Yamila Diaz Rahi was born in Argentina, to a doctor father and an old folks home manager mother.
Biography and Career :
Of Lebanese and Spanish descent, Yamila and her two sisters, Maria and Yael, were raised in Argentina. With no original intention to become a model, everything changed for Yamila when she was spotted by a modeling agency scout in Buenos Aires, where Yamila was an Economics student.
Yamila Diaz flew to Milan where her career as a model began. It took a while for the exotic beauty to break through, and she started off by doing department store catalogues for several years.
Yamila Diaz has also appeared in the Victoria'
s Secret catalog and print ads for bebe, Swish jeans and many more. Yamila Diaz was the first Latina spokesmodel in Cover girl history. She has also appeared in the 1999 Italian film Pesce innamorato, Il.
Yamila Diaz currently (2007) resides in Manhattan, New York and is involved with Italian artist Guiliano Trivia.
Yamila Diaz has never allowed herself to develop the diva attitude many models are known for, despite the glamorous life she now leads. With the short life span of models, she recognizes that her looks are not enough of an attribute. This is why the South American beauty broadens her achievements by developing her language skills -- learning Italian and English -- and delving into literature, most notably Brazilian writers.