Daisy Fuentes Profile

Full Name:Daisy Fuentes - Contact Daisy Fuentes
Birth Name:Daisy Fuentes
Famous As: Model
Date of Birth: November 17, 1966
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Height: 5' 10
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Dark Blonde
Eye Color: Brown
Relationships: Luis Miguel (singer, 1995-1998), Matt Goss (singer, engaged)
Father: Amado Fuentes
Mother: Maria Fuentes
Sister(s): Rosana Fuentes (advertising copywriter, born 1972)
Spouse: Timothy Adams (1991 - 1995)
Education: Graduated from Harrison High School (Hudson County) New Jersey in 1984
Attended Bergen Community College in Paramus, New Jersey, majoring in Communications and Journalism
Claim to Fame: As MTV VJ (1989-1995)

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Daisy Fuentes

Daisy Fuentes
Born Daisy Fuentes
November 17, 1966 (1966-11-17) (age 43)
Havana, Cuba
Occupation Model and Hostess

Daisy Fuentes (born November 17, 1966 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-born American model and television personality. Daisy Fuentes broke barriers as MTV's first Latina VJ (Signed to MTV US and MTV Latin America simultaneously), and as Revlon's first Latina spokesperson to be signed to a worldwide contract.12 Fuentes is an international TV personality, and fitness and beauty expert. 3

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Early life

Fuentes was born in Havana, Cuba to a Cuban father and Spanish mother. When Fuentes was three years old, her family fled the island due to political turmoil and moved to Madrid, Spain. She and her family later moved to Newark, New Jersey. Fuentes learned to speak English, while watching I Love Lucy episodes. Soon thereafter, she moved with her family to Harrison, New Jersey, where she attended Harrison High School, was voted Homecoming Queen, and graduated class of '84. Fuentes started modeling during her senior year in high school. While studying communications at Bergen Community College, she was hired as the weather-girl for WNJU-TV, the Telemundo New York affiliate station. Shortly after, she moved on to New York's Univision affiliate where she became the weather anchor and reporter for the evening news.2

Career

Daisy Fuentes was first hired in 1988 as the host of "MYV Internacional", a one-hour Spanish-language music show aired in Latin America and the USA. Later, Fuentes moved to MTV, where she achieved name recognition as one of that network's more popular hosts and soon was courted by companies to be a spokesmodel.4 She later landed a role on the ABC soap opera Loving. Fuentes appeared 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 from 1997 to 1999. 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 guest-starred in the TV series Queen Of Swords episode "Runaways" 2000.

Daisy Fuentes has appeared on many magazine covers and has starred in nationally televised ads for Revlon, Pantene, American Express, M&Ms and others. She was the first Mind, Body, Spirit Superstar, which was created to generate awareness of top women's health causes and work to promote change.5 In 2005, Fuentes appeared on the three page cover of People en Español's "50 most beautiful" women.6 Fuentes has hosted numerous TV shows and specials and has earned an Emmy for outstanding achievements as a host.78

In 2004, Fuentes successfully launched the first clothing line bearing her name. 9 In June 2007, her clothing line came under intense scrutiny after the National Labor Committee reported that they were using a Guatemalan sweatshop to produce their clothes. According to Charles Kernaghan, director of the NLC, the factory workers earned $0.90 to $1.12 per hour. In response, some styles in Daisy's clothing line were removed from sale.10

On August 4, 2009, the video game Daisy Fuentes Pilates was released for the Wii.11

Philanthropy

In addition to her work as an actress and model, Fuentes has become actively involved in charity, helping raise money for breast cancer research and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Daisy Fuentes speaks often in support of charities including the March of Dimes and Starlight Children’s Foundation.1213 Fuentes has been the celebrity chairman for the annual St. Jude Angeles & Stars gala in Miami since its debut in Miami more than 5 years ago, raising millions of dollars for this organization.14 Fuentes has also worked with many breast cancer awareness causes such as the Revlon / UCLA Women’s Breast Cancer Research program. In 2007, Fuentes worked for Girls On the Run, a non-profit prevention program that encouraged preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.5

Personal life

Fuentes lived with her boyfriend of ten years and fiancé, ex-Bros member Matt Goss, twin brother of actor Luke Goss, in the Los Angeles area, with their two dogs, Alfie and Rita, who were featured on National Geographic's show Dog Whisperer.15

Biography

Education:

Height:

  • 5 ft 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)

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.16

References

  1. ^ "1modelagency". http://www.1modelagency.com/models/daisy_fuentes.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  2. ^ a b "Worldofceleb". http://www.worldofceleb.com/celeb/Daisy_Fuentes/. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  3. ^ "2020mag-star appeal". http://www.2020mag.com/Default.aspx?TabId=128&content_id=13063&SkinSrc=%5BL%5DSkins/2020Mag06-Green/PagePrint&ContainerSrc=%5BL%5DContainers/2020Mag06-Green/PrintContainer&dnnprintmode=true. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  4. ^ "Film". http://www.film.com/celebrities/daisy-fuentes/biography/14766840. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  5. ^ a b "Latina Viva". http://www.latinaviva.com/50226711/daisy_fuentes_in_fitness_magazines_september_cover_she_talks_about_latin_women_body_image_and_curves.php. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
  6. ^ "People en Espanol". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_en_Español. Retrieved 2009-08-11. 
  7. ^ "Entertainment Drive". http://www.edrive.com/edrive03/celebs/daisy-fuentes/index.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  8. ^ "Myfoxny". http://media.myfoxny.com/green/daisy.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  9. ^ Wilson, Eric and Barbaro, Michael. "Can You Be Too Fashionable?", June 17, 2007. Accessed December 3, 2007.
  10. ^ "Kohl's pulls Daisy Fuentes clothing over sweatshop allegations". MarketWatch. 2007-06-29. http://www.marketwatch.com/m/story/f6a2f64c-e0a2-4664-8233-29ec0353931d/0. Retrieved 2009-08-06. 
  11. ^ "G4TV Pilates Game for WII". http://g4tv.com/games/wii/61875/daisy-fuentes-pilates/index/. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  12. ^ "Daisy Fuentes Biography". http://www.answers.com/topic/daisy-fuentes. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  13. ^ "Celebrity Athletes". http://athletes-celebrities.tseworld.com/entertainment/hosts/daisy-fuentes.php. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  14. ^ "Social Miami". http://www.socialmiami.com/socialeyes/St-Jude-Angel-and-Stars-Gala.asp. Retrieved 2009-08-08. 
  15. ^ "MPH Entertainment". http://www.mphent.com/dogwhisperer.html. Retrieved 2009-08-09. 
  16. ^ http://www.jewishjournal.com/home/preview.php?id=13929

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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