Valeria Mazza
Template:Short description Template:Infobox model Valeria Raquel Mazza (Template:IPA, Template:IPA; born 17 February 1972) is an Argentine model and businesswoman. Mazza rose to prominence in the 1990s and became a household name after appearing on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue of 1996
Biography
Mazza was born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province to Raúl Mariano Mazza Ceriani and Monica Ferreira, and was raised in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province. A model since age 14,<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Mazza has also worked as an actress, presenter and brand ambassador.<ref name="comercio">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> As a businesswoman, she has released three perfumes, her own magazine, and created an eyewear company and production company.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Once a student of occupational therapy,<ref name="veinte">Template:Cite web</ref> she also promotes humanitarian causes, and is noted for her work with the Special Olympics, UNICEF, and the Pediatrics Unit of the Austral Hospital in Pilar, Buenos Aires Province.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Mazza remains a leading figure in Latin American fashion,<ref name="comercio" /><ref name="eluniversal">Template:Cite web</ref> and is considered the most important fashion model in Argentine history.<ref name="lanacion">Template:Cite news</ref>
Personal life
On 9 May 1998, Mazza married businessman Alejandro Gravier in the Basilica of the Blessed Sacrament in Retiro, Buenos Aires; the wedding reception was held at the Hipodromo Argentino de Palermo with 1,500 guests.<ref name="mama">Template:Cite web</ref> The couple have four children born in 1999,<ref name="mama" /> 2002,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 2005,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and 2008.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> They reside in Buenos Aires.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The couple owns Finca Valeria, a countryside vacation property in La Barra, near Punta del Este, Uruguay, where they hold an important party with renowned guests every summer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2008, she and her husband were under investigation by Argentina's Revenue Service, AFIP, for alleged tax evasion for two million US dollars.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In addition to her native Spanish, Mazza also speaks Italian and English.
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