rest of the crew took cover under umbrellas, to pull off the picture-perfect shots.
Gutierrez, who appeared at her first catwalk in years last month, says she is just glad to be able to work again without Weinstein’s black mark hanging over her.
Gutierrez is now firmly back on the modelling scene and was snapped on Miami Beach, Florida, on Monday, doing a bikini shoot
Ever the professional, the model continued to work through a rainstorm covering up in a blue and white top
While the rest of the crew took cover under umbrellas, Gutierrez remained on set to pull off the picture-perfect shots
‘I’m very happy because it was two, maybe three years where I wasn’t working with big designers because my reputation was so bad,’ Gutierrez told New York Daily News.
‘People don’t realize what (Weinstein) did to me and his other victims,’ she said. ‘He was very powerful.’
Gutierrez first went to the authorities about Weinstein in March 2015.
Weinstein reportedly first met the former Miss Italy contestant the night before at his New York Spring Spectacular show in Radio City Music Hall.
The model posted a picture on her Instagram account, from Radio City Music Hall, with the hashtags: ‘#NewYork #Spring #Spectacular #Rockettes #RadioCity. #tonight #fresh #popcorn.’
The pair exchanged emails and arranged for her to come in to the offices for an audition and to ‘talk business’.
The brunette beauty showed off her figure in a bright orange bikini
She accessorized with a white cover-up as she prepared for the next set of shots
The former beauty queen gave a sultry stare as she posed against a tree at Miami Beach
Gutierrez, who appeared at her first catwalk in years last month, says she is just glad to be able to work again without Weinstein’s black mark hanging over her
At the meeting, Weinstein, who produced hit movies Pulp Fiction, The King’s Speech and Gangs Of New York, allegedly asked the Italian model if her breasts were ‘real’, Page Six reported.
Weinstein then allegedly grabbed the woman’s breasts, prompting her to say ‘no’ to try to make him stop.
She left the film center and filed a complaint at the 1st Police Precinct in Tribeca.
After she made the claims, she says she ended up in the tabloids branded ‘Grope Gal’ and she was dropped by designers and shows.
‘I had castings with Armani and Cavalli and Dsquared2 — these are the ones that really build your portfolio,’ she said. ‘After that it was so difficult to even get normal brands to work with — it was a disaster.’
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has come under fire for not prosecuting the movie maker.
Weinstein was questioned by the NYPD over the alleged fondling of the former Miss Italia contestant.
Gutierrez, who also went by Battilana, previously told Italian authorities about witnessing a so-called ‘bunga-bunga’ orgy involving former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at his Milan mansion in 2010.
She claimed she had seen young models performing stripteases and baring their breasts to be kissed by the Italian leader during a raunchy dinner party.
Gutierrez formerly competed for the Miss Italia crown in 2010 and represented the region of Piedmont.
She describes herself as an Italian model of Philippines, Spanish, Italian and Greek descent on social media and is originally from Turin.
Her mother is Filipino and came to Italy as a classical dancer where she met her father in Verona. He was originally from Lucca in Tuscany but living in Turin at the time.
Gutierrez went to the Guarini Institute in Turin where she studied to become a chartered surveyor.
After becoming famous through the Miss Italia pageant, she began modeling professionally in 2011, according to social media. She works internationally in Milan, London, Paris and New York.
She also shot an editorial campaign for Bambi magazine in Agent Provocateur lingerie and has been used as a model by a number of different photographers including Marcello Cassano and Kat Irlin.
Photographer Marcello Cassano, who previously dated Gutierrez, told DailyMail.com that ‘Ambra has a magnetic beauty and a strong personality oriented mainly in success.’
He added: ‘She comes from a poor and not traditional family.’
The former boyfriend also alleged that since the model was a minor, she has had problems in court, first over being paid by an older boyfriend and then in relation to Berlusconi.
Gutierrez had also accused her wealthy then-70-year-old former lover of rape in Italy in 2010.
She told police she was ‘forced against my will’ into having sex with the ‘businessman of substantial means’ for money when she was under 18.
Prosecutors in Italy asked for the rape allegation to be dismissed in 2012 but it was not reported whether the judge granted the dismissal although it is likely it would have been carried out.
In 2012, the Alba prosecutor told Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, that Miss Battilana never showed up to talk to them about her police complaint so they were unable verify her claims.