An affair to remember: Brazilian woman finds fame as McCain`s old flame

A former model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being identified as John McCain`s lover 51 years ago. Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, says she is the woman the Republican presidential candidate fondly described — though never named — in his 1999 book `Faith of My Fathers.`

Image: Maria Gracinda Teixeira, 77, shows an old photo of herself, in Rio de Janeiro, Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. Maria, a former Brazilian model and ballerina is making headlines across Brazil after being revealed as the alleged lover of US presidential hopeful John McCain 51 years ago.

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