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Yamila was born in Argentina and is the
daughter of a physician father and her mother is a health care
manager. She is of Lebanese and Spanish descent, and Yamila has two
sisters, Maria and Yael. Yamila was raised in Argentina, with no
original intention to become a model. Everything changed for her
when she was spotted by a modeling agent in Buenos Aires, where
Yamila was an Economics student.
Yamila as the young Argentinean, has
gone from an unknown beauty frolicking on an Uruguayan beach in
1996, to one of World's prettiest, sought after models. She is the
new spokesperson for Cover Girl, and is a regular in the most recent
Victoria's Secret catalogues.
Her resume reads like a who's who
book of accomplishments. Yamila has been a cover girl for Harper's
Bazaar, Marie Claire, Glamour and Elle. She was the first Latina
spokesperson in Cover Girl history. Since it was luck that got her
to where she is, Yamila has never allowed herself to develop the
diva attitude many models are known for, despite the glamorous life
she now leads.
It took a while for the exotic beauty
to break through, and she started off by doing department store
catalogues for several years. After her work in the Sports
Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar in 1999, Yamila skyrocketed to
supermodel status. Everyone from Glamour to Cosmopolitan took
notice, as did the people at Victoria's Secret. After Yamila modeled
lingerie for their provocative catalogue, it was no secret that
Yamila would appear on the cover of magazines worldwide.
Since Yamila's swimsuit and lingerie
modeling stint, she has graced the covers of Marie Claire, Elle, the
European editions of Max, GQ and Shape. Yamila has also joined the
beautiful models for the 2000 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition,
including Estella Warren and Laetitia
Casta. In addition to her work with the Newport News catalogue,
Yamila has 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". Yamila currently resides in
Manhattan, with her boyfriend, Italian artist, Giuliano Trivia.
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