yamila

I was born in Argentina, to a doctor father and an old folks home manager mother. Of Lebanese and Spanish descent, my two sisters, Maria and Yael, and I were raised in Argentina. With no original intention to become a model, everything changed for me when I was spotted by a modeling agency scout in Buenos Aires, where Yamila was an Economics student. After this chance encounter, I flew to Milan where my career as a model began. It took a while for the exotic beauty to break through, and I started off by doing department store catalogues for several years.But it was after my work in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar in 1999 that I skyrocketed to model status. Everyone from Glamour to Cosmopolitan took notice, as did the people at Victoria's Secret. After I modeled lingerie for every man's favorite catalogue, it was no secret that I would appear on the cover of magazines worldwide. Since my swimsuit and lingerie modeling stint, I have graced the covers of Marie Claire, Elle (US and Spain), the European editions of Max, GQ and Shape.I also joined the beautiful bevy of models for the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, including Estella Warren and Laetitia Casta. In addition to my work with the Newport News catalogue, I recently appeared as one of the newest "Cover Girl" models, joining Niki Taylor, and has also appeared in ads for Replay jeans, Ungaro's "Fleur de Diva" perfume, and Italian cosmetics "Bio-Etyc".I may not be strutting down the runways for big name designers just yet, but I've been cast in an important movie role, to appear in an Italian feature film entitled Il pesce innamorato ("Love of the Fishes"), along with Italian actor Leonardo Pieraccioni. Since it was luck that got me to where I am, I never allowed myself to develop the diva attitude many models are known for, despite the glamorous life I now leads. With the short life span of models, I recognizes that my looks are not enough of an attribute.This is why this South American beauty broadens her achievements by developing her language skills -- learning Italian and English -- and delving into literature, most notably Brazilian writers. Layout Provided By FreeCodeSource.com - Browse Layouts