Daisy Fuentes
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| Daisy Fuentes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daisy Fuentes November 17, 1966  Havana, Cuba |
| Occupation | Actress, Model and Hostess |
Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban American model and actress.
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[edit] Early Life
When Daisy was three years old, the Fuentes family moved to Madrid, Spain, and finally emigrated to Harrison, New Jersey four years later. Fuentes studied communications and journalism at Bergen Community College, finally being selected as the weather-girl for WNJU Channel 47, a Telemundo station. She quickly moved up the ranks, eventually becoming news anchor and reporter for the evening news.
[edit] Career
MTV took notice of the 19-year-old and snatched her up as host of MTV International, which later became MTV en Español and later MTV Latin America. She began to develop acting credits and landed a role on the ABC soap opera Loving. Fuentes had appearances on shows such as Dream On, The Larry Sanders Show, and Cybill. From 1994 to 1995, she hosted her own talk show, Daisy, on CNBC. She was the host of America's Funniest Home Videos for three seasons. She hosted The ALMA Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the 1998 World Music Awards, the 1999 Billboard Latin Awards, and the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA, and Miss Universe pageants. She has been a spokes model for Revlon, American Express, Pantene, M&M's, and Miller Lite.
Hugh Hefner reportedly invited Fuentes numerous times in the early 90's to appear in Playboy magazine, but she has insisted that she will never do nude modeling.
Fuentes played on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital charity. She also has designed a clothing line bearing her name, sold exclusively by Kohl's Department Stores.[1]
[edit] Personal Life
She was married to actor Timothy Adams, but later divorced. She is currently engaged to ex-Bros member Matt Goss, who is the twin brother of movie actor Luke Goss.She and fiancé Matt Goss reside in the Los Angeles area, with their two dogs, Alfie and Rita, who were featured on National Geographic's show Dog Whisperer.
[edit] Biography
Education:
- Harrison High School, Harrison, New Jersey - high school diploma (Class of 1984)
- Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey - (majored in Communications)
Height:
- 5ft 10in (1.77 m)
Husband:
- Timothy Adams (actor: high school sweetheart; married in 1990; divorced in 1994).
Relationships:
- Luis Miguel (singer; met 1991; together from 1995 to 1998)
- Currently engaged to Matt Goss.
Claim to fame:
- As an MTV VJ
Breast cancer activist:
- Fuentes received an award at The Wellness Community West Los Angeles Tribute to the Human Spirit Awards dinner for her commitment to spreading breast cancer awareness, particularly in the Latino community.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Wilson, Eric and Barbaro, Michael. "Can You Be Too Fashionable?", June 17, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Today, Kohl’s offers more sophisticated layouts and merchandising, and since 2002 has introduced exclusive brands like Daisy Fuentes, Chaps, Tony Hawk and Apt. 9 that speak to different demographics, like teenagers or working moms."
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| Preceded by Bob Saget |
Co-Host of America's Funniest Home Videos with John Fugelsang 1997–2000 |
Succeeded by Tom Bergeron |
| Preceded by Amber Valletta and Shalom Harlow |
Host of House of Style 1997-98 |
Succeeded by Rebecca Romijn |
