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. Fuentes is an international TV personality, TV producer, fitness and beauty expert, and mogul. She is considered a role model for the growing mil...
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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. Fuentes is an international TV personality, TV producer, fitness and beauty expert, and mogul. She is considered a role model for the growing millions of Latina-American women in the U.S.
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. Years later, she and her family moved to Newark, New Jersey. Fuentes did not speak any English, and her Latino schoolmates had trouble understanding her heavy Castilian accent. Fuentes toned down her accent, and learned to speak English, while watching I Love Lucy episodes. Soon thereafter, she moved with her family to...
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